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When you zoom into the most popular movies chart on Netflix US this week, the first thing that you’re bound to notice is its undeniable impact on the global trends.

While you must have already guessed what we’re getting at, in the week dated January 19th to January 25th, the Matt Damon and Ben Affleck-led The Rip has once again topped the chart. Yet, it shouldn’t really come as a surprise, considering the action thriller remains the number one movie in 81 countries this week with 40.4million views amassed from all over the globe.

But in case you think that’s the only point of commonality between the most popular movies chart on Netflix US and the globe, you’re gravely mistaken. Ranking second on the US chart, like its global counterpart, is the recently released true-crime documentary that recounts a chilling account of abduction in 2002, Kidnapped: Elizabeth Smart.

Following closely in the third position is the James Bond film, which is also making waves on the global most popular movies chart, the fifth and final film from the franchise to star Daniel Craig, No Time to Die. Although the US chart resembles a copycat of the global one so far, it is now onwards that the cinematic trends begin to diverge.

Suitcase Killer: The Melanie McGuire Story may have slipped down the global ranks, but in the US? The chilling retelling of the shocking true crime, the cold-blooded murder of Bill McGuire, is still going strong at number four. Meanwhile, rounding out the top five candidates on the most popular movies chart in the US is the first Emily Henry adaptation for the screen, People We Meet on Vacation.

Moving on, in the sixth position, we have Maggie Kang’s Oscar-nominated, Golden Globe-winning animated fantasy musical, KPop Demon Hunters. While the movie has been completely occupied this award season, it’s still not slowing down on the charts despite being in its 32nd week.

Up next, there’s a new player on the horizon, currently ranked seventh, Amish Stud: The Eli Weaver Story. The crime drama is based on the true story of the 2008 murder of Barbara Weaver in Ohio. Meanwhile, succeeding the true crime retelling on the most popular movies chart in the US is yet another James Bond film starring Craig, Spectre.

In addition to People We Meet on Vacation, US viewers have also been showing love to another romantic title, The Royal We. Like its predecessor, the film has just entered the charts this week.

Lastly, closing the cinematic trends on the most popular movies chart on Netflix US is an animated film, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse and with that, it’s officially a wrap for the week.

The most popular movies on Netflix US this week:

• The Rip
• Kidnapped: Elizabeth Smart
• No Time to Die
• Suitcase Killer: The Melanie McGuire Story
• People We Meet on Vacation
• KPop Demon Hunters
• Amish Stud: The Eli Weaver Story
• Spectre
• The Royal We
• Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse