{"id":2678326,"date":"2026-10-07T21:09:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-08T01:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/thousands-of-theaters-purge-woke-reacher-star-alan-ritchsons-new-movie-as-bomb-becomes-official\/"},"modified":"2026-10-07T21:10:32","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T01:10:32","slug":"thousands-of-theaters-purge-woke-reacher-star-alan-ritchsons-new-movie-as-bomb-becomes-official","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/thousands-of-theaters-purge-woke-reacher-star-alan-ritchsons-new-movie-as-bomb-becomes-official\/","title":{"rendered":"Thousands of Theaters Purge Woke &#8216;Reacher&#8217; Star Alan Ritchson&#8217;s New Movie as Bomb Becomes Official"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fthousands-of-theaters-purge-woke-reacher-star-alan-ritchsons-new-movie-as-bomb-becomes-official%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2678326&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Alan Ritchson, known for playing Jack Reacher and a vocal critic of Donald Trump, recently faced his second <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/disney-diversity-executive-exits-post-after-back-to-back-box-office-flops\/\" title=\"Disney&#039;s Diversity Executive Departs Following Consecutive ... Failures.\">consecutive box office failure<\/a>. His action film &#8220;Runner,&#8221; co-starring Owen Wilson, opened in over 2,500 theaters but dropped too just 340 theaters after three weeks, with minimal box office earnings of $17.7 million against a production budget estimated between $35 and $45 million. Despite receiving positive reviews from audiences on Rotten Tomatoes (90%), the film did not perform well commercially.Similarly, ritchson&#8217;s gangster movie &#8220;Motor City&#8221; earned around $3 million on a $30 million budget, also underperforming.<\/p>\n<p>Ritchson has made headlines for his outspoken political opinions, frequently enough criticizing Trump with strong language and accusations, including claims about Trump&#8217;s involvement with Jeffrey Epstein. He has expressed frustration with current U.S. politics, criticizing the White House&#8217;s construction projects and lack of accountability.Moreover, he revealed that studios have advised him to avoid political discussions, though he remains vocal.<\/p>\n<p>Despite recent box office setbacks, Ritchson experienced success earlier in the year with the sci-fi film &#8220;War Machine,&#8221; wich became Netflix&#8217;s most-watched original of 2026. His &#8220;Reacher&#8221; series was renewed for additional seasons following high viewership for its fourth season,indicating strong support for his acting career.The film &#8220;Motor City&#8221; and &#8220;Runner&#8221; continue to generate revenue through digital sales, but their profitability remains uncertain.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cJack Reacher\u201d star Alan Ritchson, who has been a harsh critic of President Donald Trump, just experienced his second box-office flop in a row as the action film \u201cRunner\u201d is heading to streaming after a short run in theaters.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRunner,\u201d co-starring Owen Wilson, opened in over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boxofficemojo.com\/release\/rl3955130369\/?ref_=bo_we_table_24\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2,500 theaters<\/a> on Sept. 11, but after three weeks, it was down to 340 theaters and ranked 24th in ticket sales last weekend, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boxofficemojo.com\/weekend\/2026W40\/?ref_=bo_hm_rw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Box Office Mojo<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The performance came despite audiences giving the Angel Studios-distributed film a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/m\/runner_2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">90 percent positive<\/a> rating on Rotten Tomatoes.<\/p>\n<p>The movie has taken in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boxofficemojo.com\/release\/rl3955130369\/?ref_=bo_we_table_24\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">$17.7 million<\/a> on a reported budget of between <a href=\"https:\/\/movieweb.com\/alan-ritchson-runner-action-box-office-opening\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">$35 million and $45 million<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Similarly, the gangster movie \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/woke-reacher-star-alan-ritchson-admits-studio-begged-keep-mouth-shut-politics-refused-film-bombed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Motor City<\/a>,\u201d in which Ritchson played the lead, tanked in theaters, garnering just over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boxofficemojo.com\/title\/tt2012616\/?ref_=bo_se_r_1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">$3 million<\/a> in sales with a budget of $30 million, <a href=\"https:\/\/collider.com\/runner-alan-ritchson-action-movie-box-office-removed-from-2200-theaters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Collider<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>Ritchson has made headlines in recent months for his over-the-top and repeated expletive-laced criticism of Trump, such as suggesting in July that the president is implicated in the Epstein files.<\/p>\n<p>Trump \u201chas the keys to the nuclear codes \u2026. Like, dude, what? Go to jail,\u201d the actor said.<\/p>\n<p>In another July podcast, he <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BreitbartNews\/status\/2081806631940104262?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a>, \u201cI\u2019m just supposed to let go of my resentment that this [expletive] guy is just raping the world that he lives in for whatever gain he personally can have? And I\u2019m supposed to let that go.\u201d<strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cLook at the politics we deal with right now,\u201d Ritchson said. \u201cThe White House is in ruins,\u201d mentioning the UFC fight cage on the South Lawn and the ongoing ballroom construction.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd no consequences. It wasn\u2019t done legally. There\u2019s no plan in place. Now you\u2019re asking for money. It\u2019s like, what are we doing?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The White House <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/breaking-scotus-gives-trumps-ballroom-construction-green-light\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ballroom plans<\/a> have been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/commission-votes-approve-wh-ballroom-despite-official-injunction-major-pushback\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">approved<\/a> by both the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts and the 12-member National Capital Planning Commission.<\/p>\n<p>Further, the U.S. Supreme Court <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/breaking-scotus-gives-trumps-ballroom-construction-green-light\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ruled in August<\/a> that construction could continue, finding the group that sued Trump to stop it, the National Trust for Historic Preservation, lacked standing.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at the Fan Expo Canada in Toronto last month, Ritchson said he gets a lot of calls from studios asking him not to talk about politics, to just \u201cshut up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSony told me not to. And I\u2019m not going to say anything, not today,\u201d he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=w2c7PBT9Uxg&#038;t=215s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a>, but he still threw in a mention of Epstein.<\/p>\n<p>Collider noted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/woke-reacher-star-alan-ritchson-sees-second-movie-bomb-box-office-many-months\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ritchson<\/a> has had some successes outside the box office this year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe began the year with the sci-fi action film \u2018War Machine,\u2019 which remains the most-watched Netflix original of 2026,\u201d the outlet said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMeanwhile, \u2018Reacher\u2019 has been renewed for fifth and sixth seasons following a record-breaking Season 4 run, which resulted in more than 1 billion weekly minutes watched, according to Nielsen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Further, both \u201cMotor City\u201d and \u201cRunner\u201d will generate additional revenue in video-on-demand sales, but whether it will be enough to make them profitable is yet to be seen.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #171717; display: flex;font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;line-height: 1.5;margin: 24px 0;padding: 18px 20px 18px 30px;text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"align-self: stretch;border-left: 3px solid #171717;flex-shrink: 0;padding-left: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/\">Choose The Western Journal as your preferred source on Google and never miss reporting that defends truth, protects freedom, and advances Western civilization<\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"border: 1px solid #f5f5f5; padding: 16px;\">Advertise with The Western Journal and reach millions of highly engaged readers, while supporting our work. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/advertise-us\/?wj_source=article\">Advertise Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey == typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts = { \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs = [ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i = 0; i < inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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