{"id":445508,"date":"2026-05-12T20:06:15","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T20:06:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/445508\/"},"modified":"2026-05-12T20:06:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T20:06:15","slug":"38-7-million-views-breaking-netflix-animated-record","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/445508\/","title":{"rendered":"38.7 Million Views, Breaking Netflix Animated Record"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cSwapped,\u201d the new animated film with a voice cast led by Michael B. Jordan and Juno Temple, has broken a <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/netflix\/\" id=\"auto-tag_netflix\" data-tag=\"netflix\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Netflix<\/a> record.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tAfter debuting as Netflix\u2019s No. 2 English-language film of the week with 15.5 million views in its first three days, \u201cSwapped\u201d took a major leap, hitting 38.7 million views during the week of May 4-10. That\u2019s the largest audience a Netflix animated movie has ever achieved in a seven-day period.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tNaturally, that took the film to the top of the charts for the week. \u201cSwapped\u201d ranked as not only the most-watched English-language film of the week, but the most watched title on Netflix overall. It was followed by \u201cApex,\u201d a Charlize Theron-led thriller film that achieved 16.2 million views in its third week on the chart.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe third-most-watched title overall and the top TV title for the second week in a row was \u201cMan on Fire\u201d starring Yahya Abdul-Mateen with 12.6 million views. Also in its second week was \u201cShould I Marry a Murderer?,\u201d which took second palce with 8 million views, tying with the debut of \u201cWorst Ex Ever\u201d Season 2.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tSee the Netflix Top 10 for May 4-10 below, beginning with English-language shows and movies and followed by non-English-language shows and movies.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tMore to come\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/wp-content\/themes\/pmc-variety-2020\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.gif\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-12-at-3.06.42-PM.png\" alt=\"\" data-lazy- data-lazy- height=\"820\" width=\"1024\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/wp-content\/themes\/pmc-variety-2020\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.gif\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-12-at-3.06.24-PM.png\" alt=\"\" data-lazy- data-lazy- height=\"835\" width=\"1024\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/wp-content\/themes\/pmc-variety-2020\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.gif\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-12-at-3.07.20-PM.png\" alt=\"\" data-lazy- data-lazy- height=\"846\" width=\"1024\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/wp-content\/themes\/pmc-variety-2020\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.gif\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-12-at-3.07.06-PM.png\" alt=\"\" data-lazy- data-lazy- height=\"825\" width=\"1024\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u201cSwapped,\u201d the new animated film with a voice cast led by Michael B. 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