Jason Statham’s 2023 Box Office Dud Just Became a Streaming Smash
Box-office bust turned streaming bruiser: Jason Statham and Sylvester Stallone’s The Expendables 4 has muscled into Netflix’s Top 10 movies as of February 25, 2026.
Streaming continues to be Hollywood's second-chance machine. Case in point: The Expendables 4, which stumbled in theaters back in 2023, is suddenly muscling its way up Netflix's movie chart.
Where it sits on Netflix right now
As of February 25, 2026, The Expendables 4 is the #2 movie on Netflix in the U.S. Earlier this week it hovered at #3, behind Fall at #2 and Joe's College Road Trip at #1. Not long ago, it was sitting at #8 on the global chart. So yeah, the momentum is real.
- The Addams Family
- The Expendables 4
- Joe's College Road Trip
- Fall
- The Addams Family 2
- The Orphans
- Firebreak
- KPop Demon Hunters
- PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie
- The Secret Life of Pets
From box office bruise to streaming bounce-back
When it hit theaters in 2023, The Expendables 4 pulled in $51 million worldwide, the lowest total in the franchise. For context, the earlier films landed here:
The Expendables (2010) made $274.4 million, The Expendables 2 (2012) did $314.4 million, and The Expendables 3 (2014) took in $214.4 million. So, yeah, the fourth go-round lagged far behind its predecessors. On streaming, though, it has found the big crowd it missed in cinemas.
How people feel about it
The numbers paint a split: critics have it at 14% on Rotten Tomatoes and a 30 on Metacritic. Audiences are warmer, with a 69% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes and a 4.6 user score on Metacritic, which lands in the 'mixed or average' zone.
What you get in The Expendables 4
It sticks to the series formula: the veteran-for-hire crew drops into another high-stakes mission, guns, quips, and mayhem included. Scott Waugh directed from a script by Kurt Wimmer, Tad Daggerhart, and Max Adams.
The cast brings back the big guns: Jason Statham and Sylvester Stallone lead the charge, with 50 Cent, Megan Fox, Dolph Lundgren, Tony Jaa, and Iko Uwais in the mix. Also onboard: Andy Garcia, Randy Couture, Jacob Scipio, and Levy Tran.
The takeaway
Not every franchise can shrug off a rough theatrical run, but this one just did. The Expendables 4 may have been the smallest draw at the box office, yet on Netflix, it is punching well above its weight.