Overview

• Nielsen logged 2.9 billion viewing minutes for the film during July 25–27, the top weekly movie total in the history of its Streaming Top 10.
• Netflix counted 46.7 million views in the first three days, which the company says is its biggest U.S. opening for any film on the service.
• The performance eclipsed the previous weekly movie leader, Glass Onion, and marked Adam Sandler’s strongest opening week on streaming.
• Nielsen reports Sandler titles have amassed 61 billion minutes on Netflix since 2018, with 2019’s Murder Mystery at 9.9 billion minutes to date.
• Industry coverage links the sports-flavored sequel to Netflix’s event-led strategy, with reporting that the streamer is closing in on MLB Home Run Derby rights and could leverage its T-Mobile ties.