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Laurence Fishburne’s 2009 Heist Thriller With a 42% Rotten Tomatoes Score Was a Box-Office Flop but Is Now No. 3 on Netflix Worldwide
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Laurence Fishburne’s 2009 Heist Thriller With a 42% Rotten Tomatoes Score Was a Box-Office Flop but Is Now No. 3 on Netflix Worldwide

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Laurence Fishburne’s Armored struggled in theaters and also holds a 42% critics’ score on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 55 reviews.

However, Netflix viewers are giving the 2009 thriller another life.

According to What’s on Netflix’s October 27 chart , it ranks third worldwide with 315 points. That ranking uses FlixPatrol’s points from national daily charts, not Netflix’s weekly viewing totals

Armored’s ticket sales barely passed its production budget

Initially, director Nimród Antal brought together Fishburne, Matt Dillon, Jean Reno, Columbus Short, Skeet Ulrich, and Milo Ventimiglia. Yet that cast could not turn the film into a theatrical hit.

After its December 4, 2009 opening, Armored earned about $12 million in North America. Worldwide, its total reached roughly $23.7 million against a reported $20 million production budget.

However, ticket sales do not equal studio profit.…

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