While the last few years have seen Keanu Reeves impress in various roles, including reprising Ted Logan and Neo in Bill and Ted Face the Music and The Matrix Resurrections, respectively, arguably the biggest way he’s stood out over the last decade has been leading the John Wick franchise. Across four movies, moviegoers have watched the title assassin eliminate all sorts of enemies in the criminal underworld he’d previously left behind, and thanks to the performance of John Wick: Chapter 4, this franchise has finally crossed the $1 billion mark.
Released on May 24, Chapter 4 dominated its opening weekend at the box office, and as of this writing, it’s made over $425 million worldwide, making it the highest-grossing entry in the film series. It’s a big enough deal that each John Wick movie has been more financially successful than its predecessor, but the 2023 new movie release’s outstanding performance has now resulted in John Wick joining the list of franchises that have made more than $1 billion across the globe, with its current collective total sitting at $1.011 billion. Lionsgate Motion Picture Group chair Joe Drake said the following about hitting this milestone in a statement provided to Variety:
