Chris Evans’ Darkest Film Ever Turns into No. 1 Streaming Hit As Viewers Watch For Free

Chris Evans’ darkest undertaking to this point is now accessible to observe free of charge, and it simply chugged to first place with viewers.

Although finest recognized for enjoying Captain American within the MCU, Evans took on a grittier function in 2013 with Bong Joon Ho’s Snowpiercer, a dystopian sci-fi that does not shrink back from darkish themes and bloodshed. The movie options Evans as Curtis, a person who leads a revolution in opposition to the higher class aboard a prepare that homes the final of humanity after a local weather change experiment goes improper.

13 years after its launch, Snowpiercer is out there to observe free of charge on Pluto TV, and it presently ranks as the highest film on the platform within the U.S. The movie beats different titles like Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004), Titanic (1997), Coraline (2009), and, in fifth place, Interstellar (2014).

Along with being probably the most violent films of Evans’ profession, the dystopian movie, which adapts French graphic novel Le Transperceneige by Jacques Lob and Jean-Marc Rochette, can also be one in all his best-reviewed. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film sports activities a powerful 94% critics’ rating, with reward geared toward Bong’s path and imaginative and prescient, and Evans’ understated however efficient lead efficiency.

Snowpiercer‘s darkness is due largely to the unforgiving nature of the world Bong is depicting, with the higher lessons on the entrance of the prepare residing in luxurious whereas these on the rear eat blocks manufactured from crushed bugs simply to outlive. When the revolution does begin, it is a bloody affair, particularly since fighters on each side rely closely on bladed weaponry.

Evans stars in Snowpiercer alongside Ed Harris, Tilda Swinton, John Damage, Jamie Bell, Octavia Spencer, and Tune Kang-ho, amongst others. For Evans, the Bong collaboration adopted Scott Pilgrim vs. the World in 2010 and his profitable introduction as Captain America with movies like Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) and The Avengers (2012).

Evans’ rising star energy helped Snowpiercer succeed on the field workplace, however the movie nonetheless wasn’t a serious hit. The sci-fi managed to gross simply over $86 million worldwide on a finances estimated to be round $40 million. A part of the explanation for this decrease gross is the truth that the movie obtained solely a restricted launch within the U.S., the place it grossed about $4.5 million.

Now, although, the movie is clearly connecting with U.S. viewers, with Pluto providing it up free of charge however with advert breaks. This streaming success follows the conclusion of the Snowpiercer TV present in 2024, a four-season collection that tailored Le Transperceneige with a brand new solid.

For Evans, the dystopian film’s Pluto reputation follows 2025 movies like Sacrifice, Materialists, and Honey Do not, with solely Materialists rising as a field workplace hit. Snowpiercer‘s streaming success additionally comes forward of Evans’ extremely anticipated return in Avengers: Doomsday later this 12 months.