Henry Cavill’s WW2 Action Movie Redeems Argylle’s 33% Rotten Tomatoes Flop

Summary

• The
  Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare
  debuts to a solid 81% on Rotten Tomatoes.
• The film is poised to serve as a critical redemption for Henry Cavill after
  Argylle
  earlier this year.
• The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare
  ‘s opening weekend box office predictions suggest the film might end up underwhelming at the box office.

The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare has debuted on Rotten Tomatoes, and the score marks a significant improvement for Henry Cavill after Argylle. Cavill leads the Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare cast as Gus March-Phillipps, a real-life figure who commands Britain’s first black ops team during World War II. The film, which is directed by Guy Ritchie, marks Cavill’s second film this year after Argylle, an action comedy from Matthew Vaughn that flopped in theaters.

Ahead of The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare‘s release date, the film has debuted on Rotten Tomatoes with a respectable score of 81% with 31 reviews. This score will likely fluctuate as more reviews are added, but the film is already beating the 33% score that Argylle earned. The new Ritchie film won’t have an audience score until it releases in theaters, but if it wants to beat Argylle, it will have to earn higher than 72% with general movie-goers.

Will The Ministry Of Ungentlemanly Warfare Beat Argylle At The Box Office?

Why The Guy Ritchie Movie Could Face An Uphill Battle

Argylle was a major failure earlier this year, making only $95.5 million worldwide on a budget of a whopping $200 million, despite a star-studded cast. The Argylle reviews were fairly abysmal, however, and the film’s poor quality is likely a large reason why it underperformed. The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare reviews are generally positive, but that doesn’t necessarily mean it will claim victory at the box office.

The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare
also stars Alan Ritchson, Henry Golding, Alex Pettyfer, Cary Elwes, and Eisa Gonzáles, among others.

One major factor working in favor of Cavill’s new film is that, according to a report from Variety, it carries a budget of around $60 million. This means its break-even point will be somewhere around $120 million. The bad news, however, is that this same Variety report states that the film is projected to bring in between $5 million and $6 million in its opening weekend, though some figures reach as high as $8 million. If this ends up being the case, the film is poised to be another commercial disappointment for both Cavill and Ritchie.

The last theatrically-released movie that Cavill starred in that was a box office hit was 2018’s Mission: Impossible – Fallout, though obviously Tom Cruise is the real star there. Prior to that, the actor’s biggest box office hits were 2016’s Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and 2013’s Man of Steel. Ritchie, too, has struggled at the box office recently, with both Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre and The Covenant both significantly underperforming last year. The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare, then, could end up continuing an unfortunate trend for both figures.

Source: Rotten Tomatoes