This ‘Skeleton Crew’ Star’s $205 Million Rom-Com Is a Streaming Hit Almost 20 Years Later

Jude Law is about to topline Star Wars: Skeleton Crew subsequent month alongside Kerry Condon, however considered one of his classics from almost 20 years in the past is making rounds on streaming after incomes greater than $200 million on the world field workplace. Legislation stars alongside Cameron Diaz and Kate Winslet in The Vacation, the 2005 romantic comedy that has crept into the Prime Video high 10, presently sitting within the #10 spot. The movie follows Amanda and Iris, a film trailer editor and a journalist who swap homes for 2 weeks at Christmas in an try and overlook their troubled lives till surprising love adjustments the whole lot. Jack Black and Eli Wallach additionally star within the movie, which sits at a 51% rating from critics and an 80% score from basic audiences on Rotten Tomatoes.

Nancy Meyers wrote and directed The Vacation, and she or he has solely directed two movies within the almost twenty years since. The primary was It’s Difficult, the 2009 romantic comedy starring Meryl Streep and Steve Martin, that’s streaming on Peacock, and the second was The Intern, the 2015 office comedy starring Robert De Niro and Anne Hathaway that’s streaming on Max. Earlier than her work on The Vacation, Meyers wrote and directed One thing’s Gotta Give, the 2003 romantic comedy starring Jack Nicholson and Diane Keaton, which additionally options Keanu Reeves and Amanda Peet. Within the early 2000s, she additionally directed What Ladies Need, a high-concept romantic comedy starring Mel Gibson and Helen Hunt. She made her directorial debut in 1998 with Mother or father Lure, the household romantic comedy starring Lindsay Lohan and Dennis Quaid.

What Else Is Widespread on Prime Video?

Infinite, the sci-fi thriller starring Mark Wahlberg and Chiwetel Ejiofor, has been a pressure on Prime Video, not too long ago climbing to the highest spot. Infinite was briefly dethroned by My Previous Ass, the drama/comedy movie starring Aubrey Plaza and Maisy Stella that premiered earlier this 12 months in theaters earlier than arriving on Prime. Brothers, the comedy starring Josh Brolin and Peter Dinklage has additionally been successful on Prime Video, together with The Longest Yard, the 2005 sports activities drama movie starring Adam Sandler and Chris Rock. Kate Beckinsale’s Canary Black has additionally been within the Prime Video high 10 for a number of weeks.

The Vacation stars Jude Legislation and Cameron Diaz and was written and directed by Nancy Meyers. Keep tuned to Collider for future streaming updates and watch The Vacation on Prime Video.