Netflix’s 10 Most Watched 2026 Movies (So Far)

Netflix has released some huge movies throughout 2026, but only a select handful hold a place among its most-watched originals of the year. For as much attention as previously released films, both big and small, can garner on the streaming service, those acquisition deals are just a portion of Netflix’s focus. How well their exclusive titles perform is what really matters.

These movies are routinely the ones that top Netflix’s streaming charts in the United States and across the world. And when they really click with subscribers, record-setting viewership comes. The streamer has experienced that a lot recently, with KPop Demon Hunters becoming Netflix’s most-watched movie of all time last year. 2025 even saw Jamie Foxx and Cameron Diaz’s Back in Action become a top 10 all-time release.

That is why Netflix’s original 2026 movies often came with lofty viewership expectations. With popular genres like action, thrillers, rom-coms, and animation and typically star-studded casts frequently part of its new releases, Netflix has a clear strategy to greenlighting or acquiring new movies with the hopes that they’ll pop with audiences.

This has happened time and time again in 2026, and thanks to official viewership data, here are Netflix’s most-watched original movies this year.

• The data is from January 1 to June 28 and collected from Netflix’s top 10 global charts
• Movement in the new update: Office Romance moves to 6th, Maternal Instinct moves to 9th, Voicemails for Isballe enters top 10 (knocking out Remarkably Bright Creatures)
• Title to watch: Little Brother, John Cena and Eric Andre’s comedy, which debuted to 14 million views

10

Voicemails For Isabelle

Zoey Deutch and Nick Robinson’s rom-com has charmed Netflix subscribers rather quickly. Voicemails for Isabelle has already generated 48.5 million views in its first two weeks of release, putting it on track to be the streamer’s biggest hit in this genre for the year.

After a solid 17.5 million views in its first week, Voicemails for Isabelle jumped to 31 million views in week 2. That’s significantly higher than the year’s other rom-coms that are higher up in total viewership. With it also moving up to #1 on the charts in week 2, there’s a good chance interest propels it further up this list in the weeks ahead.

9

Maternal Instinct

One of Netflix’s 2026 documentaries has cracked the top 10, as subscribers have been really drawn to Maternal Instinct​​​​​. The true-crime doc has already pulled in 49 million views in its first three weeks. It debuted with 15 million views before increasing by 70% in week 2 to finish as Netflix’s #1 movie, earning 25.5 million views.

While interest fell after this, down 66% to 8.5 million views in week 3, Maternal Instinct has already become the streamer’s most-watched documentary for the year. And since it is still in the top 3, it should get at least another week of reported viewership to increase its total.

8

Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man

After finding lots of success with the Peaky Blinders show, the sequel movie, Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man, arrived to great anticipation this year. The results were fairly favorable, with it managing 50.6 million views in three weeks.

This started with a strong 25.3 million view count in the first week. 19.4 million views came in week 2, allowing it to hold onto the top spot on the global charts. But it was out of the top 5 a week later and vacated the top 10 chart entirely by week 4.

7

People We Meet On Vacation

People We Meet On Vacation was the first of Netflix’s original movies in 2026, launching on January 9. The romantic comedy starring Emily Bader and Tom Blyth, and adapting Emily Henry’s novel, has officially collected 54.3 million views during its four weeks in the top 10 global charts.

This performance began with 17.2 million views over its opening weekend. The following week brought in another 23.3 million views, even though it fell to second place on the global charts. It then fell out of the top 5 by its fourth week and was on the outside of the top 10 chart a week later. Still, People We Meet On Vacation‘s popularity is undeniable.

6

Office Romance

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Jennifer Lopez and Brett Goldstein’s rom-com has been a very strong performer for Netflix. Office Romance has totaled 57.6 million views within its first four weeks of release, allowing it to climb through the top 10. This was likely from the second it debuted to 20.9 million views in its first week, the best launch for a Netflix rom-com this year.

It repeated at #1 in its second weekend, where it totaled 24.6 million views. While interest dropped considerably in week 3, down to 7.8 million views, it remained in third place for the week. The 4.3 million views in week 4 gave it enough to become Netflix’s most-watched rom-com in 2026. Office Romance‘s performance was good enough to be Netflix’s most-watched movie in June 2026.

5

Thrash

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Netflix delivered a release tailored for its audience with Thrash, a shark-infested disaster movie headlined by Bridgerton star Phoebe Dynevor. It’s no surprise, then, that the film caught the attention of millions of subscribers. After four weeks in the top 10, Thrash collected 85.7 million views. More views surely came after that, but they have not been reported by Netflix.

The disaster thriller received the bulk of this viewership over its first 10 days of release. Thrash earned 37.3 million views in its opening weekend and then devoured another 34.5 million views over week 2. It remained as the #1 global movie on Netflix during the entire stretch. And despite still being in the top 5 weekly charts through week 4, it fell out of the top 10 entirely after that.

4

The Rip

Ben Affleck and Matt Damon’s crime thriller came to Netflix with all the star power the streamer could hope for, and the results were among the best that 2026’s releases had to offer. The Rip earned 114.7 million views according to the top 10 charts, but its final 91-day total is likely a bit higher.

This includes The Rip‘s record-opening weekend viewership of 41.6 million views, which is the highest total for any release this year. It should come as no surprise that it then had the second-biggest second week, receiving 40.4 million more views. Overall, The Rip stayed in the top 10 global charts for seven weeks, tied for the second-longest stretch for any movie.

Affleck and Damon’s film also holds another record, as it has the most weeks at #1, three. Most Netflix movies stay in the top spot for a week or two, but The Rip held on for a third, despite only receiving 14.6 million views during this stretch, which is fewer than other titles that fell down the charts.

3

Apex

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Charlize Theron and Taron Egerton joined forces to make Apex, and the survival thriller has been a massive success for Netflix. After several weeks of release, Apex amassed 118 million views worldwide, which is good for the third-biggest total of the year.

Like most other movies on this list, Apex launched to strong interest, generating 38.2 million views in its opening weekend. It then got 40.2 million views in week 2, making it one of three films to hit that milestone during that time frame. Interest did not go down quickly, either, with Apex staying in the top 10 for six weeks.

Apex may still finish inside Netflix’s top 10 all-time chart, depending on how long interest remains. And while it got as high as #2 on this list, it’s since fallen slightly.

2

Swapped

After striking big with KPop Demon Hunters, Netflix found another animated smash hit with Swapped. Starring Michael B. Jordan and Juno Temple, the animal-focused fantasy feature sits at 129.9 million views after nine weeks. Swapped‘s viewership projections continue to suggest it can become one of Netflix’s biggest hits ever.

The journey to such an accomplishment began with a second-place finish in its first week after getting 15.5 million views. Interest picked up from there, with Swapped becoming the most-watched movie for back-to-back weeks. It now has the highest viewership in week 3 (26.4M), week 4 (16.1M), week 5 (10.5M), week 6 (7.5M), week 7 (5.7M), week 8 (4.9M), and week 9 (4.6M) for any movie this year.

Impressively, Swapped remained in the top 3 for its first seven weeks of release, the longest stretch for a 2026 title. It also now holds the record for the most weeks in the top 10 charts (9 weeks) among Netflix’s 2026 original films. It has put itself in a position where it may just catch the #1 movie of the year by the end of its 91 days.

1

War Machine

The most-watched movie on Netflix in 2026 is War Machine. Alan Ritchson’s sci-fi war movie came to the streamer on February 12 and immediately found a global audience. War Machine is confirmed to have 139.9 million views, good enough for it to move into 9th all-time on Netflix’s charts.

The incredible viewership started with securing 39.3 million views in its opening weekend, which is the second highest of the year. War Machine then received the most views for any Netflix 2026 original movie in week 2 (44.4 million).

The strength of these numbers is why War Machine spent eight weeks in Netflix’s top 10 charts, which is the longest stretch of any title, and generated 128.4 million views during that time. The remaining 11.5 million views came during the rest of its first 91 days of release, allowing Netflix to announce its all-time great viewership figures.

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