If you missed Mark Wahlberg's latest crime thriller in theaters, your wait is almost over — measured in hours, not weeks. Decider reported that By Any Means, Wahlberg's FBI crime thriller released by Paramount, becomes available to purchase digitally on Tuesday, October 20 at 12 a.m. ET, which means West Coast viewers can buy it tonight, Monday, October 19, at 9 p.m. PT. Screen Rant also reported the digital release date, confirming that the film's home rollout begins tonight across the major transactional platforms.
Where to Buy It Tonight
According to Decider, By Any Means will be available to buy on Amazon Prime, Apple TV, and Fandango At Home — the three storefronts that anchor most major-studio digital launches. Decider listed the purchase price at $24.99 on Amazon Prime, a premium price point that reflects how fresh the film still is: studios typically charge top dollar in the first digital window, when a movie is available to own but not yet included with any subscription. For viewers who would rather rent or wait, the more patient options come later in the rollout, which is where the second half of this story lives.
The timing matters for Wahlberg fans because the actor has quietly become one of the most reliable draws in home viewing. His films tend to perform long after their theatrical runs end, finding second and third lives on digital storefronts and streaming charts. A same-week digital launch at a premium price is aimed squarely at that audience — the people who heard about the FBI thriller, could not get to a theater, and are willing to pay for the earliest seat at home.
When Will It Stream on Paramount+?
The question most readers actually ask is the subscription one, and here Decider was careful to separate fact from expectation. By Any Means is not yet available on any subscription streaming service. As a Paramount release, its eventual subscription home is Paramount+, and Decider expects it to arrive there around early December 2026. That estimate is not a studio announcement; it is based on Paramount's recent pattern, which Decider walked through using the studio's handling of Scary Movie: that title went digital roughly one month after its theatrical run and reached Paramount+ roughly three months after theaters. Applied to By Any Means, the same cadence points to an early-December streaming debut.
Screen Rant, in its coverage of the digital release date, likewise framed the film's home rollout as a two-step process — transactional first, subscription later — which has become the standard economics of a mid-budget theatrical thriller. The first window monetizes the most eager viewers at $24.99 a copy. The second window turns the film into a retention asset for Paramount+, where it can sit in front of millions of subscribers during the holiday viewing season, when crime thrillers historically do some of their strongest streaming business of the year.
What Paramount+ Costs If You Wait
If you plan to wait for the subscription window, Decider listed the current entry points for Paramount+: the Essential plan runs $8.99 per month, while the Premium plan runs $13.99 per month. Set against a $24.99 one-time purchase, the math depends entirely on how you watch. Buy the film tonight and it is yours to keep, rewatchable on any of the storefront apps without an ongoing bill. Wait for December and a single month of Essential costs less than a third of the purchase price — but the film leaves your library the moment you cancel. For a thriller you expect to watch once, patience wins. For Wahlberg completists building a collection, tonight's launch is the one that matters.
Why This Release Strategy Suits This Film
There is also a word-of-mouth argument for the staggered rollout. Crime thrillers live and die on recommendations — one friend telling another that the twists land. A digital purchase window lets the film build that conversation among its most motivated audience first, so that by the time it lands on Paramount+ in December, it arrives with a reputation already attached rather than as an anonymous thumbnail in a crowded catalog. Paramount has used versions of this playbook across its recent slate, and Decider's pattern-watching suggests By Any Means is following it step for step.
So set the reminder accordingly: tonight, Monday, October 19 at 9 p.m. PT (Tuesday, October 20 at 12 a.m. ET), By Any Means goes on sale on Amazon Prime, Apple TV, and Fandango At Home at $24.99 to buy on Amazon Prime. And if the subscription route is more your speed, circle early December and keep an eye on Paramount+ — and on our news coverage and browse pages, where we will confirm the exact streaming date the moment Paramount announces it rather than estimates it.
There is one more practical detail worth knowing before tonight: a digital purchase at launch is tied to the storefront where you buy it, so picking the platform you already watch on matters more than chasing a marginal price difference between stores. Decider listed the $24.99 buy price on Amazon Prime specifically, and the film is sold through Amazon Prime, Apple TV, and Fandango At Home alike — choose the library you actually open every week, because that is where the film will live for as long as you own it.
