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The most popular movies chart on Netflix US has undergone a complete shuffle this week, and Americans have officially found their new favourites.

But for those assuming the US chart to be a mini-map of what’s trending globally, you’re in for a year-end surprise that’s for sure.

Starting right at the top, we have a recently released sci-fi disaster film from Netflix’s South Korean slate of productions, The Great Flood, in the week dated December 22nd to December 28th. Although the film has launched on the streamer with mixed reviews, US viewers have clearly given their vote to this Kim Byung-woo-directed movie.

Succeeding the pulsating drama on the most popular movies chart in the US is the Jason Statham-led 2021 action thriller, Wrath of Man. While the film also sneaked into the global charts this week, in the United States, it enjoys a far more promising position comparatively.

Up next, there’s Rian Johnson’s latest whodunit, Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery, which sees Daniel Craig reprising his role as the Southern sleuth, Benoit Blanc. Meanwhile, following the gripping murder mystery on the US chart is Maggie Kang’s record-shattering animated flick, KPop Demon Hunters, still going strong in its 28th week since release.

Rounding out the top five titles on the most popular movies chart in the US this week is yet another crime thriller, the Mark Wahlberg and Garrett Hedlund-led revenge story, Four Brothers.

Moving on, we finally get some holiday sprinkles on the charts with The Christmas Chronicles ranked sixth. But if you think that’s all about the Christmas stint in the US, well, wait for it. Although the title succeeding this holiday flick is PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie, the Christmas frenzy isn’t far behind.

And as we know, the best parameter to weigh the holiday craze is with Christmas romantic comedies, which is evident from A Cowboy Christmas Romance ranking eighth. On the ninth, for a change of air, we have Ron Howard’s intense survival thriller, Eden.

Lastly, wrapping up the trends for this week on the most popular movies chart in Netflix US is My Secret Santa, which means even though the US and global trends are seemingly poles apart, the craze surrounding holiday rom-coms remains a common ground.

The most popular movies on Netflix US this week:

• The Great Flood
• Wrath of Man
• Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
• KPop Demon Hunters
• Four Brothers
• The Christmas Chronicles
• PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie
• A Cowboy Christmas Romance
• Eden
• My Secret Santa