Fame has always been fast fleeting in showbiz. However, thanks to the digital age, success or not, more or less everything that has potential gets a second wind. Before the era of streaming, the box office window was the ultimatum. But in the last few years, even the projects that could not blossom during their theatrical lap have found new life with their streaming debuts. And amidst Netflix’s rollercoaster of a spring break, a 2018 adventure flick by Albert Hughes is climbing up the charts like no tomorrow.
So, for those curious with countless questions, here is the Netflix scoop.
Which Albert Hughes film is picking up momentum on Netflix?
According to Tudum’s Global Top 10 Movies Chart on Netflix, Alpha
currently ranks
3rd
, having earned a whopping 5.5 million views this week. Alpha
is Albert Hughes’ 2018 prehistoric adventure film, written by Daniele Sebastian Wiedenhaupt. The film follows a young hunter who encounters a wounded wolf and befriends it during the last ice age.
Alpha
stars Kodi Smit-McPhee, Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson, and Natassia Malthe.
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Marcin Kowalczyk as Sigma, Jens Hulten as Xi, Leonor Varela as Shaman, Mercedes de la Zerda as Nu, Spencer Bogaert as Kappa, and Morgan Freeman as Narrator round out the ensemble of Alpha
. Chuck, a Czechoslovakian Wolfdog, portrays the wolf Alpha in the movie. Hughes and Andrew Rona have produced the movie under Columbia Pictures, Studio 8, and The Picture Company, with Sony Pictures Releasing serving as the distributor.
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Having said that, which other movies complete the chart of Netflix Global Top 10?
A look inside Netflix’s Global Top 10 Movies Chart
No matter what the box office reign has in store for a movie, Netflix has the potential to turn the tables at any time. And having done it before, how could the streaming giant not do it again? According to Netflix’s Global Top 10 Movies Chart ranking, the 1997 film Robinson Crusoe
ranks #10 on the list
, followed by the Russo Brothers’ The Electric State
starring Millie Bobby Brown
and Chris Pratt in position 9.
On #8 is Nick Green’s Con Mum
, followed by J.C. Chandor’s Kraven The Hunter
on 7th, and the 2003 science fiction disaster film Core on 6th. Sniper Rogue Mission
has entered the Top 5 slot with its ranking on 5th. Dean Devlin’s Geostorm
precedes Sniper Rogue Mission
on the 4th, and Alpha
takes the 3rd position. Lastly, Lawrence Lamont’s One of Them Days
and Adam Brooks’ The Life List
wrap up the list of Netflix’s Top 10.
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Have you watched Alpha
on Netflix? What do you think of its climb on the Global Top 10 Movies chart? Let us know in the comments below!
