{"id":89314,"date":"2025-09-01T02:46:44","date_gmt":"2025-09-01T06:46:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/?p=89314"},"modified":"2025-09-28T02:47:31","modified_gmt":"2025-09-28T06:47:31","slug":"the-355-finds-a-new-audience-on-netflix-after-its-box-office-flop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/the-355-finds-a-new-audience-on-netflix-after-its-box-office-flop\/89314\/","title":{"rendered":"The 355 Finds a New Audience on Netflix After Its Box Office Flop"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"230\" data-end=\"820\">When <em data-start=\"235\" data-end=\"244\">The 355<\/em> hit theaters in 2022, things did not go well. The action thriller from Simon Kinberg opened with weak box office numbers and critics slammed it, giving it just a 24% score on Rotten Tomatoes. Most people forgot about it soon after. But now, the film is getting a surprising second life. As of August 23, 2025, it has climbed to sixth place on Netflix\u2019s Top 10 movies in the US, according to Flixpatrol. It currently trails behind titles like <em data-start=\"687\" data-end=\"707\">KPop Demon Hunters<\/em> and <em data-start=\"712\" data-end=\"726\">Hobbs & Shaw<\/em>, while staying ahead of animated hits such as <em data-start=\"773\" data-end=\"790\">Despicable Me 2<\/em> and <em data-start=\"795\" data-end=\"817\">Hotel Transylvania 3<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"822\" data-end=\"1273\"><strong data-start=\"822\" data-end=\"849\">What\u2019s the Movie About?<\/strong><br data-start=\"849\" data-end=\"852\" \/>The story centers on a dangerous piece of technology\u2014a drive that can hack into any digital system. A criminal mastermind named Elijah Clarke gets his hands on it. CIA agent Mace Brown, played by Jessica Chastain, tries to recover it, but the mission quickly spins out of control. The drive falls into the hands of Colombian agent Luis Rojas, double-crosses pile up, and soon Mace\u2019s partner Nick is believed to be dead.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1275\" data-end=\"1683\">Mace ends up joining forces with a group of international agents to stop the threat. Their hunt takes them across Morocco and Shanghai, only to discover that Nick is alive\u2014and working as a mole. After fights, betrayals, and hostage rescues, the women finally destroy the device. Months later, they capture Nick, making sure justice is served. The movie teases that the team could reunite for more missions.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1685\" data-end=\"1825\">The cast is loaded with big names, including Pen\u00e9lope Cruz, Lupita Nyong\u2019o, Diane Kruger, Fan Bingbing, Sebastian Stan, and \u00c9dgar Ram\u00edrez.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1827\" data-end=\"2230\"><strong data-start=\"1827\" data-end=\"1853\">Simon Kinberg\u2019s Career<\/strong><br data-start=\"1853\" data-end=\"1856\" \/>Before directing <em data-start=\"1873\" data-end=\"1882\">The 355<\/em>, Simon Kinberg was already a well-known name in Hollywood. He first gained attention in 2005 as the writer of <em data-start=\"1993\" data-end=\"2018\">XXX: State of the Union<\/em> and <em data-start=\"2023\" data-end=\"2043\">Mr. and Mrs. Smith<\/em>. His career really took off with the <em data-start=\"2081\" data-end=\"2088\">X-Men<\/em> franchise, where he worked as a writer and producer on films like <em data-start=\"2155\" data-end=\"2171\">The Last Stand<\/em>, <em data-start=\"2173\" data-end=\"2186\">First Class<\/em>, <em data-start=\"2188\" data-end=\"2209\">Days of Future Past<\/em>, and <em data-start=\"2215\" data-end=\"2227\">Apocalypse<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2232\" data-end=\"2512\">Outside of superheroes, Kinberg has been part of some major projects. He wrote or produced <em data-start=\"2323\" data-end=\"2340\">Sherlock Holmes<\/em>, <em data-start=\"2342\" data-end=\"2351\">Elysium<\/em>, <em data-start=\"2353\" data-end=\"2362\">Chappie<\/em>, <em data-start=\"2364\" data-end=\"2380\">Fantastic Four<\/em>, <em data-start=\"2382\" data-end=\"2394\">Cinderella<\/em>, and <em data-start=\"2400\" data-end=\"2430\">Murder on the Orient Express<\/em>. He was also a producer on <em data-start=\"2458\" data-end=\"2471\">The Martian<\/em>, which earned him an Oscar nomination.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When The 355 hit theaters in 2022, things did not go well. 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