Videos from four years ago hit Netflix’s most-watched charts last week, as Zack Snyder’s “Rebel Moon” and the deyet of “Anyone But You,” a panned but popular romantic comedy, maintained their place on the more sensible charts.
“The Smurfs: The Lost Village,” “Lifemark” and “Hotel Mumbai” all made Netflix’s top 10 most sensible for the first time the week of April 22, even though they are older videos that haven’t been recently added to Netflix. Get in line.
“The Smurfs: The Lost Village,” the most recent film in 2017’s Smurfs film franchise, spent its first week among Netflix’s top videos at No. 7 with 3. 7 million views last week, an increase following Paramount’s announcement that the next film in the franchise will be released on Valentine’s Day 2025.
“Lifemark,” a 2022 drama about a young man reconnecting with his birth mother, became an unforeseen hit on Netflix last week despite its initial limited theatrical release and a paltry $5. 1 million at the box office.
The film was the eighth most-watched movie on Netflix last week with 3. 5 million views.
In ninth place is a six-year-old action film starring Dev Patel, the actor who has been making headlines lately for his acclaimed mystery “Monkey Man,” released in early April, the oldest film, “Hotel Mumbai. “viewed 2. 8 million times on Netflix last week.
In tenth position is M’s 2019 film. Night Shyamalan, “Glass,” which has been on Netflix’s most-watched list since it first aired on the streamer 4 weeks ago.
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The second component of Snyder’s “Rebel Moon” series ranked as the top spot for the second week in a row with 18. 8 million views, followed by the romantic comedy “Anyone But You” at No. 2 with 10. 6 million. points of view. Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell’s romantic comedy wasn’t a hit with critics (it only has a 55% approval score on Rotten Tomatoes), but it did promptly cause a stir in pop culture. The film has become a word-of-mouth sensation on TikTok and a box office hit, grossing $88. 3 million domestically, exceeding its budget by $25 million. “Woody Woodpecker Goes to Camp” is Netflix’s third most-watched movie with 9. 2 million views, followed by “Rebel Moon – Part One” (6 million views), “What Jennifer Did” (5. 2 million) and “Hack Your Health: The Secrets Of Your Gut” all peaked at No. 6 last week with 4. 4 million views.
Patel’s “Mumbai Hotel” is based on true events. The film is based on a documentary that tells the story of the terrorist attacks in the city of Mumbai that killed another 174 people in 2008. Among the places targeted is the sumptuous Taj Mahal Palace hotel, where several bombs exploded and hotel visitors and staff were trapped for 3 days as terrorists roamed the building. Several heroic stories were told after the incident, and one of them was that of the kitchen staff forming a human shield to help visitors escape. One man, the hotel’s general manager, Karambir Singh Kang, reportedly continued painting to save others after his wife and children were killed in a fire set by terrorists. Patel plays a painter in “Hotel Mumbai” alongside actors Armie Hammer, Nazanin Boniadi and Anupam Kher.
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