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Doug Liman’s reboot of the 1989 action classic Road House has proven to be a smashing success for Amazon Studios.

Making its debut on the streaming platform last month, the film has reportedly clocked more than 50 million viewers on Prime Video over its first two weeks of release. Per a press release from Amazon, that is a record-breaking number, destroying every other original film and television series produced exclusively for the platform.

“The groundbreaking, successful debut of Road House is a testament to the hard work and commitment from the entire Road House filmmaking team and the film’s cast led by the phenomenal Jake Gyllenhaal,” said Jennifer Salke, head of Amazon MGM Studios. “The world is absolutely loving this entertaining, action-packed ride anchored by the performances of Jake, Conor McGregor, Daniela Melchior, Darren Barnet, Billy Magnussen, Jessica Williams, Lukas Gage, Arturo Castro, JD Pardo and the rest of our stellar cast.

“It’s great to see the film taking off with both fans of the iconic original as well as a huge turnout from new audiences. This incredible film is really giving everyone something to talk about, and we couldn’t be more proud!”

Road House’s Straight-To-Streaming Release Proves to be a massive success

Liman refused to show up at the film’s SXSW debut earlier this year after expressing frustration over its straight-to-streaming release. Since then, the high-octane director has reversed course, attending the Road House premiere in Austin, Texas and throwing his support behind the picture.

Road House stars the Academy Award-nominated Jake Gyllenhaal in the lead role of Elwood Dalton, a former UFC fighter who takes a job as a bouncer at a Florida Keys roadhouse. While there, he unwittingly wages war with a corrupt businessman (Billy Magnussen) and his over-the-top henchman portrayed by first-time actor Conor McGregor. The film also stars Daniela Melchior (The Suicide Squad) and Grammy Award-winning musician Post Malone.

While the fights between Conor McGregor and Jake Gyllenhaal in Amazon’s remake of Road House were all the product of movie magic, things got a little too real behind the scenes.

Released on March 21, Road House has received mostly positive reviews with many commending Gyllenhaal’s performance as relatively laid-back ex-UFC fighter Elwood Dalton. Fight fans have also been enamored with McGregor’s on-screen debut as Knox, the film’s main antagonist who goes toe-to-toe with Gyllenhaal’s lovable bouncer more than once during its 114-minute runtime.

During a recent interview with Howard Stern, Gyllenhaal shared some of his thoughts about working with McGregor, including their first night of shooting where the Irishman had to pretend to headbutt Gyllenhaal.

“In that moment, I was like, ‘Holy sh*t. I’m about to get headbutted by Conor McGregor,” Gyllenhaal said. “What’s gonna happen?’”

Luckily, Gyllenhaal avoided taking any serious incidental damage during the shoot but later revealed that McGregor had inexplicably punched him in the face during a random encounter in the middle of the night.

“It was like three in the morning and … he just clocked me, right in the face,” Gyllenhaal recalled. “I wish it was on film, but it wasn’t.”

The Brokeback Mountain actor didn’t explain the circumstances surrounding the random attack, but Gyllenhaal remained adamant that it was an accident and added that McGregor felt awful about the incident.

Howard Stern Believes Conor McGregor Punched Gyllenhaal on purpose

However, that didn’t stop Howard Stern from trying to stir the pot, suggesting it was 100% on purpose.

“I’m too much in my head,” Stern said. “I’d be like, I’m the star of this movie, and Conor McGregor can’t handle the fact that I’m the star, so he gave me a shot in the face. You know that’s true, I guarantee it.”

Gyllenhaal responded to Stern’s assessment, saying: “You can live in your reality. I believe it was a mistake, so there you go.”

Check out our official review of Road House and check out the film exclusively on Amazon Prime Video.

Road House co-stars Conor McGregor and Jake Gyllenhaal went sneaker shopping with Complex’s Joe La Puma at Stadium Goods in New York City.

While there, the Irishman spotted a pair of Nike MAG shoes, an official release of the futuristic self-lacing footwear from Back to the Future II with an asking price of $35,000. Once seeing the price tag, Gyllenhaal couldn’t help, but be taken aback, though McGregor appeared to be unfazed.

While out, McGregor did drop a pretty penny on some new kicks, dropping a cool $24,000 while Gyllenhaal went with a more modest expenditure of $1,000.

Will we see Conor mcGregor and Jake Gyllenhaal back for a Road House sequel?

McGregor and Gyllenhaal have been spotted making the rounds together over the last several months in promotion of their recently released remake of the 1989 action classic. In the remake of Road House, Gyllenhaal places ex-UFC fighter Dalton who accepts a job as a bouncer at a Florida Keys roadhouse. While there, he finds himself unwittingly waging war with a businessman who’s been terrorizing the town for years.

The film has earned mostly positive reviews, holding strong with a 61% critic score on Rotten Tomatoes and a 57% audience score. LowKick MMA’s official review of Road House called it “a mindless popcorn flick that you can throw on anytime you want to zone out and just watch people beat the sh*t out of each other.”

Rumblings of a sequel have already begun with Gyllenhaal eager to reprise his role. Conor McGregor has also revealed that there are talks of a potential prequel focused on his over-the-top villain, Knox.

“I would love to [revisit the role]. I love the role, I love the character,” Gyllenhaal told Screen Rant. “I love his humor. I love where he could go. The first thing I ever read in the script was the scene where he asked about insurance, if they have insurance, asked if their bikes are outside, and the essence of that character is there, and there’s so much more to explore in that space. So, yeah… I do like the training, but that’s just me.”