How The Beekeeper Is Contributing To Transporter 2’s Success

Transporter 2 is the second entry in an early Statham franchise. The movie made a small splash at the box office, raking in $89 million worldwide on an estimated $32 million budget. It received mixed reviews from critics, holding a 52% on Rotten Tomatoes. The film was successful enough to warrant a sequel, Transporter 3, as well as a spinoff TV series and a less successful film reboot, The Transporter Refueled.

While these sequels gave The Transporter franchise a legacy of their own, its Netflix renaissance is likely due to Statham’s current action hit, The Beekeeper. Released on January 12, The Beekeeper has had a relatively successful run in theaters thus far. It opened to over $21 million worldwide and boasts a respectable Rotten Tomatoes score of 69%.

Those who have just been excited by the action of The Beekeeper were likely looking to Netflix for more Statham action films. The success of Transporter 2, as a result, will probably also help the new movie, as the exposure of Statham in the Netflix charts might encourage more people to see his current theatrical work. Time will tell as The Beekeeper continues its run in wide release.