‘The Amateur’s Quiet Global Box Office Success Proves Dads Still Go to the Movies Too

While all the attention in recent weeks has been going to first A Minecraft Movie and then Sinners, a low-key thriller has quietly been climbing up the box office charts. The Amateur is now among the five highest-grossing Hollywood films of the year, but unlike Minecraft and Sinners, it could hardly be considered a sure bet. Starring Rami Malek in the lead role, The Amateur proves that thrillers aimed at older men — think the audience that tunes in to Reacher and Bosch — shouldn’t be restricted to streaming.