As expected, “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery” secured the leading position on Netflix’s weekly movie rankings in its opening weekend on the streamer.
: A Knives Out Mystery” secured the leading position on Netflix’s weekly movie rankings in its opening weekend on the streamer. A sequel to Rian Johnson’s 2019 whodunnit “Knives Out,” “Glass Onion” was watched for 82.1 million hours in the Dec. 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, this means 35 million households tuned in.
The film arrived on Netflix after a limited theatrical release that began on Nov. 23, exactly one month before its streaming debut. 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,”82.
Additionally, “The Unforgivable” didn’t have as steep a rise as some of Netflix’s other most popular movies. For example, “The Gray Man” opened with 88.6 million hours watched in July, just 2.7 million more than “The Unforgivable,” but landed in the No. 4 position with 253.9 million hours watched after 28 days of streaming, almost 40 million more than “The Unforgivable’s” final tally of 214.7 million. And when “Purple Hearts” premiered the week after “The Gray Man” with only 48.
Therefore, “Glass Onion” still could be on a path to big viewership success for Netflix. (It should also be noted that while Netflix and movie theaters declined to comment on box office numbers,
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