“Don’t Look Up” was the most-watched English- language film on Netflix for the second consecutive week with viewership increasing 37.2% from the previous week, according to figures released Tuesday by the streaming service.
Viewers spent 152.29 million hours between Dec. 27 and Sunday watching the comedy about an approaching comet that will destroy Earth in its first full week of release. “Don’t Look Up” was watched for 111.03 million hours the previous week when it was available for three days.
“The Unforgivable” was second for the second consecutive week after two first-place finishes, with 21.31 million hours watched, 19.9% less than the 26.6 million hours watched the previous week.
“The Lost Daughter” topped the four films in the latest top 10 that were not in the previous week’s, placing third with 18.26 million hours watched in its first three days of release.
The other films in the latest top 10 not in the previous week’s were the documentary-style year in review comedy “Death to 2021,” eighth with 10.38 million hours watched in its first seven days of release; the 2012 science fantasy action-adventure film “Journey 2: The Mysterious Island,” ninth with 5.44 million hours watched; and the 2002 superhero film, “Spider- Man,” 10th with 5.43 million hours watched.
All four films dropping out of the top 10 had Christmas in their titles — “The Christmas Chronicles,” “A California Christmas: City Lights,” “The Christmas Chronicles: Part 2” and “A Boy Called Christmas.”
“Red Notice” rose two spots to fifth with 14.54 million hours watched, 19.8% more than the 12.14 million hours watched the previous week. The action comedy has been watched for a record 411.6 million hours in its 52 days of release.
The fourth season of “Cobra Kai” topped the English-language television programs with its 10 episodes being watched for 120.6 million hours in their first three days of release. The first season of the sequel to the 1984 film “The Karate Kid” was eighth with 13.45 million hours watched of its 10 seasons which were initially streamed on what was then known as YouTube Red.
The second season of “The Witcher” was second after back-to-back first-place finishes with 94.72 million hours watched of its eight episodes, 44% less than the 168.46 million hours watched the previous week, their first full week of release.
Three other programs were in the latest top 10 that were not in the previous week’s in addition to the fourth and first seasons of “Cobra Kai.”
The first season of the thriller “Stay Close” was fifth with 31.29 million hours watched of its eight episodes in their first three days of release. The sixth season of the makeover series “Queer Eye” was seventh with 14.42 million hours watched of its 10 episodes in their first three days of release.
The documentary series “Crime Scene: The Times Square Killer” was ninth with 13.07 million hours watched of its three episodes in their first five days of release.
Dropping out of the top 10 were the third season of the superhero series “Titans,” which streams on HBO Max in the United States; the third season of the science fiction series “Lost in Space”; the sixth season of the Canadian computer-animated children’s series “PAW Patrol”; the fourth season of the 3D animated series of videos of traditional nursery rhymes and original children’s songs “CoComelon”; and the limited series “Maid.”
The 10 most-watched English-language movies on Netflix were “Don’t Look Up,” “The Unforgivable,” “The Lost Daughter,” “Back to the Outback,” “Red Notice,” “Spider-Man: Homecoming,” “Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw,” “Death to 2021,” “Journey 2: The Mysterious Island” and “Spider-Man.”
The 10 most-watched English-language television programs on Netflix were the fourth season of “Cobra Kai,” the second season of “The Witcher,” the second season of “Emily in Paris,” the first season of “The Witcher,” the first season of “Stay Close,” the first season of “Emily in Paris,” the sixth season of “Queer Eye,” the first season of “Cobra Kai,” “Crime Scene: The Times Square Killer” and “WWII in Color: Road to Victory.”
