Ridley Scott’s 148-Minute Action Epic Officially Named Paramount+ Super-Hit

Ridley Scott’s *Gladiator II* has become a sustained streaming success on Paramount+, remaining in the service’s top 10 for 300 days. The run gives the film renewed visibility after its cinema earnings fell short of the reported break-even point.

The sequel cost about $250 million to make and grossed $460 million, while also recently entering Netflix’s top 10. Russell Crowe, who starred in the original but was absent from the sequel, criticised it last year; the article says many fans and critics shared his view that it lacked what made the first film special.