Army of the Dead is one of Netflix s most watched movies ever
May 28, 2021 by:
Netflix has hit the jackpot after betting on Zack Snyder s newest zombie flick,
ARMY OF THE DEAD. According to Deadline, the action-packed heist film is on its way to becoming one of the streamer’s top 10 most-watched movies. Analysts estimate that Snyder s latest will shamble toward 72 million viewing households in its first four weeks. That s a lot of subscribers willing to march into the bloody streets of Las Vegas alongside Dave Bautista and his rag-tag crew of zombie hunters.
Before debuting on Netflix,
Army of the Dead raged in theaters to become the No. 1 film in more than 70 countries and a top film in over 90. As you might have noticed, Netflix is one of the few streaming services that isn t shy about sharing its viewership numbers. This is likely due to the studio being proud of its original content, in addition to sending a clear signal to creators that streaming success is here t
Netflix Says 72 Million Households Started Watching Army Of The Dead
Zack Snyder s zombie movie has been a big hit for the streaming giant.
Netflix has revealed that Army of the Dead is on the way to becoming one of its most popular movies. The streaming giant states that the zombie heist movie has been watched by 72 million households in just a week on release.
Of course, that doesn t mean that 72 million households have sat through all 148 minutes of Zack Snyder s latest movie. Netflix counts the first two minutes of any film or show as a viewing which in the case of Army of the Dead, is less than 2% of the entire running time. So we know that a huge number of people started the movie how many finished remains unknown.
Zack Snyder s Army of the Dead Has Easter Egg for Dawn of the Dead Remake
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Dawn of the Dead remake. At the time the idea of remaking George A. Romero s 1978 classic was considered sacrilege but the film ended up a success and helped launch Snyder forward. He would dabble mostly in superheroes after that but he recently returned to the world of the undead with Netflix s
Army of the Dead, a project that has been in development for over 10 years and which, despite a similar naming convention, isn t connected to the 2004 film. Or is it?
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