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Rami Malek’s $60 Million Spy-Thriller Flop Is Officially a Streaming Hit on Prime Video
PolygonThursday, August 13, 2026 at 11:00 PM
RedScroll Brief
Rami Malek’s ‘The Amateur’ is a hit on Prime Video more than a year after the $60 million spy thriller struggled at the box office.
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- Impact
- High
- Category
- Culture
- Market relevance
- None
- Why it matters
- Culture sets the tone of public attention — what people argue about when the news cycle turns. Rami Malek’s ‘The Amateur’ is a hit on Prime Video more than a year after the $60 million spy thriller struggled at the box office.
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What happened
Rami Malek’s ‘The Amateur’ is a hit on Prime Video more than a year after the $60 million spy thriller struggled at the box office.
Why it matters
Culture sets the tone of public attention — what people argue about when the news cycle turns.
Background
Polygon reported on this under culture. RedScroll surfaces the signal with an extractive brief — not a reprint of the original article. Read the source for full reporting.
Timeline
Polygon published: Rami Malek’s $60 Million Spy-Thriller Flop Is Officially a Streaming Hit on Prime Video
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