An all-time classic from Jim Carrey’s filmography becomes a Netflix streaming hit. With everything in Carrey’s career, the actor has maintained the status as one of Hollywood’s most prolific stars and comedians for decades.
According to Tudum, Carrey’s 1994 comedy The Mask garnered 4.3 million views, with 7.3 million hours viewed, ranking #6 globally for the week of October 6 – October 12, 2025. The 1994 film made the top 10 only a week after Carrey’s Sonic the Hedgehog 3 ranked #8 for the week of September 29 to October 5, 2025.
Netflix Title
Views
Runtime
Hours Viewed
The Woman in Cabin 10
21.2 million
1:35
33.5 million
KPop Demon Hunters
17.8 million
1:40
29.7 million
My Father, the BTK Killer
5.7 million
1:34
9 million
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire
5.3 million
1:55
10.2 million
Despicable Me 3
4.4 million
1:30
6.6 million
The Mask
4.3 million
1:41
7.3 million
Ruth & Boaz
4.1 million
1:33
6.3 million
The Maze Runner
3.8 million
1:53
7.1 million
About My Father
2.9 million
1:30
4.4 million
Scary Movie
2.9 million
1:28
4.2 million
Released by New Line Cinema, The Mask opened in theaters on July 29, 1994, and grossed $352 million at the worldwide box office. Based on the creation from Dark Horse Comics, The Mask was one of the few non-DC or Marvel films that got made in the 1990s, back when the superhero and comic book film genre was still limited.
Directed by Chuck Russell, based on a script from Mike Werb, while Michael Fallon and Mark Verheiden worked on the story, The Mask centers on Stanley Ipkis, whose life is turned around when a magical wooden mask comes into his possession. It transforms him into the green and loud titular protagonist.
As The Mask became a box office hit, a sequel was initially planned to proceed with Carrey, but the star ended up departing the project. Instead, Son of the Mask became a loose sequel, featuring Jamie Kennedy, which became a commercial bomb, grossing only $59.9 million worldwide, and was slammed by critics.
While another installment with Carrey’s character isn’t officially happening, the star revealed to ComicBook on December 11, 2024, that he is open to reprising the role. It all depends on the concept, as he said, “It has to be the right idea. If somebody had the right idea, I guess… It’s not really about the money. I joke about the money… But I never know. You can’t be definite about these things.”
Cameron Diaz, who played Tina Carlyle in the first movie, shared with Variety on January 18, 2025, that she would consider coming back. “If Jim’s on board, I mean, I’ve been riding those coattails from day one,” she stated about appearing in a sequel.
In the current climate of comic book adaptations, a follow-up to the 1994 film could potentially tackle the darker stories from the source material. If The Mask continues to have success through streaming, perhaps that will be the push needed to get another sequel made.
Release Date
July 29, 1994
Runtime
101 minutes
Director
Chuck Russell
Writers
Mike Werb, Michael Fallon, Mark Verheiden
Producers
Deborah Moore, Mike Richardson
Stanley Ipkiss / The Mask
Peter Riegert
Mitch Kellaway