Jason Statham’s latest adrenaline-pumping action thriller The Beekeeper has proven to be a box office success in 2024. Statham had a productive 2023 as a leading man in several major Hollywood franchises including Expend4bles, Fast X, and Meg 2: The Trench, which collectively raked in a total of roughly $1.13 billion at the worldwide box office. The Beekeeper quickly grossed a worldwide box-office total of just over $75 million after releasing in theaters on January 12, 2024, before ending with a total of $152.7 million.

With a sharp runtime of 1 hour and 45 minutes and an explicit R-rating, The Beekeeper impressively soared past the opening weekend totals of Statham’s popular 2021 heist movie Wrath of Man. The Beekeeper racked up roughly $16.6 million in its opening weekend period compared to Wrath of Man’s $8.3 million years ago. The Beekeeper’s Rotten Tomatoes score has already broken a Jason Statham record that had nearly stood for two decades and is a great indication that there could be future installments of The Beekeeper franchise and birth a new Statham-led series down the road.

The Beekeeper Is Now Streaming On Prime Video – What The Movie’s About

Statham goes on a one-man campaign for vengeance

The Beekeeper shares thematic similarities with the premise of John Wick, which is fueled by the need for revenge. Statham stars as Adam Clay, a secret agent of a covert operation known as the Beekeepers who seeks vengeance against the group of people responsible for a harmful incident done to someone very close to him. The story and action sequences in The Beekeeper seem to have been taken right out of the John Wick handbook, almost as if Statham was attempting to start his own series of movies inspired by the highly profitable Keanu Reeves franchise.

While Jason Statham makes for an outstandingly entertaining leading man in The Beekeeper, he is supported by a great supporting cast that includes Josh Hutcherson as an antagonist who is enjoyable to watch onscreen. Hutcherson also naturally draws his own crowd based on his massive role in The Hunger Games franchise and the profitable Five Nights at Freddy’s (2023). Legendary actor Jeremy Irons (Watchmen, Justice League, The Lion King) is also featured in The Beekeeper, adding to the robust cast of Bobby Naderi, Minnie Driver, David Witts, Michael Epp, and Taylor James.

Why The Beekeeper Is One Of Jason Statham’s Best Movies In Years

The Beekeeper delivers a fresh new concept for action fans with classic Statham charm

Statham’s Adam Clay character in The Beekeeper is full of his typically admirable grit and no-nonsense charm that has been displayed in dozens of his previous films including classics like The Transporter (2002), The Italian Job (2003), Crank (2006), The Mechanic (2011), and Spy (2015). The Beekeeper also delivers a brand new concept and story world for Statham to expand on his impressive filmography rather than tossing him another unnecessary franchise movie.

The Beekeeper was directed by David Ayer, a renowned producer and screenwriter in Hollywood known for Street Kings (2008), End of Watch (2012), and Fury (2014). Critics have applauded The Beekeeper for displaying Jason Statham in top form and have commonly referred to the film as wildly entertaining. Longtime fans of Statham will not be disappointed by The Beekeeper’s relentless pace and sleek design that have become more or less staples of the ionic actor’s overall brand. Statham proves he still has the action chops to give his fans exactly what they expect in The Beekeeper despite his increased age.