New Comedy Takes Over as Netflix’s No. 1 Movie of the Week

Netflix released its Top 10 list of movies for the week of July 27-Aug. 2, with a new movie taking over as the most-watched movie in the country!

Last week’s top movie, the documentary A Toxic Love Story, sunk to No. 2 after the new Kevin Hart comedy 72 Hours rose to No. 1.

In 72 Hours, Hart stars as Joe, a 40-year-old advertising executive in a career slump. When he’s accidentally added to a group chat about a bachelor party weekend, he flies to Miami and joins the Gen Z partygoers (Marcello Hernández, Mason Gooding, Kam Patterson and Ben Marshall).

The film has clearly caught fire with viewers. FlixPatrol, which tracks streaming data, shows the movie as having sat at No. 1 all week long, not budging from its spot even an inch. According to Netflix, 72 Hours has been viewed 25.1 million times worldwide and has held the No. 1 spot on the global list for two weeks now.

Last week’s No. 1 movie in the United States, A Toxic Love Story, now sits at No. 2. The twisty documentary “introduces a woman who receives violent threats from an unknown sender, but a subsequent investigation peels back layers of betrayal,” per Netflix.

Polymarket traders predicted that 72 Hours would overtake the No. 1 US spot from A Toxic Love Story. The Kevin Hart movie had overwhelming odds all weekend (98% and higher) to be named the most-watched movie in the country. The margins were somewhat close with Toxic Love Story for a day or so, with Love Story having 37% odds when 72 Hours had 58% odds, but 72 Hours ultimately pulled away and never looked back.

Netflix’s Top 10 Movies in the US (July 27-Aug. 2)

1. 72 Hours
2. A Toxic Love Story
3. Ordinary Angels
4. A Quiet Place: Day One
5. Elize: Shadows of a Woman
6. Terry. McMillan Presents: His, Hers & Ours
7. The Debt Collector
8. Spider-Man: Homecoming
9. The Boss Baby
10. KPop Demon Hunters

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