Despite major movie stars such as Adam Sandler and Mark Wahlberg effectively pivoting to streaming, the small-screen industry has cultivated stars of its own. Millie Bobby Brown remains a major draw for Netflix, while Alan Ritchson‘s career has blossomed following the success of the Prime Video series Reacher. Ritchson is set to return as the hulking character in a new season of the action series, but before he does, he has expanded his horizons by headlining a major Netflix project that has earned him a spot among the streamer’s heaviest hitters. The movie in question premiered to mostly positive reviews in February and eventually broke into Netflix’s all-time top 10 viewership chart.
According to the streamer’s latest viewership report, the film jumped another spot on the all-time chart, overtaking one of the most expensive films in Netflix’s history. Ritchson’s sci-fi title was directed by Patrick Hughes, the Australian filmmaker behind The Expendables 3 and The Hitman’s Bodyguard. We’re talking, of course, about War Machine. A few weeks ago, Netflix revealed that the film had become one of its 10 most-watched hits of all time by announcing that it would receive a sequel. War Machine overtook the coming-of-age fantasy movie Damsel, starring Brown, to break into the top 10. It has now climbed to the number nine spot on the list, which is topped by the animated super-hit KPop Demon Hunters.
Here’s the All-Time Netflix Top 10 List
| Movie | Views (in millions) |
|---|---|
| KPop Demon Hunters | 325 |
| Red Notice | 230 |
| Carry-On | 172 |
| Don’t Look Up | 171 |
| The Adam Project | 157.6 |
| Bird Box | 157.4 |
| Back in Action | 147 |
| Leave the World Behind | 143 |
| War Machine | 139.9 |
| The Gray Man | 139.3 |
War Machine has pushed the Russo Brothers’ 2022 espionage action movie The Gray Man to the number 10 spot. It is now sitting at 139.9 million views, while The Gray Man has 139.3 million views. The Russo Brothers’ film famously cost a reported $200 million to produce, and was supposed to spawn a franchise. However, like several of their post-Avengers: Endgame projects, the original plans failed to materialize. Starring Ryan Gosling, Chris Evans, and Ana de Armas, The Gray Man now holds a 40% score on the aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes. The site’s consensus reads, “The Gray Man has the star-studded outline of an entertaining action thriller, but it’s filled in with lukewarm leftovers from far better films.” By comparison, War Machine is sitting at a 66% score on Rotten Tomatoes. Stay tuned to Collider for more updates.