Sacrifice Debuts at No. 2 on Netflix U.S. Movie Chart Behind Animals
Romain Gavras's thriller Sacrifice reached No. 2 on FlixPatrol's U.S. Netflix movie list on October 20, 2026, four days after its streaming debut.
Sacrifice debuted on Netflix on October 16, 2026, and by October 20, 2026 it stood at No. 2 on FlixPatrol's Netflix Top 10 Movies list for the United States, according to comingsoon.net. The film had been on the chart for four days at that point.
Animals, which stars Ben Affleck, held the No. 1 spot on the same list and had spent 11 days in the rankings.
Sacrifice is directed by Romain Gavras and stars Chris Evans, Anya Taylor-Joy, Vincent Cassel, Sam Richardson, John Malkovich and Salma Hayek. Anya Taylor-Joy plays Joan, a zealot who leads a kidnapping.
The film has earned $453,104 at the global box office from its limited theatrical run. Reviews have been mixed: on Rotten Tomatoes, 38% of 34 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 5.3 out of 10, while Metacritic gave the film a score of 48 out of 100 based on 11 critics.
Festival Run and Acquisition
Sacrifice premiered at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival on September 6, 2025. In May 2026, Netflix acquired U.S. and French distribution rights to the film at the Cannes Marché du Film, and it received a theatrical release in Italy on August 12, 2026.
Quick answers
When did Sacrifice come out on Netflix?
Sacrifice debuted on Netflix on October 16, 2026.
Where did Sacrifice rank on Netflix in the U.S.?
It was No. 2 on FlixPatrol's Netflix Top 10 Movies list for the United States dated October 20, 2026, behind Animals.
What did critics think of Sacrifice?
On Rotten Tomatoes, 38% of 34 critics' reviews were positive, with an average rating of 5.3 out of 10. Metacritic scored the film 48 out of 100 based on 11 critics.