The highly anticipated movie of the popular streaming platform Netflix, Don’t Look Up, was released on December 24, 2021. The production, which includes master actors such as Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence, Meryl Streep and Jonah Hill, brought a humorous perspective to the “end of the world” theme and was met with great interest.
The production divided many critics and viewers. While some people thought the film was a “well” conveyed dark humor, others didn’t give much positive reviews. Famous actor Leonardo DiCaprio also said that he was satisfied with the subject of the film and liked the dark ending of the production. As can be expected, Don’t Look Up, which attracted so much attention, broke records on Netflix.
The third most watched Netflix movie of all time
The production, which was directed by Adam McKay and was almost a star parade, broke the record for watching on Netflix. In the news, it was stated that Don’t Look Up was watched for 152.9 million hours worldwide between December 27 and January 2, which was the highest number of views reached in a week on the platform.
In addition, the movie was recorded as the third most watched movie among Netflix productions. The two films in front of Don’t Look Up are Bird Box and Red Notice. According to the news of the famous US-based magazine Deadline, Don’t Look Up may soon surpass these two films and become the most watched Netflix movie of all time. The writer and director of the film, Adam MacKay, also described the film’s records as “amazing” in his post on Twitter.
In the movie, which tells the story of the characters played by Leonardo Dicaprio and Jennifer Lawrence discovering a meteor that will hit the Earth and the tragicomic events that followed, there are also famous names such as Meryl Streep, Jonah Hill, Cate Blanchett, Timothee Chalamet and Mark Rylance.