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Sci-fi film Mercy, with Ferguson and Pratt, thrives on Prime Video after weak box office

Collider reports that Mercy, a $60 million sci-fi thriller starring Chris Pratt and Rebecca Ferguson, has spent seven weeks in Prime Video's Top 10 after a weak theatrical run. Screen Rant's linked article covers a different Blumhouse film, SOULM8TE, on Hulu.

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Centre · 1Mercy, a sci-fi thriller starring Chris Pratt and Rebecca Ferguson, has spent seven weeks in Prime Video's Top 10, according to the streamer's own listing for the film, Collider reported. Centre · 1The film cost around $60 million and struggled to earn back its budget in theatres, which Collider presents as a sign that many viewers were waiting to watch it at home. Centre · 1Mercy opened at No. 1 in North America with $11.2 million, knocking Avatar: Fire and Ash off the top spot after six weeks, but Avatar was still taking a lot of audience attention.

Centre · 1Critics reviewed it poorly: it holds 24% on Rotten Tomatoes from 185 reviews, while Prime Video users rate it 4.1 out of 5. Centre · 1Directed by Timur Bekmambetov, the film is set in a future Los Angeles where Mercy Court gives accused people 90 minutes to prove their innocence or be executed. Detective Chris Raven (Pratt), accused of murdering his wife Nicole, must convince the AI Judge Maddox (Ferguson) that he is innocent. Centre · 1Screen Rant, in a separate article, covers a different Blumhouse film, the M3GAN-universe thriller SOULM8TE, which reached no. 3 among the franchise's top 10 streaming movies on Hulu after debuting there on October 1. It does not mention Mercy or Prime Video's chart.

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Both entertainment outlets tell a 'flop in cinemas, hit on streaming' story. Collider applies it to Mercy on Prime Video; Screen Rant applies it to a different film, SOULM8TE on Hulu.
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Streaming chart placement set against poor reviews and weak box office, with budget and Rotten Tomatoes figures.
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Screen Rant never mentions Mercy or Prime Video. Collider gives no streaming viewership numbers beyond the seven weeks in the Top 10.
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“streaming sensation”“island of misfit movies”
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“proving that streaming is essentially an island of misfit movies.” — Collider
“one of its films is now finding restored success as a streaming sensation.” — Screen Rant

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