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Stranger Things 4 Returns to Netflix Top Spot With Volume 2 Release

July 5, 2022 | Posted by Jeremy Thomas
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The release of Volume 2 saw Stranger Things 4 shoot back to the top of Netflix’s viewing charts. The latest Netflix Top 10 viewing figures was revealed on Tuesday, noting that the fourth season of the series hit #1 with ease by notching 301.28 million hours viewed for the week ending July 3rd.

It’s important to note that in terms of viewing figures, Netflix is grouping Volume 1 and Volume 2 together for the fourth season. Either way you slice it, this is yet another a big (and thoroughly expected) victory for a season that set a record for the most-watched weekend for an English-language TV show back in late May when Volume 1 released. The fourth season is easily the most watched-season of television in Netflix history with 1.151 billion hours viewed in its first four weeks; the next closest is Bridgerton season 2 at 656.26 million hours.

Stranger Things 4 pushed The Umbrella Academy: Season 3 out of the top spot. The third season of the comic book adaptation added 87.98 million hours viewed to its tally after hit was #1 last week with 124.53 million hours. Stranger Things season 1 was #3 with 34.47 million hours viewed.

Meanwhile, The Man From Toronto led English-language films in its second week with 62.64 million hours, up slightly from the first three days’ 53.89 million last week. Sing 2 had 24.08 million hours in its second week for #2.

Among non-English TV shows, Money Heist: Korea – Joint Economic Area: Season 1 led in its second week with 49 million hours viewed, followed by Yo soy Betty, la fea: Season 1 in its 29th week with 11.88 million hours. Non-English films was led by Norwegian sci-fi comedy Blasted (8.41 million hours), with Hindi-language action-thriller Anek hitting #2 at 4.9 million hours.

You can see the full top 10 sets below for the week:

Top 10 English Films

1. The Man From Toronto – 62.64 million hours watched (Week 2)
2. Sing 2 – 24.08 million hours watched (Week 2)
3. Love & Gelato – 18.9 million hours watched (Week 2)
4. Hustle – 14.64 million hours watched (Week 4)
5. Glamour Girls – 12.39 million hours watched (Week 1)
6. Homefront – 11 million hours watched (Week 1)
7. Spiderhead – 9.52 million hours watched (Week 3)
8. The Mist – 6.23 million hours watched (Week 2)
9. Chickenhare and the Hamster of Darkness – 5.98 million hours watched (Week 4)
10. Backtrace – 4.53 million hours watched (Week 1)

Top 10 non-English Films

1. Blasted – 8.41 million hours watched (Week 1)
2. Anek – 4.9 million hours watched (Week 1)
3. Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 – 3.69 million hours watched (Week 3)
4. Doom of Love – 3.53 million hours watched (Week 2)
5. Heart Parade – 3.53 million hours watched (Week 3)
6. RRR (Hindi) – 3.5 million hours watched (Week 7)
7. The Wrath of God – 2.62 million hours watched (Week 3)
8. Leon’s Heart – 2.3 million hours watched (Week 1)
9. Tadeo Jones 2: El secreto del Rey Midas– 1.98 million hours watched (Week 1)
10. Grudge – 1.88 million hours watched (Week 5)

Top 10 English TV Series

1. Stranger Things 4 – 301.28 million hours watched (Week 6)
2. The Umbrella Academy: Season 3 – 64.82 million hours watched (Week 2)
3. Stranger Things – 38.05 million hours watched (Week 7)
4. The Umbrella Academy: Season 1 – 24.29 million hours watched (Week 2)
5. Stranger Things 3 – 22.21 million hours watched (Week 6)
6. Stranger Things 1 – 21.91 million hours watched (Week 6)
7. Man vs. Bee: Season 1 – 19.89 million hours watched (Week 2)
8. The Umbrella Academy: Season 2 – 15.39 million hours watched (Week 1)
9. Peaky Blinders: Season 6 – 11.34 million hours watched (Week 4)
10. Snowflake Mountain: Season 1 – 10.26 million hours watched (Week 1)

Top 10 non-English TV Series

1. Money Heist: Korea – Joint Economic Area: Season 1 – 49.62 million hours watched (Week 2)
2. Yo soy Betty, la fea: Season 1 – 11.88 million hours watched (Week 20)
3. Café con aroma de mujer: Season 1 – 11.57 million hours watched (Week 29)
4. Intimacy: Season 1 – 10.8 million hours watched (Week 4)
5. Alchemy of Souls: Season 1 – 9.92 million hours watched (Week 1)
6. Ghost Doctor – 9.87 million hours watched (Week 1)
7. Malverde, El Santo Patron – 9.63 million hours watched (Week 4)
8. BASTARD‼ -Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy-: Season 1 – 8.96 million hours watched (Week 1)
9. Money Heist: Part 1 – 8.57 million hours watched (Week 8)
10. Queen: Season 1 – 7.4 million hours watched (Week 1)