Overview
- Since its Nov. 7 Netflix debut, the film has reached No. 1 on the platform’s movie charts in the U.S. and worldwide, according to FlixPatrol.
- Rotten Tomatoes shows a 95% audience score from more than 1,000 verified ratings alongside an 86% critics score, marking a career-best audience response for del Toro.
- At a Nov. 12 event in San Francisco, del Toro received SFFilm’s Sloan Science in Cinema Prize and said, “We are at the threshold of transhumanism.”
- Del Toro presents the adaptation as a reflection on genetic engineering, artificial intelligence and a broader anti‑science trend.
- Coverage highlights practical craftsmanship, including extensive prosthetics and a full‑scale frozen ship set, following a limited October theatrical run that grossed about $422,000.