Kevin Costner’s Western epic “Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1,” a box office disappointment, has quietly surged on streaming. FlixPatrol’s June 4, 2026 data places it at #10 on Amazon Prime Video’s Top 10 Movies list—arriving on May 23—while it joins a c
A Western that stumbled at the box office is finding its second life in the stream of late-night scrolling.
“Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1” is already landing on Amazon Prime Video’s Top 10 Movies list. FlixPatrol’s data for June 4, 2026 shows the film at #10. It arrived on the platform last month, on May 23.
On the same Top 10 list, John Krasinski’s “Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan: Ghost War” holds the top spot. “Battleship,” starring Liam Neeson, is at #2, “Despicable Me 4” sits at #3, “Regretting You” at #4, and Leonardo DiCaprio’s “One Battle After Another” at #5.
For Kevin Costner. the performance is especially notable because “Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1” is his first film in a planned four-part Western saga. The story is built around the settlement of the American West during and around the American Civil War. Chapter 1 follows multiple interconnected storylines before and during the Civil War. beginning with settlers trying to establish a new town called Horizon—only for that push to ignite conflict with the local Apache tribe defending their lands.
The film also centers on survivors of the Apache raids. Frances Kittredge and her daughter, Elizabeth, are shown seeking refuge at an army camp. Elsewhere, a woman named Lucy flees and adopts a new identity along with her son after shooting a dangerous man.
Costner released the film on June 28, 2024. He directed, co-produced, and co-wrote it. The production was reportedly budgeted at $100 million, while its global box office take came to roughly $38 million.
Still, the critical reaction didn’t land as a total collapse. On Rotten Tomatoes, 160 critics rated the movie at an average of 51%, while users scored it 70%.
The streaming momentum also arrives with a shadow over the franchise’s next steps. “Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 2” was filmed back-to-back with the first film and was scheduled for release the same year. After Chapter 1’s underwhelming performance, it has been delayed indefinitely.
For now, Chapter 1’s spot on Prime Video’s daily rankings keeps the conversation alive—especially in a landscape where a “flop” can still turn into a long tail, one click at a time, long after the theater lights go out.
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So it flopped in theaters but is #10 now? That’s basically the definition of “it was good all along.”
I don’t even get it—Prime rankings are always fake to me. Like somebody just watched it once and it jumps to top 10 lol. Also Costner’s name alone should’ve carried it.
Wait, the article says the movie came to Prime on May 23 but the box office was June 28 2024? Those dates feel mixed up. Is it delayed or not delayed?? And Apache tribe thing—was that accurate or was it just like made up drama.
Netflix would’ve pushed it harder honestly. I heard ‘Horizon 2’ got canned forever after chapter 1, but now they’re still calling it “indefinitely” delayed like that means it’s coming back. 51% critics / 70% users… that math is confusing because it sounds like both kinda liked it? Either way I’m not shocked it’s climbing, people binge stuff at night when there’s nothing else on.