NFLX - Rebel Moon takes top spot on Netflix during Christmas week

2024-01-02 16:43:38 ET

The Star Wars -inspired sci-fi film Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire remained Netflix's ( NASDAQ: NFLX ) most-watched title in its debut week on the streaming service last week with 34M views for the week ending Dec. 31.

Although the film received lackluster reviews and a disappointing 25% score from Rotten Tomatoes , the first installment of the Zack Snyder epic took the top spot from Leave The World Behind , the apocalyptic thriller staring Julia Roberts and Ethan Hawke. The movie, which dramatizes a catastrophic cyberattack, racked up another 14.6M views for a total of 115M views in its debut month.

Netflix and Snyder are set to release a second Rebel Moon movie, known as Rebel Moon – Part Two: The Scargive r, on April 19, 2024.

Another Julia Roberts film, Pretty Woman , came in third place during the same week with 8.4M views. The 1990 update on the Cinderella classic was released on Netflix ( NFLX ) in the UK during the Christmas holiday.

Rounding out the top five is Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget with 8.2M views, and The Super Mario Bros. Movie with 7.4M views.

Among stand-up comedies, Ricky Gervais took the top spot with his Armageddon special.

Despite getting panned by critics for his controversial jokes about terminally-ill children, religion and global warming, and with few plugs from Netflix, the comedy special was watched by 8M viewers on its Christmas Day premiere.

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