By Any Means Reaches No. 2 on 2026 iTunes Movie Chart
Mark Wahlberg's crime thriller sits behind Spider-Man: Brand New Day, with an 88 percent audience score on Rotten Tomatoes against 49 percent from critics.
By Any Means has taken second place on the 2026 iTunes Top Movie Downloads chart, according to comingsoon.net. The Mark Wahlberg crime thriller sits behind Spider-Man: Brand New Day, which holds the top spot.
The film placed ahead of Practical Magic 2, The Weight, Buddy and The End of Oak Street on the same chart.
Critical and audience reactions to the film diverge on Rotten Tomatoes. By Any Means holds a 49 percent critics' score based on 78 reviews, while its audience score stands at 88 percent.
By Any Means opened in U.S. theaters on September 4, 2026. The crime thriller is based on a true story set in Mississippi in the 1960s and follows FBI agent Wayne Strider's investigation into the murders of civil rights leaders alongside Mafia hitman Gregory Scarpa.
Elegance Bratton directed the film from a screenplay by Sascha Penn. Wahlberg plays Gregory Scarpa, with Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as Wayne Strider, Nicole Beharie as Allison Strider, Giancarlo Esposito as Vernon Dahmer, Josh Lucas as Special Agent Everett Rhodes and David Strathairn as Special Agent Roy K. Moore.
Quick answers
Where does By Any Means rank on the iTunes movie chart?
It is second on the 2026 iTunes Top Movie Downloads chart, behind Spider-Man: Brand New Day.
What are By Any Means' Rotten Tomatoes scores?
The film has a 49 percent critics' score from 78 reviews and an 88 percent audience score.
When did By Any Means come out in theaters?
It opened in U.S. theaters on September 4, 2026.