Eddington, A24's latest political satire, may hit HBO Max by November 2025 after a lukewarm box office start and potential for a streaming release.

Columbia Pictures and Screen Gems’ reboot of I Know What You Did Last Summer banked $2.2 million in previews from showtimes that began at 2PM yesterday, while A24’s Ari Aster socio political-western,

Leading the film is Joaquin Phoenix who plays Joe Cross in Eddington. He’s the sheriff of a dying town and the kind of man who’d rather watch everything burn than admit he’s lost control. With pandemic paranoia, far-right delusions, and a god complex brewing under his dusty hat, Joe is both terrifying and tragic.

Eddington's lacerating social satire about a town torn apart by pandemic paranoia takes a violent turn without losing the plot.

As Eddington makes its theatrical debut this Friday, fans are already eager to know when the movie will get its digital and streaming release dates. This black-comedy movie is the latest offering from Ari Aster,

Set against the eerie stillness of pandemic-era New Mexico, Eddington is less about the virus and more about the fever it awakens in its people.

Ari Aster's COVID-era western stars Pedro Pascal, Joaquin Phoenix and Emma Stone. It releases in theaters July 18

Ari Aster attending the premiere of 'Eddington' in Los Angeles in June 2025 (Monica Schipper ... In addition to low ratings, its box office debut earned just $39.1 million (£24m) during its US opening weekend and $84 million (£64m) globally.

Martin Scorsese gave Ari Aster's Eddington a positive review, calling the movie frightening for its take on America's current climate.

Ari Aster's “Eddington,” appropriately enough, has been divisive. Since its premiere at the Cannes Film Festival in May, Aster’s film has one of the most polarizing releases of the year.

Eddington, the latest film from Hereditary director Ari Aster, is a dark comedy about COVID-fueled chaos in a fictional New Mexico town. The film wades into hot-button topics regarding police brutality, the Black Lives Matter movement, AI investment, and mask mandates, among others. Ari Aster is asking for trouble with Eddington.