Ben Affleck's Animals Tops Netflix Charts After October 9 Debut

Ben Affleck's new film Animals debuted on Netflix on October 9 and immediately claimed the number-one spot on the streamer's viewership charts, according to Collider. Data from FlixPatrol shows the film is the new Netflix champion both domestically and worldwide.

The film received mixed reviews from critics, but that did not stop it from climbing to the top of the platform's rankings within days of its release.

Animals is a remake of Akira Kurosawa's psychological drama High and Low. Spike Lee's Apple TV original Highest 2 Lowest, starring Denzel Washington and Jeffrey Wright, is also a remake of the same Kurosawa film and was released months before Animals. That version earned critical acclaim and sits at a Certified Fresh 83% score on Rotten Tomatoes.

Affleck's history with parallel projects dates back to 1998, when he starred in Armageddon and Deep Impact, two sci-fi movies with the same premise that debuted within a few months of each other. Both became box-office hits and developed strong cult followings.