Despite its initial critical and commercial failure,Infinitehas found a new life on Prime Video three years after its release. The sci-fi action movie followed Evan McCauley (Mark Wahlberg), a man haunted by memories of places he’s never visited, who joins forces with a group of reborn warriors to stop a madman from destroying the endless cycle of life and reincarnation. Based on D. Eric Maikranz’The Reincarnationist Papersnovel,Infinite’s cast also includedChiwetel Ejiofor, Sophie Cookson and Jason Mantzoukas, among others.
With some three years gone since the movie premiered on Paramount+,Infiniteis now climbing the charts ofPrime Video. At the time of writing,the Wahlberg-led sci-fi action movie sits in the No. 2 spot on the streamer’s Top 10, only being surpassed by the Kate Beckinsale-led action-thrillerCanary Black, which has similarly been poorly received by critics and audiences, though has yet to garner enough reviews to land a critical score on Rotten Tomatoes.
The remainder of Prime Video’s Top 10 chart isan interesting mix of newly released originals for the streamer and movies previously releasedon other platforms that are now garnering attention on the streamer. This includesThe Legend of Vox Machinaseason 3 at No. 3, buddy comedyBrothersat No. 4,The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Powerat No. 5, Sylvester Stallone’sTulsa Kingat No. 6, viral hitTerrifier 2at No. 7, Dev Patel’sMonkey Manat No. 8, the live-actionYakuzaadaptation,Like a Dragon, at No. 9 and Daryl Hannah-led thrillerBlind Revengeat No. 10.
What Infinite’s Current Ranking Means For Mark Wahlberg
Audiences Still Enjoy His Films
Wahlberg’s career has been rocky with critics, thoughaudiences have been more forgiving of his work. Sure, the actor has had a handful of films that were praised by critics and audiences alike, including 1997’sBoogie Nights, 1999’sThree Kings, 2010’sThe Fighter,and 2016’sDeepwater Horizon, but he’s also had his share of universally received duds. His most recent film,2024’sThe Union, was not a hit with critics or audiences, but he’s had a string of recent films that were not met well by critics but were found favorable by audiences.
Every Mark Wahlberg Action Movie, Ranked Worst To Best
Mark Wahlberg has starred in plenty of action movies over the past 30 years, although it must be admitted some were much better than others.
The 2023 action comedyThe Family Planhas a 27% Rotten Tomatoes score, but has a 61% on the Popcornmeter (Rotten Tomatoes' recently rebranded Audience Score), while 2022’sFather Sturesonated with audiences with a 95%, 2022’sUnchartedhas an 89% Popcornmeter rating, and 2021’sJoe Bellhas a 72% on the Popcornmeter. Between this high trend in scores andInfinite’s new streaming resurgence, it demonstrates thatWahlberg still has staying power with audiences, regardless of critical reviews.
Our Take On Infinite’s Prime Video Ranking
Streaming Services Can Give New Life
Infinite
Cast
Directed by Antoine Fuqua, Infinite is an action sci-fi film based on a novel that follows Evan McCauley, who discovers he has skills he never took the time to learn and memories that aren’t his own. When Even is made privy to the existence of a secret group that knows why he experiences what he does, Evan is indoctrinated into the society of the “Infinites” to hone his craft. However, time is of the essence as one of the Infinites intends to destroy all life on earth to end the cycle of death and rebirth.
