Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem debuted in theaters last month, and the film impressed both critics and audiences with 96% and 90% Rotten Tomatoes ratings respectively. On Monday, Paramount took to its Twitter account to announce that the film will make its streaming debut on Paramount Plus the following day.
Unfortunately, despite a solid debut, the audience and critics' enthusiasm did not carry over to its box office earnings as it only managed to gross $167.5 million against its $70 million budget, likely triggering this release. The company announced the film will be available for Paramount Plus subscribers in the United States and Canada only, with other markets gaining access at a later date.
This news shocks many of us given Mutant Mayhem made its theatrical debut a little over a month ago. Nevertheless, we can't fault the studio's decision. Given the film's poor performance at the box office, the best decision anyone could have made is to give it a chance on another platform. In this case, that platform is Paramount Plus.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is one of the biggest media franchises in the world. The IP began as a comic series in 1998 but has since grown to include toys, animated series, feature films – both animated and live-action, and video games.