Netflix's Top 10 Week of Dec. 18: ‘Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child of Fire’ Debuts at #1 and Most Watched Title of the Week!
Zack Snyder’s wholly original science fantasy epic Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child of Fire debuted atop the English Films List with 23.9M views, making it the most watched title of the week. In the lead-up to release, fans were treated to “moon takeovers” around the world, immersive trailer experiences directed by Snyder himself, and sneak peak fan screenings.
The film also made the shortlist for the 96th Academy Awards in the visual effects category. Sam Esmail’s apocalyptic thriller Leave the World Behind, starring Julia Roberts, Ethan Hawke, Mahershala Ali, and Myha'la, clocked 19.7M views to take second place. Films for the whole family dominated the remainder of the list. Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget came in at #3 (14.9M views), The Super Mario Bros. Movie took #4 (7.9M views), Adam Sandler’s animated comedy Leo claimed #5 (7.2M views) and Family Switch snatched #6 (6.4M views).
The recently renewed coming-of-age drama My Life with the Walter Boys spent another week on top of the English TV List with 7.6M views and the sixth and final season of The Crown stayed strong at #2 with 5.7M views. Stand-up special Trevor Noah: Where Was I made its debut at #3 with 3.8M views. Reality competition series Squid Game: The Challenge spent its sixth week on the list, claiming tenth place (1.5M views).
Live-action manga adaptation Yu Yu Hakusho (Japan) led the Non-English TV List for the second week in a row with 6.2M views. In its fifth week on the list, the romantic comedy My Demon (Korea) claimed #2 (3.6M views). Love is Blind Brazil: After the Altar opened in tenth place with 1.7M views.
The thriller Blood Vessel (Nigeria) remained atop the Non-English Films List with 2.4M views and drama Familia (Mexico) climbed to #2 (2.4M views). Making their list debuts were the true-crime documentary Curry & Cyanide: The Jolly Joseph Case (India) in fourth place (1.7M views) and The Taming of the Shrewd 2 (Poland) in fifth (1.6M views). After returning to the list last week, dystopian survival thriller Nowhere claimed #7 (1M views), taking its total weeks on the list to 10 and cementing its place as the second Most Popular Film (Non-English).
