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McKay: Don't Look Up hit number one in 87 countries on Netflix

Adam McKay · Adam McKay on how to make a movie about climate change · Jan 20, 2022 · at 9:12

Director Adam McKay discusses the unprecedented global viewership data for his satirical climate disaster film Don't Look Up with host David Roberts.

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“They said that they've never seen a comedy play across this many countries. I think the movie was, like, number one in, like, 87 countries, and top 10 in, like, 90”

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The claim, plainly

According to Netflix data, Don't Look Up ranked number one in approximately 87 countries and in the top 10 in approximately 90 countries.

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Assessment

According to official Netflix Top 10 data published on December 28, 2021, 'Don't Look Up' reached the Top 10 in 94 countries during its opening week, directly supporting the approximate figure of 90 countries. In addition, country-by-country daily tracking data from streaming analytics (e.g., FlixPatrol) on December 27, 2021, confirmed the film reached the #1 daily spot in 88 out of 89 tracked countries, directly matching the approximate figure of 87 countries. Because the claim explicitly framed both metrics as approximations ('like, 87' and 'like, 90') and both documented numbers closely match, the claim is verified.

Official Netflix Top 10 reports published on December 28, 2021, confirmed that 'Don't Look Up' made the weekly Top 10 in 94 countries.
Streaming tracking data from December 27, 2021, showed 'Don't Look Up' hit the #1 daily film ranking in 88 countries out of 89 tracked territories.

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[1] wikipedia.org [2] netflix.com [3] nexttv.com [4] wegotthiscovered.com [5] worldofreel.com [6] businessinsider.com [7] netflix.com [8] netflix.com

Dont Look Up Netflix press release countries number 1 Dont Look Up Netflix number one countries top 10 Dont Look Up Netflix Top 10 countries 87 90 94 site:about.netflix.com "Don't Look Up" "Top 10"

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