The latest film from director Guy Ritchie and starring Henry Cavill and Alan Ritchson among others, is currently fresh on Rotten Tomatoes.

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 Good reviews are boosting The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare ahead of its box office debut, promising a strong opening weekend.
 The film’s positive reception on Rotten Tomatoes, with a 78% fresh rating, highlights its engaging cast and action sequences.
 Despite facing competition from other new releases like Civil War and Abigail , the movie is expected to hold its own at the box office.

The latest film starring Henry Cavill and Alan Ritchson, among others, has received some good news heading into its opening weekend. The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare, directed by Guy Ritchie, has debuted with an impressive score on Rotten Tomatoes that could go a long way in enticing moviegoers to give this one a shot at the box office.

Per Rotten Tomatoes, The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare currently holds a 78% fresh rating with 27 reviews counted so far. The film debuted with an impressive 81% on the site, so it has only dipped slightly since the review embargo was lifted, which bodes well as more reviews are expected to come in.

Most of the reviews lean on the positive side and even though they acknowledge that it does have its share of flaws (MovieWeb’s review found it just below average), the film’s cast and action set pieces have been cited as highlights that make the movie an entertaining experience. Check out our interview with Cavill and the cast below:

Good Reviews Will Help The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare at the Box Office

The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare

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Release Date: April 19, 2024
Director: Guy Ritchie
Cast: Alan Ritchson , Henry Cavill , Eiza Gonzalez , Hero Fiennes Tiffin , Cary Elwes

Good reviews will go a long way to helping The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare fare well at the box office. The film has to compete with last weekend’s Civil War, which debuted to an impressive $25.7 million, marking A24’s biggest opening to date. Should the film slide 50% in weekend two, some industry experts still think it has a shot to maintain the top spot, even with Warfare and other new releases on deck.

The Radio Silence-directed vampire horror effort Abigail also opens this weekend and could offer its own brand of competition. Horror is a particularly easy sell as fans have been known to show up for genre titles even if reviews are subpar.

In the case of Abigail, reviews are strong so far, with a 79% fresh rating and 19 reviews counted as of this writing. The film is currently tracking for a $12 million opening, which would put it in a dead heat with Civil War for first place if the movie doesn’t lose more than half of last weekend’s audience.

So where does that leave The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare? Tracking currently has the movie opening between $6-8 million, which is pretty much on par with Ritchie’s last film The Covenant, which opened to $6.3 million.

The Covenant had solid reviews as well, boasting an 83% fresh rating, but it didn’t break out with casual moviegoers, despite the presence of Jake Gyllenhaal and an impressive 98% audience score. Warfare does have an “A-” CinemaScore working in its favor from sneak previews held last week, so there’s still a chance that positive word of mouth and good critical reviews will allow the movie to exceed its tracking.

The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare is a spy action comedy that is based on the 2014 book Churchill’s Secret Warriors: The Explosive True Story of the Special Forces Desperadoes of WWII by Damien Lewis.

The film is a fictionalized version of Operation Postmaster, which used unconventional tactics and contributed significantly to the Allied victory over Nazi Germany. In addition to Cavill and Ritchson, the film also stars Eiza Gonzalez, Henry Golding, Alex Pettyfer, Cary Elwes, and Hero Fiennes Tiffin.