Russell Crowe’s WW2 Hit Loses Box-Office Rank to Brendan Fraser’s Sleeper Hit

Just as it premiered on the PVOD market, the recently released WWII drama-thriller film Pressure performed what will likely be its final box office conquest. Starring Brendan Fraser and Andrew Scott, Pressure was released to positive reviews and an even better audience reception in May. The movie delivered strong box office results at a time when the domestic market was dominated by two movies aimed at younger audiences — Obsession and Backrooms. Directed by Anthony Maras, Pressure unfolds in the tense three days leading up to D-Day and follows a British meteorologist's attempts to convince Dwight D. Eisenhower to delay the Allied invasion of Europe by one day.