One of the most sought-after action stars in Hollywood has a legacy sequel that’s dominating the streaming charts.Independence Day: Resurgence, the 2017 sci-fi action sequel starringLiam Hemsworth,Bill Pullman, andMaika Monroe, has landed in the #6 spot on Max’s most popular movies chart. The film is set two decades after the originalIndependence Day, starringWill Smith, and sees Earth faced with a new extra-solar threat. The film was produced on a massive budget of $165 million but found major success at the box office by grossing nearly $400 million worldwide. In addition to Hemsworth, Pullman, and Monroe,Independence Day: Resurgencealso starsJeff Goldblum,Jessie T. Usher, andWilliam Fichtner, and currently sits at dismal scores of 29% from critics and 30% from general audiences on the aggregate siteRotten Tomatoes.
Independence Day 2returned original scribe and directedRoland Emmerichto write and helm the sequel, withGarbeil Sherman,James A. Woods,Dean Devlin,James Vanderbilt, andNicolas Wrightall receiving credits for the screenplay. To this day, Emmerich is best known for his work on the originalIndependence Day, but he has also directed other major disaster movies, such as2012,The Day After Tomorrow, andGodzilla(1998). Emmerich most recently directed five episodes ofThose About to Die, the sword and sandal action series starringGame of ThronesstarIwan Rheon. He also helmed the 2022 disaster movieMoonfall, which starsPatrick WilsonandHalle Berry, andMidway, the war epic starringEd SkreinandWoody Harrelson.
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The Max top 10 chart has been a wash of new projects that just arrived on the platform this month, likeThe Martian, the Ridley Scott-directed space epicstarringMatt DamonandJessica Chastain.Kevin Costner’sHorizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1is also in the Max top 10despite performing poorly at the box office earlier this year. Another box office flop,Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, has also found success on Max, with the surprising addition of a Marvel movie intheOscar Isaac-ledX-Men: Apocalypsecurrently sitting as the #7 most popular movieon the platform.
Independence Day: Resurgencestars Liam Hemsworth and Jeff Goldblum and was written by Gabriel Sherman and directed by Roland Emmerich. Stay tuned to Collider for future streaming updates and watchIndependence Day: Resurgence, now streaming onMax.
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