Denzel Washington’s The Equalizer is a hit with Netflix audiences worldwide, but how did it fare compared to Eddie Murphy’s Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F?
Directed by Antoine Fuqua, Washington plays Robert McCall in the big-screen adaptation of the hit CBS series of the same call starring Edward Woodward.
In the film edition of The Equalizer, Robert, a former Navy officer and retired Defense Intelligence Agency officer, uses his to fight a Russian crime syndicate. The Equalizer has spawned two sequels to date: The Equalizer 2 in 2018 and The Equalizer 3 in 2023. .
According to the streaming service, The Equalizer debuted at number 8 of Netflix’s 10 most sensitive videos globally during the week of July 1 to 7 with 3. 5 million views, which equates to 7. 6 million hours viewed. The news of The Equalizer’s big debut on Netflix comes just hours after Washington appeared in director Ridley Scott’s new trailer for Gladiator 2 alongside Paul Mescal and Pedro Pascal.
Unsurprisingly, Netflix’s original film, Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F, topped Netflix’s top 10 video world rankings with 41 million views, which equates to 80. 7 million hours viewed.
Directed by Mark Molloy, Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F. features the return of Eddie Murphy as Detroit police detective Axel Foley. Murphy reunited with several actors from the first 1984 Beverly Hills Cop film in Axel F, adding Judge Reinhold, John Ashton, Paul Reiser, and Bronson Pinchot.
In addition, No. 1 in Netflix’s ranking of American movies, Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F is among Netflix’s top 10 most sensational hits in 92 other countries around the world.
Beverly Hills Police: Axel F. removed Netflix original film, A Family Affair, from the most sensible place in the streamer’s 10 global rankings of most sensible films after a week in the most sensible.
Starring Nicole Kidman and Zac Efron, the romantic comedy garnered 31. 9 million views, or 60. 6 million hours viewed, in its opening week.
Jessica Alba’s Netflix original crime drama Trigger Warning (8 million views/14. 2 hours viewed) took the No. 3 spot on the charts, while the animated film Paw Patrol the Movie (5. 2 million views/7. 5 million hours viewed) took the No. 4 spot.
The film adaptation of the video game Warcraft (4. 1 million views/8. 5 million hours viewed) completes the top five worldwide.
Meanwhile, the hit animated film The Super Mario Bros. Movie (3. 7 million views/5. 6 million hours viewed) is ranked No. 6, while the animated film Miraculous World: Shanghai, The Legend of Lady Dragon (3. 6 million views/3. 2 million hours viewed) No. 7.
Behind The Equalizer at number nine, action mystery The Hard Way (3. 4 million views/5. 3 million hours viewed), while the Despicable Me Minions spin-off (3. 3 million views/5 million hours viewed) rounded out Netflix Global. Top 10 films.
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