Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Jake Gyllenhaal's Road House remake had a controversial streaming-only release, and it begs the question of how much the movie could have made if it was released in theaters. The Road House remake has had two major controversies surrounding its development, with one of the biggest centering on the format it was released in.
Director Rowdy Herrington Release Date May 19, 1989 Budget $17 million What Other Action Movies Suggest About Road House's Remake Road House likely would have been an average release for the genre Close The original Road House is a good benchmark, but it was released in 1989, which was a very different time in terms of how action movies performed at the box office. It's also useful, then, to compare the remake to more recent examples of the action genre.
Related Did Jake Gyllenhaal Really Fight In Road House? Choreography, UFC Filming & CGI Explained Every action movie has a different process, so here's what went into Jake Gyllenhaal and the Road House movie's process for well-made fight scenes. Part of the problem with Gyllenhaal's ability to draw in crowds comes from the types of movies he tends to make.