What are Netflix’s most popular originals, and how many people are actually watching them? That’s always been somewhat of a mystery, but the world’s most successful streamer (via Deadline) has finally released its top-10 list of exclusive films, based on viewer count. You can check out the full list below, but Netflix’s best investment was Extraction – an action-heavy thriller starring Thor himself, Chris Hemsworth. It managed to capture an incredible 99 million viewers.
“Bird Box is No. 2 on the list, which was first reported by Bloomberg, with 89 million viewers,” added Deadline. “The No. 3 and No. 4 titles, respectively, are Peter Berg-directed Spenser Confidential, starring Mark Wahlberg, and Michael Bay’s 6 Underground, whose cast was headed by Ryan Reynolds.”
We’re not sure how many Netflix subscribers actually watched these films from beginning to end, however. That’s because – and this is really funny – Netflix counts anyone who watches something for at least two minutes as an official viewer. Say what?
Here’s the full list:
- Extraction 99M
- Bird Box 89M
- Spenser Confidential 85M
- 6 Underground 83M
- Murder Mystery 73M
- The Irishman 64M
- Triple Frontier 63M
- The Wrong Missy 59M
- The Platform 56M
- The Perfect Date 48M