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Rebel Ridge: Acclaimed Thriller Dominates Netflix on Opening Weekend

Netflix has a hit on its hands with Jeremy Saulnier’s latest film.
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Aaron Pierre stars in Rebel Ridge

In addition to boasting rave reviews from critics everywhere, Rebel Ridge has delivered some solid numbers for Netflix since its debut this past Friday. The latest film from Green Room director Jeremy Saulnier, Rebel Ridge arrived on Netflix at the start of the weekend and immediately became the top movie on the entire service. On Tuesday, Netflix shared the streaming numbers from last week, revealing that Rebel Ridge wasn’t just a hit, but it outperformed every other movie on the service last week in half the time.

Netflix posted the numbers for its biggest movies and TV shows for the week of September 2nd through September 8th, and Rebel Ridge led the way on the film side of things, despite the fact that it was just released on September 6th.

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In its first three days on Netflix, Rebel Ridge racked up 68.6 million hours viewed. That’s more than 25 million hours higher than the second place film, recent Netflix horror hit The Deliverance.

That streaming success for Rebel Ridge has continued into the new week, as it continues to hold the top spot on Netflix’s movie rankings in the US. Tuesday’s edition of the Netflix Top 10 Movies list sees Rebel Ridge holding in first place. You can check out a full rundown of Tuesday’s list below!

1. Rebel Ridge

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“Small-town cops think Terry is an easy target when they seize theformer Marine’s life savings. They have no idea how far he’s willing togo for justice.”

2. Edge of Tomorrow

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“Two soldiers โ€” one fierce, the other not โ€” fight an alien invasion inthis mind-bending thriller that NPR calls ‘refreshing and unexpected.’”

3. Shark Tale

“A tiny white lie turns a little fish into an unlikely hero. But whenthe truth comes out, he teams up with an outcast great white shark forprotection.”

4. The Deliverance

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“Single parent Ebony Jackson moves her family to a new home for a freshstart, but something evil already lives there. Inspired by terrifyingtrue events.”

5. Sonic the Hedgehog

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“A blue extraterrestrial hedgehog with lightning-fast speed, arebellious spirit and a heart of gold tries to elude capture by aneccentric evil genius.”

6. The Rundown

“Looking to retire and open a restaurant, a bounty hunter gets ropedinto one final assignment: fetching his boss’ errant son from the Amazonjungle.”

7. Diary of a Mad Black Woman

“Kimberly Elise, Steve Harris, Shemar Moore and Cicely Tyson sat in Tyler Perry’s tale of a spurned wife who moves in with her rambunctious grandma.”

8. Migration

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“Kumail Nanjiani, Elizabeth Banks and Danny DeVito star in this charmingstory about a family of ducks who go on an exciting journey toJamaica.”

9. Aloha

“Bradley Cooper, Rachel McAdams and Emma Stone star in this sunnyrom-com about old flames and new beginnings, set on the stunning islandof Hawaii.”

10. Trolls Band Together

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“Four former pop idols must unite their voices to save their brother inthe ‘funny and clever’ third installment of the megabit franchise (NYTimes).”