Rebel Moon has lift-off: Snyder’s sci-fi fantasy brings in big numbers for Netflix
It's official: Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child of Time is a hit. According to Netflix, the sci-fi spectacle generated an impressive 23.9 million views in its first three days of streaming, a result that The Hollywood Reporter calls a “solid kickoff for the film.” That puts it comfortably at the top of the global Netflix movie streaming chart, ahead of both Leave The World Behind and Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget.
That should reassure Netflix about its investment: after all, it is committed not only to a second film, Rebel Moon – Part Two: The Scargiver, but also to extended Snyder films. Despite some fairly mixed reviews, it seems like the franchise is off to a pretty good start.
Come on baby, light my fire (place)
Netflix's latest charts are for the week up to Christmas Eve, and as you'd expect from this time of year the biggest hits have hit hard on family friendliness: in addition to the Chicken Run sequel, the top 10 also includes The Super Mario Bros. movie, adorable animated classroom comedy Leo, and two separate Dr. Seuss films: The Grinch and How The Grinch Stole Christmas.
For TV shows it's much more mixed, although it's nice to see classic Fireplace 4K; Crackling birch from Fireplace For Your Home here at No. 8. If we were feeling unkind, we might suggest that its performances are less wooden than those in the current No. 1, My Life With The Walter Boys: Season 1, which sits at the top the graph shows 7.6 million views.
After that it's a mixed bag. Season 6 of The Crown is at number 2, followed by Trevor Noah's Where Was I at three. Obliterated, Car Masters and World War II: From The Frontlines are at four, five and six respectively, while children's cartoon CoComelon Lane is seventh. The aforementioned fireplace is at 8, followed by season 1 of Young Sheldon and Squid Game: The Challenge, respectively.
It will be interesting to see next week's numbers as these come from a week when many of us were still at work or school; This week's chart results will show what we've been looking at while we've been motionless after our festive celebrations.