The only streaming platform that wins points for transparency is Netflix, of course. The streamer shares weekly viewership data and a more detailed biannual list of how well its titles have performed. The latest report had a number of interesting highlights. The animated hit Swapped, featuring the voices of Michael B. Jordan and Juno Temple, has crossed the coveted 100 million-view milestone. It joins the recent survival thriller Apex to enter this club. Both movies are now on the verge of entering Netflix’s all-time top 10 list, which welcomed a new member in exchange for an older one this week. This was the biggest takeaway from Netflix’s latest data dump, and a huge validation of the streamer’s decision to pivot away from mega-budget tent poles in favor of mid-budget genre movies.
The latest movie to enter the top 10 is the sci-fi action movie War Machine, starring Alan Ritchson and Jai Courtney. Directed by Patrick Hughes, who happens to be one of two Australian filmmakers who’ve made Netflix original movies titled War Machine, the film was released to instant viewership success in March. War Machine was produced on a reported budget of $80 million, a far cry from the kind of money that Netflix was spending on its most high-value originals until recently. For instance, the Russo Brothers’ sci-fi adventure film The Electric State cost a reported $320 million to produce, but it couldn’t crack the top 10 list, which is topped by KPop Demon Hunters. Other movies on the Netflix top 10 are Red Notice, Carry-On, Don’t Look Up, The Adam Project, Bird Box, Back in Action, Leave the World Behind, and The Gray Man.
Collider Exclusive · Sci-Fi Survival Quiz Which Sci-Fi World Would You Survive? The Matrix · Mad Max · Blade Runner · Dune · Star Wars
Five universes. Five completely different ways the future went wrong — or sideways, or up in flames. Only one of them is the world your instincts were built for. Eight questions will figure out which dystopia, galaxy, or desert wasteland you’d actually make it out of alive.
The Matrix
Mad Max
Blade Runner
Dune
Star Wars
01
You sense something is deeply wrong with the world around you. What do you do? The first instinct is often the truest one.
02
In a world of scarcity, what resource do you guard most fiercely? What we protect reveals what we believe survival actually requires.
03
What kind of threat keeps you up at night? Fear is useful data — if you’re honest about what you’re actually afraid of.
04
How do you deal with authority you don’t trust? Every dystopia has a power structure. Your approach to it determines everything.
05
Which environment could you actually endure long-term? Survival isn’t just tactical — it’s physical, psychological, and very much about where you are.
06
Who do you want in your corner when things fall apart? The company you keep is the clearest signal of who you actually are.
07
Where do you draw the line — if you draw one at all? Every survivor eventually faces a moment that tests what they’re actually made of.
08
What would actually make survival worth it? Staying alive is one thing. Having a reason to is another.
Your Fate Has Been Calculated You’d Survive In…
Your answers point to the world your instincts were built for. This is the universe your temperament, your survival instincts, and your particular brand of stubbornness were made for.
The Resistance, Zion
The Matrix
You took the red pill a long time ago — probably before anyone offered it to you. You’re a systems thinker who can’t help but notice the seams in things.
You’re drawn to understanding how the system works before figuring out how to break it.
You’d find the Resistance, or it would find you — your instinct for spotting constructed realities is the machines’ worst nightmare.
You function best when you have access to information and the freedom to act on it.
The Matrix built an airtight prison. You’d be the one probing the walls for the door.
The Wasteland
Mad Max
The wasteland doesn’t reward the clever or the well-connected — it rewards those who are hard to kill and harder to break. That’s you.
You don’t need comfort, community, or a cause larger than the next horizon.
You need a vehicle, a clear threat, and enough fuel to outrun it — and you’re good at all three.
You are unsentimental enough to survive that world, and decent enough — just barely — to be something more than another raider.
In the wasteland, that distinction is everything.
Los Angeles, 2049
Blade Runner
You’d survive here because you know how to exist in moral grey areas without losing yourself completely.
You read people accurately, keep your circle small, and ask the questions others prefer not to answer.
In a city where humanity is a legal designation rather than a feeling, you hold onto something that keeps you functional.
You’re not a hero. But you’re not lost, either.
In Blade Runner’s world, that distinction is everything.
Arrakis
Dune
Arrakis is the most hostile environment in the known universe — and you are precisely the kind of person it rewards.
Patience, discipline, and political awareness are your core strengths — and on Arrakis, they’re survival tools.
You understand that the long game matters more than any single victory.
Others come to Dune and are consumed by it. You’d learn its logic and earn its respect.
In time, you wouldn’t just survive Arrakis — you’d begin to reshape it.
A Galaxy Far, Far Away
Star Wars
The galaxy far, far away is vast, loud, and in a constant state of violent political upheaval — and you wouldn’t have it any other way.
You find meaning in being part of something larger than yourself — a cause, a crew, a rebellion.
You’d gravitate toward the Rebellion, or the fringes, or whatever pocket of the galaxy still believes the Empire’s grip can be broken.
You fight — not because you have to, but because standing aside isn’t something you’re capable of.
In Star Wars, that willingness is what makes all the difference.
Here’s the Current Netflix Top 10 for English-Language Movies
Movie
Views (in millions)
KPop Demon Hunters
325
Red Notice
230
Carry-On
172
Don’t Look Up
171
The Adam Project
157.6
Bird Box
157.4
Back in Action
147
Leave the World Behind
143
The Gray Man
139
War Machine
139
To enter the elite list, War Machine overtook the coming-of-age fantasy movie Damsel, starring Millie Bobby Brown. War Machine has now accumulated 139 million views, overtaking the 138 million views that Damsel had been perched at for months. Remember, Netflix counts views for the first 91 days of a title’s release. War Machine opened to mixed reviews, and it now holds a 66% score on the aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes. The site’s consensus reads, “Providing Alan Ritchson an ideal vehicle to flex his brawny charisma, War Machine occasionally clanks when it comes to character depth but otherwise soldiers on to deliver an awesome dose of action spectacle.” This is a major win for Ritchson, who had already established himself as one of streaming’s biggest stars with Prime Video’s Reacher.
In celebration of War Machine‘s success, a sequel was announced earlier this week. Stay tuned to Collider for more updates.
