Tom Holland’s Forgotten Action Movie Sails Back Into Amazon Prime’s Top 10 Thanks to the ‘Brand New Day’ Mania

Tom Holland fans have a new reason to revisit his early blockbuster work, and it has nothing to do with a new trailer or announcement. Tom Holland’s action film Uncharted has climbed into the Prime Video Top 10, finding a fresh audience alongside the success of Spider-Man: Brand New Day. The treasure hunting adventure is proving that a good Tom Holland performance never really goes out of style.

The 2022 action adventure film has found a fresh wave of interest, proving that audiences remain drawn to the treasure hunting spectacle years after its initial theatrical run. According to the latest platform data reviewed for this piece, ‘Uncharted’ currently sits at the number seven spot on Amazon Prime’s most watched movies list, right alongside titles like ‘Masters of the Universe,’ ‘The Amateur,’ and ‘Project Hail Mary.’

The Spider-Man Effect on Streaming

This streaming success arrives as Tom Holland continues to dominate the cultural conversation. The actor is currently riding the highest of highs thanks to his latest theatrical outing, and it appears that momentum is spilling over into his back catalog on streaming.

The actor is currently celebrating the massive box office performance of his latest project, Spider-Man: Brand New Day, which recently set a record for the biggest three day opening weekend in North American history. That kind of cultural saturation tends to send curious viewers scrambling for whatever else the star has done, and ‘Uncharted’ happens to be sitting right there in the Prime Video library waiting to be rediscovered.

Sony and Marvel’s Spider-Man Brand New Day set the record for the highest domestic opening weekend of all time with 360 million dollars in ticket sales. Globally, the film tallied 932 million dollars. Those are the kinds of numbers that turn a movie star into a full blown pop culture event, and events tend to send fans hunting for more content featuring the person at the center of it.

‘Uncharted’ Finds a Second Life Years Later

For anyone who missed it the first time around, ‘Uncharted’ is a globe trotting action adventure loosely inspired by the beloved PlayStation game series. Street smart thief Nathan Drake, played by Holland, is recruited by seasoned treasure hunter Victor Sully Sullivan, played by Mark Wahlberg, to recover a fortune lost by Ferdinand Magellan 500 years ago.

What starts as a heist job for the duo becomes a globe trotting race to reach the prize before the ruthless Moncada, played by Antonio Banderas, who believes he and his family are the rightful heirs.

The film also features Sophia Ali as Chloe Frazer and Tati Gabrielle as mercenary leader Jo Braddock, rounding out a cast that leaned heavily on charisma to carry the source material.

Uncharted was directed by Ruben Fleischer from a screenplay by Rafe Lee Judkins, Art Marcum, and Matt Holloway, based on the video game franchise developed by Naughty Dog and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment. While reviews were mixed at the time of its release, the film clearly still has staying power with casual streamers looking for a fun, low commitment popcorn watch.

‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Keeps Breaking Records

It is hard to overstate just how big ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ has become in a matter of days. Sony and Marvel’s comic book adventure obliterated box office expectations, collecting a jaw dropping 355 million dollars from 4,487 North American theaters before final numbers pushed the total even higher.

The film collected 573 million dollars at the international box office, bringing the grand total to a staggering 927 million dollars worldwide, underscoring Peter Parker’s broad global appeal. Brand New Day is on pace to be the fourth billion dollar film of the year, joining Toy Story 5, Michael, and The Super Mario Galaxy Movie.

The film, directed by Destin Daniel Cretton, has earned strong reviews, holding a 90 percent critics score on Rotten Tomatoes and an A CinemaScore rating from audiences. With numbers like that, it makes complete sense that curious viewers are circling back to Holland’s filmography to see what else he has been up to over the years.

Why Fans Keep Revisiting Nathan Drake

There is something to be said for how streaming platforms benefit from real world star power. When an actor becomes the biggest name in entertainment overnight, older projects in their filmography naturally see a spike in interest as new and casual fans go looking for more.

‘Uncharted’ landing back in Prime Video’s Top 10 is a textbook example of that ripple effect in action. Whether longtime fans are simply revisiting a fun adventure film or new viewers are discovering Holland’s range beyond the web slinging suit, the treasure hunting movie is clearly benefiting from all the ‘Spider-Man’ buzz surrounding him right now.

It also speaks to how audiences engage with franchise stars differently than they used to, treating an actor’s entire body of work as connected content worth exploring the moment one project becomes a phenomenon. Between the record shattering box office run and this unexpected streaming resurgence, Holland is having a moment that very few actors ever get to experience twice in the same career.

Are you one of the viewers who jumped back into ‘Uncharted’ after watching ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day,’ and did Nathan Drake’s treasure hunt hold up for you the second time around?