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Over the past few weeks, Netflix audiences have made it clear that the most popular movies globally and regionally are not one and the same. While they may share viewership patterns at times, each has its distinctive DNA.

During the week of October 26th to November 1st, 70% of titles from a single genre, animation, dominated internationally. Call it a spoiler, if you will, but Netflix’s most popular movies chart in the US includes only one animated title this week, which alone underscores the demographic diversity.

Right at the top of this week’s most popular movies chart Stateside, Netflix has the pulsating Mexican disaster drama Surviving Hurricane Otis, based on the real-life stories of Hurricane Otis survivors Marlon Valdez and Jonathan Chino, who were among those tasked with the surveillance of luxury boats anchored in Acapulco’s bay when the Category 5 hurricane struck in 2023.

Up next on Netflix’s most popular movies chart in the US is Ridley Scott’s epic historical action-adventure sequel Gladiator II. While it’s not a Netflix Original, the film is now a mainstay on the weekly charts, thanks to its return to the streaming shelves earlier in October.

After a brief hiatus, Netflix is back to licensing gritty Lifetime original thrillers. Although fans may have already caught up with the unbelievable true-crime entry titled Kidnapped in Her Own Home: The Martha Carelli Story, Netflix US has crowned yet another new Lifetime thriller, Don’t Trust the Couple Upstairs, at number three.

Next in line on Netflix’s most popular movies chart in the US is Daniel Sánchez Álvaro’s high-stakes heist thriller, Collision Course, which marks his directorial debut in the thriller genre. While he’s already gearing up for his next Netflix movie, a disaster drama called Chapapote, Collision Course deserves all the hype it has been getting.

Meanwhile, rounding out the top five candidates on this week’s most popular movies chart in the US is the global chart-topper, Ben Affleck’s sharp, twisted crime thriller Animals.

Ranked sixth on this week’s most popular movies chart is the 2023 sports-comedy drama, Champions, starring Woody Harrelson, followed by the 2020 horror-mystery comedy movie Hubie Halloween, starring Adam Sandler, at seventh.

At eighth, Maggie Kang’s Oscar-winning KPop Demon Hunters takes the cake after making it to the top five on the global charts this week. As that leaves us with the last two entries, let’s not beat around the bush any longer.

With Twilight and Day After Tomorrow ranked ninth and tenth, respectively, we officially come to the close of Netflix’s most popular movies chart in the US this week!

The 10 most popular movies on Netflix US this week:

• Surviving Hurricane Otis
• Gladiator II
• Don’t Trust the Couple Upstairs
• Collision Course
• Animals
• Champions
• Hubie Halloween
• KPop Demon Hunters
• Twilight
• The Day After Tomorrow