Jared Leto‘s acclaimed sci-fi movie has experienced a major resurgence on streaming. Although the film disappointed at the box office, many now consider it one of the 21st century’s best sci-fi movies.
Blade Runner 2049 is trending at No. 1 on HBO Max worldwide
The 2017 movie Blade Runner 2049 holds the top spot in HBO Max’s worldwide movie charts, as of September 9, 2026, according to FlixPatrol. The other entries in the list are Gandhari, The Secret Woman, Instadocs: The Decoy Plane, The Hard Corps, The Little Things, Turning Point: Generation 9/11, The Breadwinner, The Blind Side, and The Sixth Sense.
Notably, the data from FlixPatrol isn’t necessarily complete, but it does give a broader picture.
Blade Runner 2049 is a sequel to the 1982 sci-fi classic Blade Runner, starring Harrison Ford. Ridley Scott directed that movie. In contrast, Denis Villeneuve helmed the sequel, based on a script by Hampton Fancher and Michael Green. Both movies are adaptations of Philip K. Dick’s iconic novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
In the sequel, Ford returns as Rick Deckard, a bounty hunter. Ryan Gosling plays the role of K, a replicant, or bioengineered humanoid, who works for the Los Angeles Police Department as a blade runner and targets rogue replicant models. Meanwhile, Jared Leto plays Niander Wallace, the CEO of Wallace Corporation, which becomes the leading company for producing replicants in the sequel.
As mentioned above, Blade Runner 2049 didn’t perform commercially, earning $277 million at the global box office on a production budget that reportedly exceeded $150 million (via Box Office Mojo and The Hollywood Reporter). However, critics gave the movie stellar reviews. It currently has an 88% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 440 reviews. Evan Dossey of Midwest Film Journal shared in a review, “A perfect follow-up film that expands the themes of its predecessor for a new century.
