Netflix Don’t Look Up reaches 152 million hours viewership

Netflix Don’t Look Up is topping the charts. The film had more than 152 million hours of viewership on Netflix in the week ended Jan. 2, according to the streaming service. That is a record high for the most weekly hours viewed for a film on Netflix, a company spokeswoman said.

Don’t Look Up was first on Netflix’s weekly top 10 ranking for the second consecutive week. Written and directed by Adam McKay, it made its debut last month in movie theaters and on Netflix.

Jennifer Lawrence and Leonardo DiCaprio star in the film, a satire about a comet that is on a collision course with Earth. Ms. Lawrence and Mr. DiCaprio play scientists who warn of the impending apocalypse. Meryl Streep plays the U.S. president, and Jonah Hill plays her chief of staff and son.

“I wanted it to be a laugh-out-loud comedy, not just a wry-smile comedy,” Mr. McKay said in a recent interview with The Wall Street Journal. He was a onetime head writer for “Saturday Night Live” who also co-wrote and directed “Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy.”

Netflix started ranking titles by total number of hours viewed in November to provide more clarity on the streaming service’s most popular content. It publishes global top 10 lists of most-watched TV and films, with data going back to last summer. You can now watch Don’t Look Up on Netflix, simply get your Netflix Gift Card with OffGamers today!

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