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Edgar Wright's 'The Running Man' Falls Short at Box Office

11/19/2025

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Edgar Wright's adaptation of Stephen King's The Running Man opened to a domestic $16.5 million and worldwide $28 million against a $110 million budget.
Critics said the film lacked appeal to female audiences and its ending echoed the 1987 version featuring Arnold Schwarzenegger (actor).
Screenwriter Steven E. de Souza noted both adaptations struggled to lighten the book's darker ending, and the action did not compensate.

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Edgar Wright's adaptation of Stephen King's The Running Man opened to a domestic $16.5 million and worldwide $28 million against a $110 million budget.
Critics said the film lacked appeal to female audiences and its ending echoed the 1987 version featuring Arnold Schwarzenegger (actor).
Screenwriter Steven E. de Souza noted both adaptations struggled to lighten the book's darker ending, and the action did not compensate.