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Although the most popular movies on Netflix US generally feel like a replica of its international trends, the trendsetters of the week Stateside have quite a few distinct players.

During the week of July 27th to August 2nd, Kevin Hart’s latest comedy, 72 HOURS, didn’t just make a wave on the global most popular movies chart. It made a splash in the US too, claiming the top spot, despite losing the crown last time around.

Up next on the most popular movies chart in the US is the disturbing true-crime movie A Toxic Love Story, which has repeatedly had viewers asking the ultimate question: who is the victim and who is the villain?

While up until now the distinction is understandably hard to see, once viewers scroll down, they will see the differences more clearly.

Ranked third on the most popular movies chart on Netflix US this week is the 2024 Alan Ritchson drama Ordinary Angels. Although the film also appears on Netflix’s international charts, the movie clearly enjoys a far better position in America.

Next in line is Michael Sarnoski’s post-apocalyptic horror movie, A Quiet Place: Day One, which hit Netflix shelves earlier in August. While the arrival was enough of a cue for its impending chart appearance, now that it has officially entered the frame, the Joseph Quinn starrer is clearly here to stay.

Following closely on the most popular movies chart in the US is Elize: Shadows of a Woman, a dramatisation of a spine-chilling real-life crime where Elize Matsunaga killed and dismembered her renowned businessman husband, Marcos Matsunaga. For a change of pace, Netflix US also has a romantic drama charting this week, which is definitely not the one you think it is.

Succeeding the true-crime movie is Terry McMillan Presents: His, Hers & Ours, again one of the latest entries of the ongoing month. But right after, netizens chose to spring back into action with Netflix’s newest Thai crime thriller, The Debt Collector, currently ranked seventh on the most popular movies chart in the US.

The next pick of this week’s most popular movies chart is Spider-Man: Homecoming, sprinkling an equal scale of magic globally and locally.

Rounding out the most popular movies chart in the US this week are the animated cult classic The Boss Baby and the Oscar-winning animated musical KPop Demon Hunter, with which we officially come to a close.

The 10 most popular movies on Netflix US this week:

• 72 HOURS
• A Toxic Love Story
• Ordinary Angels
• A Quiet Place: Day One
• Elize: Shadows of a Woman
• Terry McMillan Presents: His, Hers & Ours
• The Debt Collector
• Spider-Man: Homecoming
• The Boss Baby
• KPop Demon Hunters