2025 Running Man Flops: 1987 Version Wins Box Office Race

Edgar Wright's 2025 adaptation of The Running Man, starring Glen Powell, is facing significant box office challenges. Despite a 64% critics' score and 78% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes, the film has garnered only $61.7 million globally after three weeks, making it unlikely to surpass $70 million. This performance pales in comparison to its predecessor.

The financial performance of the 1987 Arnold Schwarzenegger-led The Running Man offers a stark contrast. That film achieved a return of approximately 1.4 times its production budget, a respectable outcome for its era. The 2025 version, however, has generated merely 0.56 times its budget, meaning it has not yet recovered its initial investment.