Will 'The Gentleman Thief' finish in the top five at the domestic box office in its opening weekend?
67% of users predicted YES — the community missed this one. 3 predictions cast.
'The Gentleman Thief,' a John Travolta-led heist thriller directed by Randall Emmett, did not finish among the weekend's top five domestic box office earners for the July 31-August 2, 2026 frame. The film was released through Vertical, a distributor that typically pairs a limited theatrical run with same-window digital and video-on-demand availability rather than a wide national release.
The weekend was dominated by 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day,' which opened to a record $360 million, followed by 'The Odyssey' ($51 million), 'Toy Story 5' (about $6.2 million), and 'Minions & Monsters' ($5.8 million). Against that field of wide releases, 'The Gentleman Thief's' narrow theater count left it without a meaningful domestic box office tally to compete for a top-five spot.
The mismatch reflects a familiar pattern for VOD-first genre films sharing a weekend with major studio tentpoles: theatrical footprint, not audience reception, was the deciding factor in whether a film could chart.
The community had leaned toward "yes" on a top-five finish (67%), but the film's limited theatrical release meant it never contended for a top-five spot, resolving the question "no."