Hugh Jackman’s $300M Mummy Rival Extends Streaming Domination To A New Platform

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Hugh Jackman with his arms spread wide in Van Helsing

Published Oct 18, 2026, 2:12 PM EDT

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Hugh Jackman remains best known for playing Wolverine across numerous X-Men movies, as well as 2024's Deadpool & Wolverine. His career, however, has seen him branch beyond the superhero genre in some interesting ways. Recently, for example, Jackman starred in The Sheep Detectives (2026), a lighthearted cozy mystery movie, as well as The Death of Robin Hood (2026), a gritty period drama about the medieval figure of legend. In the early 2000s, Jackman tried his hand at playing another hero, this time in a dark fantasy adventure.

More than two decades after it first hit theaters, Van Helsing, starring Jackman and Kate Beckinsale, is now experiencing a resurgence on streaming. As of writing, the film, which also features David Wenham, Richard Roxburgh, Elena Anaya, Will Kemp, Kevin J. O'Connor, and Shuler Hensley, stands as the tenth most popular movie on Peacock in the U.S., falling behind some major movie titles, both new and old.

Jackman's Van Helsing Continues To Dominate On Peacock

Directed by Stephen Sommers, the film stars Jackman as the titular Van Helsing, a character first introduced in Bram Stoker's Dracula. This version of the character is more of an action hero, with the film following the monster hunter as he travels to Transylvania to face off against Count Dracula, Frankenstein's monster, and a werewolf. Van Helsing's Peacock popularity comes amid success on HBO Max as well, where it currently ranks among the streamer's top 10 in a number of countries worldwide, including Belgium, France, and Malaysia.

On Peacock, Van Helsing falls behind movies like The Mummy (1999), Monsters vs Aliens (2009), Friday the 13th (1980), Boo! A Madea Halloween (2016), How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000), Monster House (2006), Coraline (2009), The Grinch (2018), and, in the top spot, Disclosure Day (2026). The film's newfound streaming success across both HBO Max and Peacock follows a poor reception from critics and a disappointing box office haul of $300 million worldwide on a budget estimated to be between $160–$170 million.

One Franchise's Resurrection Could Lead To A Jackman Return

Sommers, of course, also directed the first three installments in the Mummy franchise, an IP that is now poised for a major return. Following Lee Cronin's The Mummy (2026), an installment next year called The Mummy: Book of the Dead brings back Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz. Radio Silence directs this new sequel, not Sommers, but the return of Fraser and Weisz suggests a Jackman return as Van Helsing may not be outside the realm of possibility.

Still, however, there's no denying that Van Helsing was a disappointment both critically and commercially in 2004, casting doubt that a revival would ever happen, even with the upcoming resurrection of The Mummy. Although Jackman's time as the legendary monster hunter may be over, the film's streaming success suggests audiences are finding enjoyment with the title 22 years later.