Tom Hardy’s $292M Sci-Fi Mind-Bender Surges to the Top of Global Streaming Charts

Tom Hardy is, without question, one of the most famous action stars on the planet. However, he also has some other big roles that are more focused on his commanding performance and less on his ability to smash skulls. He gives one of his most famous performances opposite Cillian Murphy in Peaky Blinders, the hit British crime saga that ran for six seasons between 2013 and 2022. The franchise even returned with a feature film, now on Netflix, The Immortal Man, but Hardy has no role in the film, much to the disapproval of fans. Hardy also scored his first and only Oscar nod for his work in the critically acclaimed Western, The Revenant, which earned Leonardo DiCaprio the first Academy Award win of his career. He was recently seen opposite Pierce Brosnan in the hit crime series, MobLand, which hails from director Guy Ritchie and writer Ronan Bennett.

What many would argue is the most famous movie of Tom Hardy’s career, though, is Inception. The 2010 sci-fi thriller features other stars like Leonardo DiCaprio, Cillian Murphy, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and it follows a thief who steals corporate secrets from competitors using dream-sharing technology. However, things are flipped upside down when he has to use the technology to plant an idea, not steal one. Directed by Christopher Nolan, the film earned scores of 87% from critics and 91% from audiences on Rotten Tomatoes, and it grossed a whopping $839 million at the box office against a $160 million budget. Over 15 years later, Inception is back at the top of streaming charts on HBO Max in several countries around the world. It’s also a VOD smash hit in more than 15 countries.

Is Tom Hardy Making Another ‘Venom’ Movie?

Tom Hardy is involved as a producer in an animated Venom movie that’s in the works at Sony, but it’s unclear at this time if he will reprise his role as Eddie Brock or if it will be recast with another actor. Hardy has played Eddie for three feature films, all of which were financial success stories, but this wasn’t enough to help Sony launch its SSU (Sony’s Spider-Man Universe). The franchise may have failed because it declined to include Spider-Man in any movies that are directly inspired by some of his greatest villains.

Check out Inception on HBO Max in America, and stay tuned to Collider for more streaming updates and coverage of Hardy’s future projects.