2 Years Later, the Worst Sci-Fi Video Game Movie Ever Made Is Officially a Streaming Hit

While video game adaptations have mostly turned their reputation around after a disastrous few decades, one recent movie set them back significantly with its poor critical and commercial reception. In recent times, films such as The Super Mario Bros. Movie, A Minecraft Movie, and shows such as The Last of Us have achieved major success, pushing video game adaptations into a new era. For most of the 2000s and 2010s, video game movies were either critically reviled or commercially unsuccessful. Studios invested heavily in projects such as Warcraft and Assassin's Creed, but weren't able to turn them into long-running franchises. A movie released theatrically in 2024 was received just as poorly as the earlier titles, not only failing to launch a franchise, but also emerging as a historic flop.