A black comedy movie featuring Glen Powell is coming to HBO Max soon. It was released in theaters four months ago and ended up disappointing at the box office. With its streaming release date on the horizon, the film will be available to a broader audience.
How to Make a Killing hits HBO Max later this month
How to Make a Killing will reach a new audience when it arrives on HBO Max on June 19, 2026. The film originally premiered in the United States on February 20, before arriving in the United Kingdom on March 13 and in France on March 25.
Following its release, it grossed only $21 million at the box office against its estimated $15 million production budget. Consequently, it became Glen Powell’s second box office flop in a row following Edgar Wright’s The Running Man. That film grossed only $69.3 million against a sizable estimated $110 million.
Moreover, it drew a mixed critical reception, though Glen Powell’s performance received some praise. Amelia Harvey of Frame Rated called it “a hollow tale.” She added that the film failed to convey anything “meaningful about generational wealth or collective lack of fulfilment,” even though the script half-heartedly tried tackling these themes.
Meanwhile, Fort Worth Report‘s Joe Friar wrote in his review, “Glen Powell has enough charisma to carry the film, John Patton Ford’s script keeps you guessing, and the ending is a bit too tidy for such a twisted hot mess.”
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a mediocre 45% rotten rating but a more robust 77% audience score. Meanwhile, Metacritic has assigned it a “mixed or average” Metascore of 49 and a “generally favorable” user score of 6.5.
The film is inspired by Robert Hamer’s British crime black comedy Kind Hearts and Coronets. Released in 1949, it in turn was loosely based on Roy Horniman’s 1907 novel, Israel Rank: The Autobiography of a Criminal.
John Patton Ford directed and wrote the screenplay. Meanwhile, Graham Broadbent and Pete Czernin co-produced it. In addition to Powell, the cast includes Margaret Qualley, Jessica Henwick, Bill Camp, Zach Woods, Ed Harris, and Topher Grace.
