Two ofBen Affleck’s best movies of the 2010s have landed on a major streaming chart. Ben Affleck is a major movie star whose works have cumulatively grossed more than $6 billion worldwide. Although he began his career as a child actor and starred in well-known early 1990s projects including Richard Linklater’sDazed and Confused, his breakout role came when he and Matt Damon co-wrote and co-starred in the 1997 Gus Van Sant movieGood Will Hunting, which earned them a joint Oscar for Best Original Screenplay.
OtherBen Affleck and Matt Damon collaborationshave hit screens since their original success, includingThe Last Duel,Dogma, andAir. However, Affleck has also become well-known outside of that partnership, both as an actor and director. One of his most prominent onscreen roles has been playing Batman in DC Extended Universe movies includingBatman v Superman: Dawn of JusticeandJustice League. He also won his second Oscar for producing the 2012 Best Picture winnerArgo, which he also directed and starred in. That movie was just one of his many critically and commercially successful 2010s offerings.
The Town And Gone Girl Are Charting Simultaneously
Both Movies Were Critical And Commercial Successes
The TownandGone Girlare finding new success on streamingafter becoming hits in the 2010s. 2010’sThe Town, which Affleck co-wrote and directed, is based on Chuck Hogan’s 2004 crime novelPrince of Thievesand stars Affleck, Rebecca Hall, and Jeremy Renner.2014’sGone Girl, which was directed by David Fincher, is based on the 2012 novel of the same name by Gillian Flynn and follows Nick Dunne (Affleck), who is put in the public spotlight after the disappearance of his wife Amy (Rosamund Pike). Below, see a breakdown of the critical and commercial success of both movies:
$37 million
$154 million
1 nomination
$61 million
$370.9 million
88% (Certified Fresh)
At the time of writing,both movies are onHulu’s chart of the Top 15 most-watched movies of the day.Gone Girlhas landed at No. 11 whileThe Townis even higher, at No. 3. The only movies above the Oscar-nominated 2010 title on the chart are current hits, namely the buzzy Amy Adams horror-comedyNightbitchat No. 2 and the thrillerAmber Alert, which stars Hayden Panettiere and Tyler James Williams, at No. 1.
Our Take On The Ben Affleck Movies Charting
The Town And Gone Girl Continue To Succeed
The fact that bothBen Affleckmoviesare charting at the same time seems to speak to their continued ability to connect with audiences.Their streaming success may be boosted somewhat by contemporary tabloid reportscovering Affleck’s ongoing divorce from Jennifer Lopez, who he married in 2022 after the rekindling of their high-profile relationship that originally ended in the early 2000s. However, the original success of the pair of movies speaks for itself, and it seems that they have not lost that initial power.
The Town
Cast
The Town, directed by Ben Affleck, follows Doug MacRay, a skilled thief seeking a way out of his criminal life. The plot intensifies as a bank heist leads to a developing relationship between Doug and a kidnapped branch manager, risking exposure to an FBI agent pursuing his crew.
Gone Girl
Based on Gillian Flynn’s 2012 novel, Gone Girl stars Ben Affleck and Rosamund Pike as Nick and Amy Dunne, a couple whose disintegrating marriage is rocked by Amy’s sudden disappearance and Nick’s suspected hand in it. As evidence begins to pile up against Nick, it eventually becomes clear with a shocking twist that all is not what it seems. Flynn also wrote the screenplay for the film, with David Fincher directing.
