The sequel of Daniel Craig starrer ‘Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery’, which screened in theatres for a limited time, has secured the leading position on Netflix’s weekly movie rankings in its opening weekend on the streamer.
A sequel to Rian Johnson’s 2019 movie ‘Knives Out’, the movie was watched for 82.1 million hours in the December 19-25 viewing window, during which it was only available for the last three days.
By Netflix’s estimation, dividing viewing hours by the film’s 2.3-hour runtime, means 35 million households tuned in. The film arrived on Netflix after a limited theatrical release that began on November 23, exactly one month before its streaming debut.
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The ‘Knives Out’ franchise marked a major investment for Netflix, which in 2021 paid $450 million for the rights to two sequels, plus another $40 million to produce ‘Glass Onion’, the first. Whether or not the company will get a solid return on its investment remains to be seen.
82.1 million hours watched puts “Glass Onion” slightly behind the opening of 2021’s “The Unforgivable” (85.9 million) which is the lowest comparable title on Netflix’s list of its most popular movies of all time.
The sequel sees a group of friends gather at a lavish private estate on a Greek island. They range from a governor to a scientist to a former model and more. Someone turns up dead, and the culprit could be any of them, according to Netflix.
