Champions Reaches No. 3 on Netflix US Chart After October 28 Debut
The Woody Harrelson sports comedy climbed to third place two days after arriving on Netflix, behind Surviving Hurricane Otis and Gladiator II.
Champions, the sports comedy starring Woody Harrelson, climbed to No. 3 on Netflix's US Top 10 Movies chart two days after it was added to the service on October 28, according to comingsoon.net. On the current US chart it sits behind Surviving Hurricane Otis and Gladiator II.
The film is directed by Bobby Farrelly and also stars Kaitlin Olson, Ernie Hudson and Cheech Marin. Mark Rizzo wrote the screenplay.
From theaters to streaming
Champions was released in 3,030 theaters by Focus Features on March 10, 2023, opening to $5.2 million domestically. In its early 2023 theatrical run it grossed $21.9 million worldwide, including $16.4 million in the US and Canada and $5.5 million internationally.
The film is an English-language remake of Javier Fesser's 2018 Spanish film of the same name and marks Bobby Farrelly's solo directorial debut. Principal photography took place in Winnipeg and Selkirk, Manitoba, and Albany, New York, from November to December 2021.
It holds a 59 percent Rotten Tomatoes approval rating from 128 reviews and a Metacritic score of 50 from 34 critics, while audiences gave it an A CinemaScore grade and PostTrak reported an 83 percent positive score.
Quick answers
When did Champions come to Netflix?
Champions arrived on Netflix on October 28, and it reached No. 3 on the service's US Top 10 Movies chart two days later.
Who stars in Champions?
The film stars Woody Harrelson, Kaitlin Olson, Ernie Hudson and Cheech Marin, and is directed by Bobby Farrelly.