Liam Neeson’s Blacklight: From Box Office Flop to Streaming Sensation

After more than five years, star Liam Neeson returned to box-office form with The Naked Gun remake. The slapstick comedy film was released theatrically last year, grossing over $100 million globally and earning excellent reviews. Both box-office success and critical acclaim had eluded Neeson for a worryingly long period of time, during which he starred in a string of thrillers that didn’t make much of an impression. One of those films, the spy-thriller Blacklight, recently found incredible success on the free streaming service Tubi. The movie was released in 2022, emerging as a massive critical and commercial disappointment.

According to FlixPatrol, it was among the most-watched movies on the domestic Tubi charts this week,…