3 Years Later, Keanu Reeves’ $447 Million Blockbuster Makes Mincemeat of Streaming Competition

3 Years Later, Keanu Reeves’ $447 Million Blockbuster Makes Mincemeat of Streaming Competition Keanu Reeves in John Wick: Chapter 4Image via Lionsgate By  Rohan Naahar Published Mar 11, 2026, 8:02 PM EDT Rohan Naahar is a Weekend News Writer for Collider. From Francois Ozon to David Fincher, he'll watch anything once.

He has covered everything from Marvel to the Oscars, and Marvel at the Oscars. He also writes obsessively about the box office, charting the many hits and misses that are released weekly, and how their commercial performance shapes public perception. In his time at Collider, he has also helped drive diversity by writing stories about the multiple Indian film industries, with a goal of introducing audiences to a whole new world of cinema. 

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Keanu Reeves was among the highest-paid stars in Hollywood after The Matrix challenged norms and altered the landscape in 1999. Reeves spent the next decade or so working on smaller-scale projects, with the odd mega-budget tentpole thrown in. But those large-scale films — The Day the Earth Stood Still, Constantine, and 47 Ronin — weren't as commercially successful as expected. In 2014, Reeves headlined a pared-down action movie that took the audience by surprise — John Wick. Not only did it do solid box-office business, but it also became a home video sensation. It was clear that the film had struck a chord with the audience and that it deserved a franchise of its own. That's exactly what happened, with each new installment outgrossing the last. Collectively, the action franchise has generated more than $1 billion at the worldwide box office, with the most recent installment having debuted in 2023. The movie is witnessing a resurgence on streaming, as fans wait for a fifth film.

John Wick: Chapter 4 earned a "Certified Fresh" 94% critics' score and a "Verified Hot" 93% audience score on the aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, where the critics' consensus reads, "John Wick: Chapter 4 piles on more of everything — and suggests that when it comes to a well-dressed Keanu Reeves dispatching his enemies in lethally balletic style, there can never be too much." It remains the highest-grossing installment of the series, with $447 million worldwide against a reported budget of $100 million. But the trouble was that it ended with Reeves' character dying a heroic death. The studio, Lionsgate, had even started planning for a future without Reeves; it green-lit a spin-off series and a spin-off film. But then, to everyone's surprise, a fifth movie in the main franchise was confirmed with Reeves and director Chad Stahelski returning.

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However, fans will have to wait, as Stahelski is currently busy with his Highlander reboot, starring Henry Cavill. Until then, the director must come up with a plausible explanation for John Wick's resurrection. Speaking of which, John Wick: Chapter 4 saw a spike in viewership recently. According to FlixPatrol, it was among the most-watched movies on the domestic HBO Max charts this week. Meanwhile, the franchise's first theatrical spin-off, From the World of John Wick: Ballerina, continues to be a major draw on home video as well, even though it underperformed theatrically. Stay tuned to Collider for more updates.

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