The first movie to teamKevin HartandDwayne Johnsonhas found new life on streaming. Both performers are movie stars who began their careers in very different mediums. Hart began his career as a stand-up comedian and in fact has three of the 10 highest-grossing theatrically released stand-up specials of all time. Meanwhile, Johnson had his breakout as a WWF/WWE wrestler under the moniker “The Rock.” Their acting careers both began to take off in 2001, when Hart took a role in Judd Apatow’sUndeclaredand Johnson played the villainous Scorpion King inThe Mummy Returns.
Hart is now best known for his comedy movies, which includeThe Man from Toronto,Night School, andRide Along, while Johnson dabbles in many genres including comedies likeBaywatchand action movies such asRampageand theFast and Furioussaga.The duo have collaborated on a number of popular projects, with a roster that includes the action franchise spinoffFast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shawand, perhaps most famously, the two most recentJumanjimovies,Welcome to the JungleandThe Next Level.
Central Intelligence Is Trending On A Major Streaming Chart
The Movie Was A Hit In 2016
Central Intelligenceis now experiencing a streaming resurgence. The 2016 action-comedy wasthe first movie to pair Hart and Johnson, featuring the former as an accountant and the latter as a CIA agent who must embark on a dangerous adventure after reconnecting at their high school reunion. TheKevin Hart and Dwayne Johnson moviewas a critical and commercial hit, grossing $217 million against its $60 million budget and earning a solidly Fresh 71% score on Rotten Tomatoes.
Central Intelligencewas directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber, who would later reunite with Dwayne Johnson onSkyscraperandRed Notice.
Now,Central Intelligencehas landed on the daily Top 10 chart of the streaming serviceMaxfor two days running. On February 28, it had climbed to No. 5, though at the time of writing it has since fallen to No. 7. In both cases, the movies ahead of it were the post-apocalyptic monster movieElevation, the 2012 action-thrillerEnd of Watch, the Oscar-nominated animated filmFlow, and the documentaryWho is Luigi Mangione?, though in the meantime,The Lord of the Rings: The War of The RohirrimandWe Live in Timehave also taken places above the comedy.
What This Means For Central Intelligence
It Could Encourage Future Collaborations
AlthoughCentral Intelligencekicked off a long series of collaborations between the two stars,Kevin HartandDwayne Johnsonhave not worked together on a movie since they both provided voices for the 2022 animated featureDC League of Super-Pets. While they are both seemingly involved in theupcomingJumanji 4, which has long been delayed, the streaming success of their first movie together could underscore the idea that there is continued interest in them collaborating, whichcould potentially lead to them reuniting in other movies beyond the impending sequel.
