{"id":252767,"date":"2026-01-26T17:33:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T17:33:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/252767\/"},"modified":"2026-01-26T17:33:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T17:33:08","slug":"jenna-ortegas-unhinged-r-rated-horror-becomes-one-of-hbo-maxs-top-movies-in-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/252767\/","title":{"rendered":"Jenna Ortega\u2019s Unhinged R-Rated Horror Becomes One Of HBO Max’s Top Movies In The World"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jenna Ortega<\/a>‘s unhinged, R-rated horror movie is now one of HBO Max’s top films in the world, earning incredible global success. Ortega’s movies and TV shows<\/a> have taken the world by storm in recent years, from Wednesday becoming Netflix’s most-watched show of all time, to the most recent Scream movies<\/a> reviving the long-dormant slasher franchise.<\/p>\n

Another recent film for her, though, was 2025’s Death of a Unicorn<\/a>. The horror comedy features Ortega as Ridley, the teenage daughter of a lawyer, Elliot Kintner (Paul Rudd), who gets invited to the Leopold family estate by Elliot’s boss. On their way over, they accidentally run over a unicorn, bringing the body to the estate, alongside the attention of its enraged parent.<\/p>\n

Now, FlixPatrol reveals Death of a Unicorn has become the Number 3 movie in the world on HBO Max, mostly due to its recent international release on the platform. As of January 26, 2026, the movie has made it to Number 1 in 20 countries around the world, including Mexico, Guatemala, Colombia, Chile, the Bahamas, Peru, and Salvador.<\/p>\n

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\n Jenna Ortega looking up at an angry unicorn in Death of a Unicorn<\/p>\n

The movie isn’t in the Top 10 in the US, however it is available to watch on HBO Max there. Despite mixed reception from critics, currently holding a score of 52% on Rotten Tomatoes, Death of a Unicorn’s reviews<\/a> didn’t deter audiences from a more positive viewpoint. The film holds a 76% on Rotten Tomatoes from viewers.<\/p>\n

As for its HBO Max performance, the film taking third place on the platform is rather significant given the number of award-winning movies currently popular on the streaming service. Death of a Unicorn trails behind One Battle After Another<\/a> and Sinners in the Top 10, both of which are considered some of the best movies of 2025.<\/p>\n

It’s also ahead of other acclaimed films that came out in the same year, including the horror movie Weapons and DreamWorks’ live-action remake of How to Train Your Dragon. Although the Ortega-led movie is mostly aided by its international performance, its release in overseas countries has given it a boost worthy of competing with some of 2025’s best movies.<\/p>\n

Given how popular Death of a Unicorn is on HBO Max right now, it could see an even broader audience start tuning in as its success continues. Since it’s Number 1 in every country whose Top 10 list it’s on, Ortega’s horror movie may have guaranteed itself relatively long-term success in the wider world.<\/p>\n

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Release Date<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMarch 28, 2025<\/p>\n

Runtime<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t107 minutes<\/p>\n

Director<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAlex Scharfman<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Jenna Ortega‘s unhinged, R-rated horror movie is now one of HBO Max’s top films in the world, earning…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":252768,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[156,409,111,139,69],"class_list":{"0":"post-252767","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-movies","8":"tag-entertainment","9":"tag-movies","10":"tag-new-zealand","11":"tag-newzealand","12":"tag-nz"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/252767","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=252767"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/252767\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/252768"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=252767"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=252767"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=252767"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}