33 years after Stephen King's novel "The Running Man" hit bookstore shelves, Edgar Wright's new cinematic take on the story reached theaters. Starring Glen Powell as beleaguered everyman Ben Richards, "The Running Man" follows this anger-prone guy as he competes in a deadly game show to secure money for his child's vitally needed medical treatment. Lots of energetic action sequences ensue as Richards gradually becomes a mythic hero to everyday people in this dystopian reality. This $110 million-budgeted project was released into theaters in the hopes of continuing Glen Powell's box office hot streak and becoming another post-"It" Stephen King adaptation moneymaker.

Unfortunately, "The Running Man" opened to only $17 million domestically, a poor bow that signals profitability will elude th

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