Did you watchat leastthree minutes of theAdam Sandler/Jennifer Anistontwo-hander comedyMurder Mystery? Then it should come as no surprise that the film reportedly topped the list of everything released on Netflix in 2019, beating out titles likeMartin Scorsese’sThe Irishman, the third season ofStranger Things, and the Oscar-winning animated filmSpider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.
Now, a few quick caveats, because Netflix’s viewership data needs to be taken with such a heaping dose of salt it could technically kill someone with low enough blood pressure. The streamer’s official announcement notes that “lists are ranked based on accounts that choose to watch two minutes or more of a title during its first 28 days on Netflix in 2019.” So, essentially, if you left any of these titles on for four minutes, it counts as watching an entire movie.
Here’s the overall top 10 ranking, as released by Netflix itself:
1) Murder Mystery
2) Stranger Things 3
3) 6 Underground
4) The Incredibles 2
5) The Irishman
6) The Witcher
7) Triple Frontier
- Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil, and Vile
9) The Umbrella Academy
10) The Highwaymen
Here’s the official film list:
2) 6 Underground
3) The Incredibles 2
4) The Irishman
5) Triple Frontier
- Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil, and Vile
7) The Highwaymen
8) Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
9) Ralph Breaks the Internet: Wreck-It Ralph 2
10) Secret Obsession
And here is the ranking of TV series released on Netflix:
1)Stranger Things 3
2)The Witcher
3)The Umbrella Academy
4)Dead to Me
5)YouSeason 2
6)When They See Us
7)Unbelievable
8)Sex Education
9)13 Reasons WhySeason 3
10)Raising Dion
But hey, people seemed to genuinely enjoyMurder Mystery, which stars Sandler and Aniston as a couple whose vacation is interrupted by a rich man’s murder. (It’s definitely a step aboveThe Do-OverandThe Ridiculous 6, which I’m not sure even deserve the two-minute treatment.) There’sreportedly a sequel in the works, although Sandler and Anniston aren’t confirmed to return.
