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The most popular movies chart in the US has quite a few Netflix non-originals grabbing viewers’ attention and streaming momentum. That said, the throne, undisputedly, belongs to one from the home.

During the week of July 13th to July 19th, Shipwrecked: Nightmare at Sea not only topped the global charts, but also the US chart, after amassing a staggering 11.1million views worldwide. The 90-minute documentary recounts the tragic 2012 Costa Concordia disaster, which is currently the number-one movie in 18 countries, including the United Kingdom, Canada, Estonia, and Denmark, among others.

Ranked second on the most popular movies chart in the US is the cult animated comedy, The Boss Baby. While the fan-favourite movie has already completed 27 weeks on the international charts, this week marks its 19th non-consecutive week on the US chart.

Up next on the most popular movies chart on Netflix US, we have a freshly baked-out-of-the-oven Mexican steamy thriller, Desire, which follows Lucero, a successful lawyer with a nearly perfect life, who winds up in a whirlwind, intense affair with her daughter’s young swimming coach, unknowingly paving the path for immeasurable chaos. As of now, the erotic thriller is the number one movie in 24 countries!

Moving on to what’s trending next on Netflix, it is a spine-chilling Lifetime thriller, The Body in the Locker, ranked fourth on the most popular movies chart in the US. Rounding out the top five cinematic trendsetters of the week is one of the most-watched romantic comedies of the year, Voicemails for Isabelle, starring Zoey Deutch and Nick Robinson.

Next in line is the newly released gripping French-Belgian Netflix original drama that netizens cannot simply stop talking about: Nothing to Lose. Following closely on the most popular movies chart in the US this week is the 2004 forgotten crime comedy White Chicks, which has lately been experiencing a resurgence Stateside.

What has also paid off is the recent arrival of The Hunger Games franchise to US shelves, positioning The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes on eighth. Succeeding the cult classic is the 2021 Western action movie, Old Henry.

As for the last entry on the most popular movies chart this week? It’s The Hunger Games pulling the curtains for the week ending July 19th.

The 10 most popular movies on Netflix US this week:

• Shipwrecked: Nightmare at Sea
• The Boss Baby
• Desire
• The Body in the Locker
• Voicemails for Isabelle
• Nothing to Lose
• White Chicks
• The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
• Old Henry
• The Hunger Games