The Northman Rises to No. 7 on HBO Max Global Chart
The Robert Eggers Viking epic sits in an HBO Max global top 10 that also includes Gremlins, Contagion and Mother Mary.
The Northman ranked No. 7 on HBO Max's global top movies chart as of October 25, 2026, according to FlixPatrol figures cited by movieweb.com.
The Robert Eggers film appears in a global top 10 that also features Mother Mary, Gremlins, Evil Dead Burn, Contagion, The Secret Agent, The Beast Within and 40 Acres.
The Northman, which stars Alexander Skarsgård as the Viking prince Amleth and was co-written by Eggers and Sjón, first opened in theaters on April 22, 2022. It cost around $70 million to $90 million and grossed $69.6 million worldwide, and it holds a 90% critics score on Rotten Tomatoes.
This is not the film's first showing on a streaming chart. In the summer of 2025 it entered HBO Max's top 10 and climbed as high as No. 3 worldwide, and in September 2026 it reached No. 4 globally on Paramount+ across more than a dozen countries.
Eggers' next film, Werwulf, is scheduled to arrive on Christmas Day. Skarsgård's Wicker opened in theaters to a 94% Rotten Tomatoes score.
Quick answers
Where did The Northman rank on HBO Max?
It was No. 7 on HBO Max's global top movies chart as of October 25, 2026, according to FlixPatrol.
When did The Northman come out?
It was released in theaters on April 22, 2022.
What is Robert Eggers' next film?
Werwulf, which is scheduled to arrive on Christmas Day.