Although Leonardo DiCaprio is reliable blockbuster draw at the box office, One Battle After Another runs the risk of derailing his impressive career streak. Leonardo DiCaprio’s five upcoming movies prove the star is not resting on his laurels. Despite earning five Best Actor nominations and one win, the veteran actor continues to pick risky projects.
As such, it is no surprise that Leonardo DiCaprio’s upcoming Paul Thomas Anderson movie One Battle After Another is H๏τly anticipated. After an incredible run in the late ‘00s and early 2010s, DiCaprio has not spent much time on cinema screens in recent years.
From 2004 to 2016, DiCaprio starred in The Aviator, The Departed, Blood Diamond, Revolutionary Road, Shutter Island, Inception, Django Unchained, The Great Gatsby, The Wolf of Wall Street, and The Revenant. This rundown doesn’t even include his underperforming тιтles like Body of Lies and J. Edgar.
Leonardo DiCaprio’s $100 Million Box Office Streak Is On The Line With One Battle After Another
Paul Thomas Anderson’s Thomas Pynchon Adaptation Is Unlikely To Be A Blockbuster
However, while 2019’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood was a huge hit for DiCaprio, the actor’s decision to star in fewer projects has given him a staggering command of the box office in recent years. DiCaprio has only made movies that have made over $100 million worldwide since 2012, with most of them going well above that comparatively low benchmark.
J. Edgar was the last DiCaprio movie that didn’t reach the $100 milestone back in 2011, although director Adam McKay’s 2021 satire Don’t Look Up hardy counts as the Netflix movie didn’t receive a wide theatrical release. However, while One Battle After Another is H๏τly anticipated by cineastes, it is tough to imagine the adaptation breaking $100 million.
Between its big budget and IMAX release, it is obvious that One Battle After Another’s creators are hoping to make the movie a huge mainstream commercial hit.
None of director Paul Thomas Anderson’s earlier movies have ever made over $100 million, although it is worth noting that none of his earlier work came with One Battle After Another’s $140 million price tag. Between its big budget and IMAX release, it is obvious that One Battle After Another’s creators are hoping to make the movie a huge mainstream commercial hit.
Loosely adapted from author Thomas Pynchon’s surreal satirical mystery novel Vineland, One Battle After Another is a darkly comedic action thriller that sees a group of former revolutionaries work together to rescue the teenage daughter of two of their members. If Anderson’s career has a precedent for One Battle After Another, it would be his earlier comedic mystery Pynchon adaptation, 2014’s Inherent Vice.
However, the still-underrated Inherent Vice cost only $20 million and made a mere $14 million at the box office, meaning the earlier adaptation’s performance doesn’t bode well for DiCaprio’s box office record. Thus, One Battle After Another may be the first movie in 14 years to end Leonardo DiCaprio’s impressive box office streak.
