Netflix's Most-Watched Films Ranked by 91-Day Hours Viewed, From Red Notice to Carry-On
Netflix has disclosed the total viewing hours for its original films within the first 91 days, highlighting those launched simultaneously across more than 190 nations. Leading the list is Rawson Marshall Thurber's 2021 film Red Notice, which amassed 364.02 million hours, featuring stars Dwayne Johnson, Ryan Reynolds, and Gal Gadot. Following closely is Adam McKay's Don't Look Up, which garnered 359.79 million hours since its release on December 24, 2021, with Leonardo DiCaprio and Meryl Streep. Bird Box, starring Sandra Bullock, attracted 282 million hours in December 2018, while Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery achieved 279.74 million hours post its December 23, 2022 launch. Other significant titles include The Gray Man (254.8 million hours) and Extraction 2 (231.34 million hours). Netflix introduced this metric in 2021.
Key facts
- Red Notice holds the top spot among English-language Netflix films with 364.02 million hours viewed in its first 91 days
- Don't Look Up ranks second at 359.79 million hours and was nominated for best picture at the 2022 Oscars
- Bird Box drew 282 million hours after its December 2018 release, with Netflix reporting 45 million accounts watching within seven days
- Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery posted 279.74 million hours following a one-week theatrical run and Dec. 23, 2022 streaming debut
- Netflix reportedly paid $469 million for rights to two Knives Out sequels
- The Gray Man drew 254.8 million hours with a reported budget near $200 million
- Extraction 2 reached 231.34 million hours in 2023, beating the 2020 original
- Netflix adopted the hours-viewed standard in 2021 and restated earlier releases under it
Entities
Artists
- Rawson Marshall Thurber
- Dwayne Johnson
- Ryan Reynolds
- Gal Gadot
- Adam McKay
- Leonardo DiCaprio
- Jennifer Lawrence
- Meryl Streep
- Jonah Hill
- Cate Blanchett
- Tyler Perry
- Mark Rylance
- Susanne Bier
- Sandra Bullock
- Trevante Rhodes
- Sarah Paulson
- John Malkovich
- Josh Malerman
- Álex Pastor
- David Pastor
- Rian Johnson
- Daniel Craig
- Edward Norton
- Janelle Monáe
- Kathryn Hahn
- Kate Hudson
- Dave Bautista
- Leslie Odom Jr.
- Anthony Russo
- Joe Russo
- Ryan Gosling
- Chris Evans
- Ana de Armas
- Billy Bob Thornton
- Regé-Jean Page
- Jessica Henwick
- Dhanush
- Mark Greaney
- Chris Hemsworth
- Sam Hargrave
- Michael Bay
- Mélanie Laurent
- Corey Hawkins
- Adria Arjona
- Ben Hardy
- Manuel Garcia-Rulfo
- Dave Franco
- Rhett Reese
- Paul Wernick
- Mark Wahlberg
- Peter Berg
- Winston Duke
- Alan Arkin
- Ace Atkins
- Robert B. Parker
- Kevin Hart
- Halle Berry
- Taron Egerton
- Jaume Collet-Serra
- Jason Bateman
- Sofia Carson
- Julia Roberts
- Mahershala Ali
- Ethan Hawke
- Sam Esmail
- Rumaan Alam
- Myha'la
- Kevin Bacon
- Barack Obama
- Michelle Obama
Institutions
- Netflix
- Tudum
- Rotten Tomatoes
- Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
- Lionsgate
- Marvel Studios
- Higher Ground Productions
- National Book Award
Locations
- Rome
- Italy
- Bali
- Indonesia
- Argentina
- Russia
- Greece
- Prague
- Czech Republic
- Los Angeles
- United States
- Florence
- Boston
- Long Island
- Turgistan
- Georgia
Sources
- Quartz —