{"id":81022,"date":"2025-08-19T23:04:10","date_gmt":"2025-08-19T23:04:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/81022\/"},"modified":"2025-08-19T23:04:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T23:04:10","slug":"fixed-and-night-always-comes-struggle-while-kpop-demon-hunters-poised-to-surpass-red-notice-next-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/81022\/","title":{"rendered":"Fixed and Night Always Comes Struggle, While KPop Demon Hunters Poised to Surpass Red Notice Next Week"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Netflix<\/p>\n

Pictures: Netflix<\/p>\n

Welcome along to another top 10 report where we take a look at the biggest stories from the past week in the Netflix top 10s and check in to see how other shows and movies are performing. This week, we\u2019ll be covering KPop Demon Hunters closing in on Red Notice, two movie disappointments in Fixed and Night Always Comes, plus titles like Love is Blind: UK, In The Mud, Young Millionaires, Wednesday season 2, and Fit for TV: The Reality of the Biggest Loser.<\/p>\n

Just a quick note too. We\u2019ve done a bunch of changes to our top 10 search page to make things look a bit nicer, and we\u2019ve also gone back and added views metrics to all titles (where we can), pre-June 2023, which is before Netflix adopted the metric Frederic of Netflix N Chiffres<\/a> pioneered.\u00a0<\/p>\n

As always, let\u2019s see how this week ranked compared to other weeks stretching back to June 2023<\/a>:<\/p>\n

English Film: 81,700,000 views (Rank 38 of 113 weeks)
\nNon-English TV: 27,100,000 views (Rank 61 of 113 weeks)
\nNon-English Film: 12,200,000 views (Rank 113 of 113 weeks)<\/p>\n

1. Fixed First Week Bombs<\/p>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

The project was nearly never completed, with multiple stakeholders nearly pulling the plug at multiple stages. Thankfully, Fixed did get made and jumped to Netflix, but how did it open? Not great.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Now sadly, there aren\u2019t many good comps we can do for Fixed as animated films don\u2019t often get released on Wednesdays except for the occasional short (like Robin Robin or Sing: Thriller) and The Soccer Football Movie from three years ago. Therefore, the only comps we can really do are animated films that were released on Fridays. So, with the caveat that Fixed had a lot longer to gain viewership than the others on this list, we can see that Fixed is really struggling.<\/p>\n

R-rated animated comedies aren\u2019t really a thing, and given the performance thus far, tragically, it doesn\u2019t look like it\u2019s something Netflix will explore much more of.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Netflix Viewership Data – 1 Week Analysis
\n
\n
\n
\n Title
\n Cumulative Views (1 weeks)
\n Rank
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n Plankton: The Movie
\n 14,300,000
\n 1
\n
\n
\n Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie
\n 12,800,000
\n 2
\n
\n
\n KPop Demon Hunters
\n 9,200,000
\n 3
\n
\n
\n Spellbound
\n 8,500,000
\n 4
\n
\n
\n Thelma the Unicorn
\n 7,300,000
\n 5
\n
\n
\n Ultraman: Rising
\n 4,400,000
\n 6
\n
\n
\n Fixed
\n 2,700,000
\n 7
\n
\n <\/p>\n

2. Night Always Comes<\/p>\n

Another movie that struggled in week 1 was Night Always Comes with Vanessa Kirby. Despite the actress front and center throughout the summer with Fantastic 4, this small drama failed to get much traction, which could be down to the fact that the movie really didn\u2019t connect with critics, and that\u2019s translated into just 11.3M views for its opening 3 days. The movie was pitched as a prestige movie and it\u2019s certainly performing that way thus far.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Netflix Viewership Data – 1 Week Analysis
\n
\n
\n
\n Title
\n Cumulative Views (1 weeks)
\n Rank
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n Leave the World Behind
\n 41,700,000
\n 1
\n
\n
\n The Union
\n 33,100,000
\n 2
\n
\n
\n Rebel Ridge
\n 31,200,000
\n 3
\n
\n
\n Havoc
\n 29,800,000
\n 4
\n
\n
\n The Killer
\n 27,900,000
\n 5
\n
\n
\n Straw
\n 25,300,000
\n 6
\n
\n
\n Don’t Move
\n 20,200,000
\n 7
\n
\n
\n The Deliverance
\n 14,500,000
\n 8
\n
\n
\n The Six Triple Eight
\n 14,300,000
\n 9
\n
\n
\n Pain Hustlers
\n 14,100,000
\n 10
\n
\n
\n Fair Play
\n 12,600,000
\n 11
\n
\n
\n Night Always Comes
\n 11,300,000
\n 12
\n
\n
\n Woman of the Hour
\n 9,900,000
\n 13
\n
\n
\n NYAD
\n 4,700,000
\n 14
\n
\n <\/p>\n

3. KPop Demon Hunters Will Become #1 Next Week<\/p>\n

We\u2019ve been pretty obsessed with the numbers of KPop Demon Hunters<\/a>, and as it approaches the finish line of becoming Netflix\u2019s most-watched movie and removes the much-maligned Red Notice from the top spot, let\u2019s check in with how well it\u2019s doing in week 9.<\/p>\n

That means the movie has 20.4 million views still to go to topple Red Notice, sitting at 230.9M views after 91 days. These numbers reflect day 58, so that means we\u2019ve still got 33 days to go. Incredible. The question is not whether it\u2019ll topple\u00a0Red Notice, but by how much it\u2019ll surpass it, and whether this number will ever be achievable by another movie in the future.\u00a0<\/p>\n

How far will it go? Predictions seem pretty difficult given that this movie is defying any conventional Netflix movie trajectory, BUT, here are the potential projections:<\/p>\n

Scenario
\nProjected Views for Day 91<\/p>\n

Latest (Week 9)
\n210.6M<\/p>\n

0% Weekly Decline
\n329.5M<\/p>\n

5% Weekly Decline
\n313.7M<\/p>\n

20% Weekly Decline
\n276.9M<\/p>\n

30% Weekly Decline
\n259.2M<\/p>\n

Tapered Decay
\n303.2M<\/p>\n

\"Prediction<\/p>\n

4. Wednesday S2 in Week 2<\/p>\n

While season 2 debuted almost on par with season 1 in its opening week, it hasn\u2019t maintained the same momentum into week 2, now trailing the first season by 31.3M views.<\/p>\n

That said, Wednesday season 2 is expected to get a significant boost in September with the arrival of its next batch of episodes. At that point, direct 1:1 comparisons with season 1 will become tricky, but for now, it\u2019s clear that season 2 won\u2019t be cruising toward the top spot in Netflix\u2019s all-time top 10.<\/p>\n

5. Love is Blind: UK Returns\u2026<\/p>\n

We\u2019ve seen a trend of reality dating shows in recent months and even years, with their audience growing season after season. That\u2019s not the case with Love is Blind: UK, which debuts with a million views lower than season 1. The future of the show is secure, though, but if it continues to fall away at this pace, it certainly won\u2019t reach the number of seasons its US counterpart has reached.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Netflix Viewership Data – 1 Week Analysis
\n
\n
\n
\n Title
\n Cumulative Views (1 weeks)
\n Rank
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n Love is Blind: UK – Season 1
\n 3,600,000
\n 1
\n
\n
\n Love is Blind: UK – Season 2
\n 2,600,000
\n 2
\n
\n <\/p>\n

6. In The Mud<\/p>\n

The new Argentinian series\u00a0In The Mud topped the non-English TV charts for the week with 5.6M views, which leads it to have a pretty solid opening when compared to other non-English Thursday debuts but not in the elite tier.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Netflix Viewership Data – 1 Week Analysis
\n
\n
\n
\n Title
\n Cumulative Views (1 weeks)
\n Rank
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n La Palma
\n 13,100,000
\n 1
\n
\n
\n 1899
\n 10,800,000
\n 2
\n
\n
\n The Empress – Season 1
\n 8,300,000
\n 3
\n
\n
\n Yu Yu Hakusho
\n 7,700,000
\n 4
\n
\n
\n In The Mud
\n 5,600,000
\n 5
\n
\n
\n The Signal
\n 4,900,000
\n 6
\n
\n
\n Detective Forst
\n 4,800,000
\n 7
\n
\n
\n Sleeping Dog
\n 4,400,000
\n 8
\n
\n
\n House of Ninjas
\n 4,200,000
\n 9
\n
\n
\n Thursday’s Widows
\n 3,500,000
\n 10
\n
\n
\n Back to 15 – Season 2
\n 2,000,000
\n 11
\n
\n
\n Eva Lasting – Season 2
\n 900,000
\n 12
\n
\n <\/p>\n

7. Young Millionaires\u00a0<\/p>\n

A new French series dropped last week, and it\u2019s doing OK. While there aren\u2019t too many comparisons given that Netflix France mainly releases its biggest hits on Fridays, it\u2019s so far ahead of Class Act but behind Under A Dark Sun, Blood Coast, and Anthracite. Not an instant candidate for renewal.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Netflix Viewership Data – 1 Week Analysis
\n
\n
\n
\n Title
\n Cumulative Views (1 weeks)
\n Rank
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n Under a Dark Sun – Season 1
\n 5,800,000
\n 1
\n
\n
\n Blood Coast – Season 1
\n 5,600,000
\n 2
\n
\n
\n Anthracite
\n 4,200,000
\n 3
\n
\n
\n Young Millionaires
\n 3,500,000
\n 4
\n
\n
\n Class Act
\n 1,400,000
\n 5
\n
\n <\/p>\n

8. Fit for TV: The Reality of the Biggest Loser Is a Docu-Series Win<\/p>\n

Not for the first time today, I find it hard to do suitable comps given that docu-series aren\u2019t usually released on Fridays, but that was granted to Fit for TV, which has captured plenty of headlines over the weekend and into this week, which has given it a very high opening.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Netflix Viewership Data – 1 Week Analysis
\n
\n
\n
\n Title
\n Cumulative Views (1 weeks)
\n Rank
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n Ashley Madison: Sex Lies and Scandal
\n 9,500,000
\n 1
\n
\n
\n Fit for TV: The Reality of the Biggest Loser
\n 7,500,000
\n 2
\n
\n
\n Worst Roommate Ever – Season 2
\n 5,700,000
\n 3
\n
\n
\n Formula 1: Drive to Survive – Season 7
\n 2,600,000
\n 4
\n
\n
\n Investigation Alien – Season 1
\n 2,000,000
\n 5
\n
\n
\n Spy Ops
\n 1,900,000
\n 6
\n
\n <\/p>\n

9. A Few Check-Ins\u2026<\/p>\n

To round out, I wanted to check in with a few titles such as UNTAMED, which was given a very swift renewal, and while it did debut ahead of Adolescence, it has lost ground on that front in the weeks that followed. That said, it\u2019s still one of the best performing \u201climited series\u201d over the past year or so, beating Zero Day and American Primeval.\u00a0<\/p>\n

This will probably be the last check-in we\u2019ll ever do for Squid Game (until the US spin-off comes along anyway), and we can see just how the trajectories have played out for all three seasons, with season 3 ultimately losing some viewership on season 2 (I still haven\u2019t seen it all!).\u00a0<\/p>\n

Will Happy Gilmore 2 be getting in the all-time top 10? It\u2019s got to beat Millie Bobby Brown in Damsel to claim that victory, and it\u2019s tracking very, very close, but is beginning to show signs that it\u2019s slowing much faster, so it might be out of reach.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Those are our big top 10 stories for this week \u2013 what did we miss? Let us know in the comments.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Pictures: Netflix Welcome along to another top 10 report where we take a look at the biggest stories…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":81023,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[64,63,134,427],"class_list":{"0":"post-81022","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tv","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-entertainment","11":"tag-tv"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81022","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=81022"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81022\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/81023"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=81022"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=81022"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=81022"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}