Russell Crowe's crime thriller 'Unabomber' has reached 50 million views on Netflix despite poor reviews, outperforming expectations but falling short of the streamer's other mid-budget genre hits this year.
01Summary
- 01The film has spent a full month in Netflix's global top-10 chart.
- 02It failed to reach the 100-million-views mark achieved by earlier 2026 releases The Rip, Apex, Thrash, and War Machine.
- 03Two recent films, The Last House and The Whisper Man, have nearly 90 million and 80 million views respectively.
- 04Ben Affleck's thriller Animal has topped 50 million views in just two weeks.
- 05Netflix has pivoted to mid-budget genre films in 2026, a strategy that coincided with recent layoffs.
02Why it matters
The film's modest performance highlights Netflix's focus on mid-budget content, which is reshaping what gets produced and viewed on the platform.
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