The Irishman has had a great week in terms of year end critics awards, along with Critics Choice and Golden Globe nominations. The good news continues for the Martin Scorsese films in regards to its viewership. According to content chief Ted Sarandos, The Irishman was viewed by 26.4 million households in its first week on Netflix. Sarandos also predicted that the film would reach an audience of 40 million households within its first 28 days.
Based on the disclosure,
that means about 16 percent of all Netflix global account holders watched the film in the week following its Nov. 27 release. While that is a significant portion of the company’s user base, especially for a three-and-a-half-hour movie, it’s still not as large of an audience as for Sandra Bullock starrer Bird Box, which drew 45 million viewers in its first seven days last December.
The Irishman is sure to continue its momentum as we head to the Academy Awards in February.
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