The following contains spoilers for Den of Thieves 2: PanteraThe lovers of scuzzy "dad movies" out there have secured another win with the success of Den of Thieves 2: Pantera, a follow-up to Gerard Butler and O'Shea Jackson Jr.

Gerard Butler didn't have the best time filming Den of Thieves 2: Pantera as he shot the movie "with a freshly torn ACL."

The dogged cop and wily thief butt heads again in Christian Gudegast's follow-up to his 2018 heist thriller. Imagine the iconic diner sit-down scene between Al Pacino and Robert De Niro in Michael Mann’s Heat stretched out to feature length and you’ll get some idea of Den of Thieves 2: Pantera.

Pantera”—an action thriller starring Gerard Butler and O’Shea Jacksons Jr.—is new in theaters. When will it be available to stream at home?

Gerard Butler and O'Shea Jackson Jr. are back in "Den of Thieves 2: Pantera" for more white-knuckled heist action. The sequel puts Big Nick back on the path of Donnie, who has managed to get embroiled in the world of international diamond theft.

Christian Gudegast's action sequel occasionally works, but gets too caught up in cliche criminal caper tropes.

With “Den of Thieves 2: Pantera” (Lionsgate), Gerard Butler displayed his bona fides as one of the most reliable draws for action releases. Opening at #1 with $15.5 million, it came in a little ahead of projections and led #2 “ Mufasa: The Lion King” (Disney).

The way that Gerard Butler chooses to smoke his cigarettes in the Den of Thieves movies. You can see it in the photo below. There’s a very unique style to the way that “Big” Nick O’Brien holds his cigarettes while he’s planning a diamond heist,

I wasn’t actively writing about movies when Den of Thieves came out in 2018, so it was one I opted to skip at the time. However, I became aware that a bit of a cult following started to grow around the Gerard Butler heist movie,