Wonder Woman smashes streaming record

The long-delayed movie Wonder Woman 1984 had the biggest ever U.S. streaming premiere, racking up over 2.25 billion minutes viewed in three days, according to ratings service Nielsen


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Total minutes viewed (with equivalent plays)
U.S. top 10, Dec 21-27, 2020

1 Dec 25, 2020 release
Wonder Woman 1984* 
HBO Max (movie)
2.252 billion minutes (equiv. 14.9m plays) 
Also released to movie theatres in U.S. and Canada
HBO Max says almost half its retail subscribers watched it on day one†

2 Soul*
Disney+ (movie) 
1.669bn mins 
(equiv. 16.7m plays)

3 The Office
Netflix (192 episodes)
1.435bn mins
(equiv. 65.2m eps)

4 Bridgerton* 
Netflix (8 episodes) 
1.204bn mins 
(equiv. 20.1m eps)

5 The Midnight Sky* 
Netflix (movie) 
1.113bn mins (equiv. 9.4m plays)

6 The Mandalorian* 
Disney+ (16 episodes) 
1.024bn mins
(equiv. 25.6m eps)

7 How The Grinch Stole Christmas 
Netflix (movie) 
705m mins 
(equiv. 6.8m plays)

8 The Crown*
Netflix (40 episodes) 
700m mins
(equiv. 12.1m eps)

9 Grey’s Anatomy
Netflix (366 episodes)
691m mins
(equiv. 16.9m eps)

10 Christmas Chronicles 2* 
Netflix (movie) 
660m mins 
(equiv. 5.9m plays)
 

Note: Nielsen does not regularly include HBO Max in its weekly rankings
*Series/movies original to platform. †Subscribed directly – not through cable or another provider 


Sources: Hollywood Reporter, Variety, CNBC, IMDb 
Pictures: © Warner Bros 
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