A comedy movie starring Glen Powell, which flopped at the box office, has found a new life on streaming. Within days, it has managed to climb to the top of analytics charts, beating out other titles.
How to Make a Killing is topping HBO Max’s streaming charts
As of June 21, 2026, How to Make a Killing is the #1 movie on HBO Max in the United States, according to data shared by FlixPatrol.
Thus, the film outperforms all other titles on the top 10 list in terms of viewership. Films listed include They Will Kill You, Contagion, Ready Player One, A History of Violence, Earth, Wind & Fire (To Be Celestial vs. That’s the Weight of the World), Men, The Bride!, Rampage, and The Rock.
Distributed by StudioCanal, the movie premiered in the United States on February 20, 2026. Following its release, it underperformed at the box office, making roughly $21 million against its estimated $15 million budget.
Critical reception was largely mixed, although audiences seemed to have found the movie enjoyable. The scores on review aggregators reflect this, with the film holding a 45% rotten and a 76% audience rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Meanwhile, Metacritic has given it a Metascore of 49 and a user score of 6.4. The former points to “mixed or average” reception, while the latter indicates “generally favorable” views.
Directed by John Patton Ford, who also wrote the screenplay, the movie takes inspiration from Robert Hamer’s Kind Hearts and Coronets. This, in turn, is loosely based on Roy Horniman’s novel, Israel Rank: The Autobiography of a Criminal. The story follows a blue-collar worker disowned by his wealthy family at birth. Seeking to reclaim his inheritance, he decides to eliminate his rivals for it.
In addition to Powell, the film features Margaret Qualley, Jessica Henwick, Bill Camp, Zach Woods, Topher Grace, and Ed Harris.
