# 30 Years Later, Kevin Costner’s Notorious Sci-Fi Flop Officially Makes a Massive Streaming Comeback

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/30-years-later-kevin-costners-notorious-sci-fi-flop-officially-makes-a-massive-streaming-comeback/
- Published: 2026-11-01T23:15:12+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-02T00:51:32+00:00
- Original publisher: Collider
- Original article: https://collider.com/kevin-costner-waterworld-streaming-hit-tubi-october-2026/
- Topics: Americas, Celebrity, Entertainment, TV, World

## Key points

- *Waterworld* is among Tubi’s ten most-watched US films.
- The 1995 film earned just over $250 million worldwide.
- Its streaming resurgence follows decades of flop status.

## Summary

*Waterworld* has returned to the streaming charts more than 30 years after its release, ranking among the ten most-watched films on Tubi in the United States. Its renewed audience is notable given the film’s reputation as a costly 1995 commercial failure that also drew strong criticism.

Kevin Costner starred in the film, whose reported budget was comparable to its box-office total of just over $250 million. The article links the comeback to renewed attention around Costner’s later career, including the disappointing box-office performance of *Horizon: An American Saga*, whose first instalment earned less than $40 million against a reported $50 million budget.

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