Overview
- Netflix reports 29.1 million views in the film’s first three days of streaming, ranking No. 1 among English-language movies and topping the chart in 72 countries with Top 10 placement in 93.
- The release followed a brief October theatrical run to position for awards before a global Netflix launch on November 7.
- Prosthetics chief Mike Hill says Jacob Elordi wore 42 pieces with daily 6–10 hour applications, with most of his face covered except the nose tip, upper lip and chin, and a full-body suit used about 20 times.
- Hill emphasizes a practical, low‑VFX approach to preserve period realism, aligning with del Toro’s tactile filmmaking ethos.
- Coverage highlights the adaptation’s focus on the Creature’s humanity and Victor’s moral failings, with del Toro citing licensed Bernie Wrightson illustrations as the primary visual influence.