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Swapped may have refused to leave the most popular movies chart throne globally this week. But the Netflix US crown belongs to a very different animated feature that’s busy flipping the script.

As Nathan Greno’s fantasy adventure takes flight once again on the most popular movies chart, Tyree Dillihay’s sports comedy Goat is busy proving who’s the greatest of all time Stateside. That’s correct! In the week dated May 11th to May 17th, the animated feature starring Caleb McLaughlin didn’t just debut on the international charts. Instead, it hoisted its flag right at the top of the US charts.

While Goat achieved the seemingly impossible, succeeding the animated Netflix movie on the most popular movies US chart is Olivia Newman’s mystery drama adaptation of Shelby Van Pelt’s Remarkably Bright Creatures. The heartfelt drama amassed over 20million views this week, becoming the number one movie in nine countries.

Ranked third on the most popular movies chart in the US is The Crash, Netflix’s latest true crime documentary, revisiting one of the most horrific real-life incidents that evolved from a tragic accident to a calculated double homicide.

Up next in the queue is the record-breaking animated adventure movie, Swapped, making waves on Netflix regardless of wherever it touches down week after week. Meanwhile, rounding out the top five titles on the most popular movies chart in the US is the rom-com classic that Stateside viewers simply cannot get enough of: Mother’s Day.

Positioned sixth is a Lifetime movie that the US library recently welcomed from the network’s ripped-from-the-headlines series, Stolen Baby: The Murder of Heidi Broussard. But in case you think the true-crime movie is only splashing on the US charts, you might want to take a look at the global trends.

That said, just like the international trendsetters have new players this week, so do the US competitors, as witnessed from the sudden rise of And So It Goes on the most popular movies chart. Moving on, we have yet another animated feature making rounds on the US chart, Home.

On number nine, US viewers have kept the survival thriller momentum intact with Baltasar Kormákur’s Apex. While the Netflix thriller enjoys a far more comfortable seat on the most popular movies chart globally, the American trends prove it is still giving competitors a run for their money, irrespective of its position.

Finally, putting an end to the weekly trends is a forgotten romance thriller, Safe Haven, and with that, it’s a wrap for the week.

The 10 most popular movies on Netflix US this week:

• Goat
• Remarkably Bright Creatures
• The Crash
• Swapped
• Mother’s Day
• Stolen Baby: The Murder of Heidi Broussard
• And So It Goes
• Home
• Apex
• Safe Haven