It’s challenging to putMatt Damoninto a box as an actor. He’s starred in everything from romantic comedies to dramas, fantasy epics to biopics. His first major hit wasGood Will Huntingin 1997, a movie that won him and cowriter Ben Affleck the Best Original Screenplay Oscar at the Academy Awards. It was in 2002, however, that Damon ascended to a new level of movie stardom, taking on the role of amnesiacassassin Jason BourneinThe Bourne Identity.
Damon reprised his role as Bourne for three sequels, but his work in the action-heavy movies extended beyond this franchise. Damon had action-forward roles in movies likeGreen Zone(2010),True Grit(2010),Elysium(2013), andThe Martian(2016), the latter two of which mix action with science fiction. Though Damon appeared in crime thrillerThe Instigatorslast year,his last true foray into pure action was almost 10 years ago now.
Jason Bourne Is A Streaming Hit
Matt Damon’s Action Sequel Is Connecting With Audiences After A Mixed Reception
Jason Bourneis finding renewed success on streaming after its theatrical release in 2016. Directed by franchise veteran Paul Greengrass, the fifth installment in theBournefranchisesees Damon returning to his iconic action role after seemingly bidding the character farewell with 2008’sThe Bourne Ultimatum. The movie, which comes after the Jeremy Renner-starringThe Bourne Legacy(2012), follows Bourne as he unearths more about his past.Jason Bournewasn’t quite as well-received as the character’s previous outings, earning mixed reviews from critics.
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Now, though, new data fromFlixPatrolreveals thatJason Bourneranks as the ninth most popular movie on Max as of July 31, 2025. The movie beatsWarcraft(2016), but fall short ofSons of Ecstacy(2025),The Accountant(2016),Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children(2016), and, in first place,Den of Thieves(2018). TheBournesequel has been on Max’s top 10 list for six days so far, falling one position from eighth place. Check out the full top 10 for January 13 below:
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What Jason Bourne’s Streaming Success Means For The Movie
Audiences Are Still Interested In Bourne
Grossing $415 million at the box office worldwide makesJason Bournea commercial success, but the movie has only a 55% critics' score onRotten Tomatoes, with an audience score to match. This is a notable step down from all three of Damon’s previous Bourne movies, and it also falls just short ofThe Bourne Legacy.The movie, as a whole, marked a serviceable but ultimately disappointing finaleto Damon’s tenure as Bourne, but its streaming success signals that there is still interest in this action franchise.
Jason Bournewas made on an estimated budget of $120 million, the second largest of the franchise behindThe Bourne Legacy’s $125 million.
Jason Bournetrending on streaming ultimately bodes well for the franchise’s future. It has been confirmed thatBourne 6is currently in development, andDamon himself has expressed interest in returning if the script is right. There have been relatively few updates on the project since it was announced, but it evidently represents an opportunity to send Damon’s assassin out on a high note afterJason Bournefailed to totally get there.
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In the fifth installment in the Bourne film franchise, Matt Damon returns to his most iconic role of Jason Bourne. Though the titular operative has recovered from his amnesia, he is still on the run from the CIA that wants him dead, while trying to learn clues about his father and his history.
