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The Power of the Dog Debuts Atop Netflix Charts, Lost In Space Leads TV

December 7, 2021 | Posted by Jeremy Thomas
THE POWER OF THE DOG Image Credit: Kristy Griffin/Netflix

There was a new champion atop the Netflix viewing charts this week, with The Power of the Dog claiming the top spot. Jane Campion’s Western drama, which stars Benedict Cumberbatch, reigned at the top of Netflix’s viewing for the week ending December 5th with 27.2 million hours viewed.

The Power of the Dog comes in strong off the back of critical acclaim and a lot of awards buzz; the film is currently sitting at a 96% aggregate score on Rotten Tomatoes and is already nominated for a ton of awards, with Oscar nods expected as well. It topped a host of new holiday film options on Netflix, with A Castle For Christmas coming in at #2 with 25.55 million hours viewed in its second week.

Last week’s #1, Red Notice, slipped to #3 after three weeks at #1. The action-adventure comedy logged another 25.4 million hours and bought its total hours viewed in its first 28 days to 353.87 million, an easy #1 of all-time for the service. Bruised slipped two spots to #4 with 23.37 million views.

The non-English film category was led for the second week by Spoiled Brats, with the French comedy improving on last week’s numbers with 26.73 million hours. It the Thai horror film The Whole Truth in its first week with 11.95 million hours, and then the Chinese-language animated action film Green Snake in its first week with 10.65 million hours. Spanish sex comedy More the Merrier was #4 with 10.32 million hours, and Bollywood action flick Sooryavanshi was #5 with 7.11 million hours.

The English TV series chart was led the third season of Lost In Space, which logged 47.38 million hours viewed. True Story slipped a spot to #2 with 29.81 million hours, followed by Selling Sunset season four with 26.66 million hours in its fourth week. Season one of Lost In Space leapt onto the chart off the strength of the new season with 20.92 million for #5.

Finally, the non-English TV show chart saw the fifth season of Money Heist leap to the top spot in its seventh week with 189.92 million hours viewed. It dominated the chart, with last week’s The Queen of Flow slipping to #2 in its third week with a still-strong 59.46 million hours and then South Korean horror series Hellbound season one, which had 22.38 million hours. Squid Game season 1 was #5 in its twelfth week with 21.2 million hours.

You can see the full top 10 sets below for the week running from November 29th through December 5th:

Top 10 English Films
1. The Power of the Dog – 27.2 million hours watched (Week 1)
2. A Castle For Christmas – 25.55 million hours watched (Week 2)
3. Red Notice – 25.4 million hours watched (Week 4)
4. Bruised – 23.37 million hours watched (Week 2)
5. A Boy Called Christmas – 19.36 million hours watched (Week 2)
6. Single All The Way – 13.82 million hours watched (Week 1)
7. 14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible – 12.17 million hours watched (Week 1)
8. The Christmas Chronicles – 7.94 million hours watched (Week 1)
9. The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two 7.79 million hours watched (Week 1)
10. Love Hard – 7.24 million hours watched (Week 5)

Top 10 non-English Films
1. Spoiled Brats – 26.73 million hours watched (Week 2)
2. The Whole Truth – 11.95 million hours watched (Week 1)
3. Green Snake – 10.65 million hours watched (Week 1)
4. More the Merrier – 10.32 million hours watched (Week 1)
5. Sooryavanshi – 7.11 million hours watched (Week 1)
6. Outlaws – 3.2 million hours watched (Week 2)
7. The Claus Family – 2.87 million hours watched (Week 5)
8. Just Short of Perfect – 2.46 million hours watched (Week 3)
9. Dhamaka – 2.35 million hours watched (Week 3)
10. Bordertown: Mural Murders – 2.1 million hours watched (Week 1)

Top 10 English TV Series
1. Lost In Space: Season 3 – 47.38 million hours watched (Week 1)
2. True Story: Limited Series – 29.81 million hours watched (Week 2)
3. Selling Sunset: Season 4 – 23.66 million hours watched (Week 2)
4. Lost In Space: Season 1 – 20.92 million hours watched (Week 1)
5. Arcane: Season 1 – 19.18 million hours watched (Week 4)
6. School of Chocolate: Season 1 – 17.09 million hours watched (Week 1)
7. Jurassic Park: Camp Cretaceous: Season 4 – 16.9 million hours watched (Week 1)
8. Maid: Limited Series – 15.8 million hours watched (Week 10)
9. Cowboy Bebop: Season 1 – 15.26 million hours watched (Week 3)
10. You: Season 3 – 12.49 million hours watched (Week 8)

Top 10 English Films
1. Money Heist: Season 5 – 189.92 million hours watched (Week 7)
2. The Queen of Flow: Season 2 – 59.46 million hours watched (Week 3)
3. Hellbound: Season 1 – 22.38 million hours watched (Week 3)
4. Squid Game: Season 1 – 21.2 million hours watched (Week 12)
5. Elves: Season 1 – 17.94 million hours watched (Week 2)
6. The King’s Affection: Season 1 – 16.36 million hours watched (Week 7)
7. The Queen of Flow: Season 1 – 14.96 million hours watched (Week 3)
8. JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: STONE OCEAN – 13.98 million hours watched (Week 1)
9. Carinha de Anjo: Season 1 – 11.72 million hours watched (Week 9)
10. Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha: Season 1 – 11.56 million hours watched (Week 14)