The movie that spawned a beloved blockbuster franchise and put Dreamworks Animation on the map, “Shrek” gathered beloved stars similar to Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, and Cameron Diaz, and wound up not solely turning into an enormous hit however profitable the primary Academy Award for Finest Animated Characteristic. Since then, many people discovered ourselves tuning out as an increasing number of sequels and spin-offs materialized, though a few of them are fairly dang good. However if you happen to’re within the temper to revisit the movie that began all of it, Netflix is at the moment dwelling to considerably of a “Shrek” renaissance.
The unique 2001 movie arrived on Netflix within the U.S. and a handful of different nations on Might 1, 2024. In response to streaming viewership tracker Flix Patrol, the film then discovered its approach onto the highest 10 chart when it hit quantity 10 on Might 3, earlier than rising to quantity 5 as of Might 4. Since then, “Shrek” has climbed one spot per day, making its approach up the charts and eventually taking the highest spot as of Might 8. Not solely did it handle to assert primary, however, it will possibly additionally declare to have unseated Jerry Seinfeld’s very, very foolish Pop Tart film “Unfrosted,” which had beforehand held the highest spot since Might 5.
A fast take a look at the Netflix High 10 on the time of writing exhibits everybody’s favourite ogre at primary, Seinfeld’s film at quantity two, and the Robert Downey Jr.-led “The Decide” within the third spot. Behind that, UK motion thriller “One Extra Shot” is holding agency within the Netflix charts at quantity 4, persevering with the movie’s spectacular run on the streamer. However the authentic “Shrek” is not the one film from the franchise seeing success on Netflix.
