Audiences are still flocking to Netflix‘s new apocalyptic thriller Leave the World Behind.
The film, directed by Sam Esmail, drummed up another 44.9M views in its second week on the streamer from December 11 to 17. It was once again top dog, easily notching another week as Netflix’s most-watched title.
Add that to the 41.7M views that the film managed in its debut week, and Netflix appears to have a hit on its hands. It’s still too early to tell whether Leave the World Behind will claim a spot on the most popular film list, though it is very possible if it keeps the momentum going through the holidays. The film has until March to surpass Extraction 2‘s 134M views in its 91-day premiere window. So, basically, viewership would have to fall off a cliff for it to get shut out from the most popular list.
Leave the World Behind‘s performance is also underscored by the fact that the No. 2 film, the new animated Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget, mustered 11.9M views (which is still quite good, on any other week). Also in films, Adam Sandler’s animated comedy Leo came in at No. 3 with 9.4M views, Family Switch claimed No. 4 with 9.4M views, and The Super Mario Bros. Movie took No. 5 with 8.9M views.
On the TV side of things, audiences are currently trying to decide whether they’re Team Alex or Team Cole as Netflix’s latest YA series My Life With The Walter Boys has taken the internet by storm.
The coming-of-age drama accumulated another 12.8M views in its first full week of availability, after scoring more than 7M views in its debut weekend on the platform. The series is currently in the Top 10 in 88 countries, according to Netflix.
The Crown Season 6 soared back up to No. 2, after falling to No. 6 the previous week, thanks to the release of the final episodes. The final season tallied 5.8M views.
Obliterated fell from the top spot to No. 3 this week, while Squid Game: The Challenge held on to No. 5.
On the non-English TV front, Netflix debuted another live-action manga adaptation on the heels of the success of One Piece. Yu Yu Hakusho struck a chord with 7.7M views, debuting at the top of the non-English TV list.