Gerard Butler’s Sneaky 79% Rotten Tomatoes Action Hit Has Begun Its Descent on Streaming

Gerard Butler’s hit action movie began streaming on Netflix earlier this month, and after several weeks of unchallenged streaming dominance, the film has officially begun its descent. Butler stars alongside Mike Colter in Plane, the 2023 action thriller following a pilot forced to land his plane in a war zone after being caught in a storm. Plane spent the last few weeks in the top spot not only on Netflix but on global streaming charts for any platform, but the film has now officially exited the top three and is poised to begin its streaming descent. Plane was a huge hit among critics and audiences, earning 79% from the former and a 94% from the latter on Rotten Tomatoes. It also grossed triple its $25 million budget, finishing its box office run with around $75 million.

Butler has only starred in three films since Plane was released in 2023. He followed it up shortly after with Kandahar, the conspiracy thriller following a CIA operative who has to flee from Afghanistan after exposing a cover mission. The film is currently streaming for free on Tubi. Earlier this year, Butler also reprised his role as Big Nick O’Brien in Den of Thieves 2: Pantera, the heist thriller with O’Shea Jackson that’s streaming on Netflix. Butler can currently be seen in theaters reprising his iconic role of Stoick in the live-action How to Train Your Dragon movie, that’s been beloved by general audiences. Before starring in Plane, Butler featured in Last Seen Alive and Cop Shop. The former stars Jamie Alexander, and the latter features Frank Grilloand Alexis Louder.