UPDATE: We have been alerted by Amazon Prime thatHellboywon’t be streaming for free on July 23. But the movie is available on Prime Video for purchase starting July 9. And then it will be available for rental on July 23.
ORIGINAL STORY: Those who opted not to check out the newHellboyin theaters will have the chance to see it from the comfort of their living rooms very soon, as the movie is being dumped to Amazon Prime Video starting next month. Lionsgate released the reboot in theaters just a couple of months ago and it arrived with a hellishly ugly thud. Following a disastrous and short run, it appears the studio has decided to just cut their losses on this one, as it will be hitting a very popular streaming service in the coming weeks, which could possibly limit physical media sales. Then again, those prospects might be pretty low on this one anyway.
Lionsgate was trying toget into the comic book movie gamewithout access to any Marvel or DC titles. Instead of allowing Guillermo del Toro to finally make his version of Hellboy 3, the studio decided an R-rated reboot was the better way to go.Stranger Thingsstar David Harbour was brought on board to portray the titular hero, Neal Marshall of theThe DescentandGame of Thronesfame landed in the director’s chair and Mila Jovovich signed on to play the movie’s main villain, the Blood Queen. Everything, at least on paper, seemed solid.
Released on April 12, the movie waslambasted by criticsupon arrival.Hellboycurrently holds a meager 17 percent approval rating from critics on Rotten Tomatoes, to go against a better (but still very poor) 58 percent audience score. That, coupled with heavy competition at the box office, made for a catastrophic mixture. Working from a reported $50 million budget, the adaptation of Mike Mignola’s heralded comic book series brought in just $21 million domestically, and just shy of $19 million from international markets, bringing its total to $40 million worldwide. Not even enough to cover the budget, let alone the marketing.
