The Old Guard, which was directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood and stars Charlize Theron as an immortal warrior, landed on Netflix just eight days ago and it’s already in the company’s Top 10 Biggest Original Movies of all time.
Based on the graphic novel of the same name written by Greg Rucka, The Old Guard is tracking to reach 72 million households in its first four weeks.
THE OLD GUARD is breaking records! The Charlize Theron blockbuster is already among the top 10 most popular Netflix films ever — and Gina Prince-Bythewood is the first Black female director on the list.
The film is currently on track to reach 72M households in its first 4 weeks! pic.twitter.com/pM8vOTNa6m
— NetflixFilm (@NetflixFilm) July 18, 2020
This news comes right on the heels of Netflix themselves releasing their Top 10 Biggest Original Movie Openings, which had Extraction and Bird Box right at the top for pulling in massive numbers for their first four weeks…
- 1. Extraction – 99 million
- 2. Bird Box – 89 million
- 3. Spenser Confidential – 85 million
- 4. 6 Underground – 83 million
- 5. Murder Mystery – 73 million
- 6. The Irishman – 64 million
- 7. Triple Frontier – 63 million
- 8. The Wrong Missy – 59 million
- 9. The Platform – 56 million
- 10. The Perfect Date – 48 million
Now with the numbers Netflix is anticipating for The Old Guard’s opening month, it looks like it’ll land in sixth place, right after Murder Mystery.
Also recently announced, fans have a chance to win 83 years of Netflix service by obtaining the highest score in the free-to-play (in the U.S.) Old Guard game.
Netflix just announced its highest-budgeted movie ever as the company will spend $200 million on The Gray Man, a new thriller directed by Joe and Anthony Russo that will star Ryan Gosling and Chris Evans.
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Source: IGN.com Netflix's The Old Guard is Now One of Their Top 10 Biggest Movies Ever