Kevin Costner’s Box Office Failure, ‘Horizon,’ Is Picking Up Steam on Streaming

Kevin Costner has built a long career both as an actor and director, earning two Oscars for his 1990 epic Dances with Wolves. He’s been part of major hits like Field of Dreams, The Bodyguard, and Bull Durham. Critics and audiences alike have praised his work, with films like Hidden Figures scoring 93% on Rotten Tomatoes.

But not everything he’s touched has turned to gold. Costner has had his share of failures, too. His 2002 movie Dragonfly sits at the bottom of his Rotten Tomatoes list with just 7%. Even The Postman, now considered a cult classic, was a disaster at the box office, grossing $17 million against an $80 million budget and scoring only 14% on Rotten Tomatoes.

The challenges continued with his 2024 film Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1. This Western, released in June, earned $38.2 million worldwide on a massive $100 million budget. Critics weren’t impressed either, giving it a 51% Tomatometer score.

These results delayed the release of the sequel, Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 2, which was pulled from theaters and premiered later at the Venice International Film Festival.

Surprisingly, Horizon is now finding success on streaming. After its Netflix debut, the movie has climbed into the platform’s Top 10 most-watched list in the U.S, as per FlixPatrol. It currently sits alongside titles like Dune: Part Two, Six Triple Eight, and The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge out of Water. Before Netflix, Horizon was only available on Max, where it struggled to gain traction.

While streaming numbers can’t erase the movie’s theatrical losses, they show a renewed interest in Costner’s Western. This growing audience could be a good sign for the sequel’s future. If Horizon keeps its momentum, we might see Chapter 2 hit screens sooner than expected.

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