Will Smith & Margot Robbie’s Crime Thriller That Grossed 3x Its Budget Steals Top 10 Streaming Spot

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You know, I was surprised to see this older movie with Will Smith and Margot Robbie suddenly climbing the streaming charts! It’s a crime flick, and it’s cool to see people discovering it even years after it first came out.

Will Smith and Margot Robbie are both incredibly successful actors, known for both popular and critically acclaimed films. Will Smith first gained fame as a rapper before becoming a household name with his role in the 1990s sitcom, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. He’s since been nominated for four Academy Awards and won Best Actor for King Richard in 2021. Margot Robbie, an Australian actress, achieved international recognition more recently with The Wolf of Wall Street in 2013. She’s already received three Oscar nominations and starred in the blockbuster hit Barbie.

Before Will Smith and Margot Robbie became known for playing Deadshot and Harley Quinn in Suicide Squad, they starred together in the 2015 crime thriller Focus. The movie, directed by Glenn Ficarra and John Requa, features the pair as Nicky Spurgeon and Jess Barrett, two con artists and former lovers. Years after ending their relationship, Nicky’s new job gets complicated when Jess unexpectedly shows up. Focus was a box office hit, earning $158.8 million with a budget of around $50 million, and is now gaining popularity again on streaming services.

According to FlixPatrol, which tracks streaming popularity, the movie Focus ranked as the seventh most-watched film on HBO Max globally as of April 29th. It’s currently performing well alongside other recent hits like Anaconda (No. 3), Den of Thieves 2: Pantera (No. 1), Nobody 2 (No. 4), and the 2024 documentary 2073 (No. 2).

Further up the list are the action-comedy The Rundown from 2003 (at No. 6) and the 1988 music anthology Moonwalker (at No. 5). Moonwalker is probably popular again because its star, Michael Jackson, is the subject of the new hit movie Michael, which came out in theaters on April 21st and has already earned over $200 million globally, making it the sixth highest-grossing film of 2026 so far.

Despite strong competition, the show Focus has become a global streaming hit by appearing in the Top 10 lists in 14 regions on HBO Max. While it’s not currently available on HBO Max in the United States—it’s on Netflix there, but will be removed on May 1st—it’s performing well on the platform in many other countries.

As of April 29th, the series Focus is reaching its highest point, ranking at number 2 in several countries: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, and Slovenia. This strong performance in these regions has helped Focus surpass other popular titles globally, including This Is It (No. 9), The Creator (No. 8), and Anatema (No. 10) in the worldwide Top 10.

Despite being over ten years old and not widely available, the movie Focus is still doing remarkably well, which highlights the continued global popularity of its stars, Will Smith and Margot Robbie. Both actors were already well-known when Focus was released, and remain major figures in Hollywood. Will Smith recently starred in the successful Bad Boys: Ride or Die, while Margot Robbie is preparing for an Ocean’s prequel and will lead the 2026 romantic drama Wuthering Heights.

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2026-04-29 22:58