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Just two months after its theatrical release, Edgar Wright’s The Running Man is now streaming on Paramount+ as of January 13th. The movie is the second film adaptation of King’s 1982 novel after the 1987 Arnold Schwarzenegger-starring film of the same name. It is set in a near dystopian future and stars Glen Powell as Ben Richards, a blacklisted laborer who, in desperate need of money to save his sick daughter, signs up to compete in The Running Man, a deadly competition show where Runners must survive 30 days while being hunted by professional assassins.
Even though The Running Man is the newest addition to Paramount+’s streaming catalog, it has already shot to No. 1 on the streaming charts in the U.S. It currently outranks No. 1 in the U.S., outranking fellow Top 5 contenders Roofman, Regretting You, Fighting, and Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning.
The Running Man Was One of the Biggest Disappointments of 2025
Despite its star power with Wright and Powell and riding the wave of other successful King adaptations, which have long proven to garner plenty of interest and return big successes, The Running Man became one of the biggest sci-fi disappointments of 2025. The movie only grossed $68 million against a high production budget of $100 million, making it one of 2025’s biggest box office bombs, and received mixed reviews from critics, who said it was poorly executed, suffered from an inconsistent tone and bland action, and ultimately failed to live up to Wright’s reputation.
