'Carry-On' becomes number 1 film on Netflix three weeks after release

The film 'Carry-On' by Catalan director Jaume Collet-Serra has become number 1 worldwide on Netflix for viewers since its release on December 13.

The action thriller is set at Los Angeles airport and centers around the blackmail of a security agent by a mysterious passenger to let him bring a suspicious suitcase on a plane.

In three weeks, the film starring Taron Egerton, Sofia Carson and Jason Bateman has accumulated 132 million views according to data from the platform itself. This is the best opening a film has had on Netflix since data became available, in June 2023.

The film, which takes place on Christmas Eve, was the leader of the ranking in about fifty countries the week of December 25.

In the first three days since its release on the streaming platform, it had already accumulated 42 million views. The following week, which began on December 16, the figure soared to 55.1 million, the highest weekly view count of any film on Netflix in seven days since data has been provided weekly.

During Christmas week, the film was played a further 34.9 million more times.

With the unprecedented momentum it has, 'Carry-On' has the potential to break into the platform's all-time top 10 most watched films.

Action comedy 'Red Notice', from 2021, leads this ranking with 230.9 million views in its first 91 days. It's followed by 'Don't Look Up', (171.4 million) 'The Adam Project' (157.6 million) and 'Bird Box' (157.4 million).

'Society of the Snow' by Catalan director J.A. Bayona remains with 98.5 million views, making it the third-most watched non-English-language film on the platform.