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Leonardo DiCaprio has given audiences some of the best performances and portrayals in the history of cinema. His movies in general, end up breaking records and winning countless accolades, proving his might as a box office draw. Yet, not all of his films have impressed audiences in the same way and one of his most polarizing films wasDon’t Look Up.
A satirical take on politics, the film was not as much of a success among critics, yet, it ended up being nominated for several prestigious awards including four Academy Award nominations. And the film’s director, Adam McKay blames Netflix for not revealing the true success of the film.
Adam McKay gets candid about his most polarizing film starring Leonardo DiCaprio
Don’t Look Upreceived a limited theatrical release and soon shifted to Netflix for streaming. Despite scoring just 56% reviews onRotten Tomatoes, the film ended up being a success on streaming. During the first week of its release, the film was the most-streamed English language film on the platform, with a viewership record of 111.03 million hours (viaLA Times).
In the coming days of its premiere on the platform, it performed spectacularly well, which is surprising given the film’s polarizing reviews. While talking about the LA fires and climate change withNME,Adam McKaytouched upon his critically blasted film and remarked,
The estimates of how many people saw that movie – Netflix will never say exactly – but it’s somewhere between 400 million and half a billion.
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Continuing that people across the world related to its theme of being gaslit by their political leaders and being lied to, he subtly blamed the streaming giant for not revealing how much of a success the film was. Yet, we do know that the film was a hit on the platform even though it did leave fans divided over its theme and storytelling.
Leonardo DiCaprio’sDon’t Look Upwas a massive success on streaming
Leonardo DiCaprio‘sDon’t Look Upfeatured an ensemble cast, starring him andJennifer Lawrenceas two astronomers trying to warn the country of an impending comet that will wipe out human civilization. While the actors received praise for their performance, the film was generally considered lacking and mediocre by critics.
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While we won’t know the true streaming data from Netflix, what we do know is that the film was a hit on the streaming platform. The film had the second-highest viewership for a film during its debut weekend on the platform (viaForbes) and was the second-most streamed film of the week in the country (viaMedia Play News).
While it displayed a similar feat in its second week, it broke Netflix records when it set the record for the highest viewership of any film in a single week on the platform with 152.29 million hours watched globally (viaDeadline). It is now the second most-watched film with a viewership of 359.8 million hours on Netflix within 28 days of its release (viaCNET).
Don’t Look Upis available to be streamed on Netflix.
Maria Sultan
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Maria Sultan is a dedicated News Content Writer at FandomWire. With over five years of professional experience and hundreds of published articles, she brings a wealth of expertise to her coverage of Marvel, K-dramas, and the latest on streaming platforms.Her work is not just about reporting news; it’s about providing insightful perspectives on the entertainment trends that matter most.
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