announced that the latest French production that appeared on the platform attracted a record number of viewers. “Sharks in the Seine” was watched by as many as 40.9 million viewers in its premiere weekend. With this result, the picture broke two records of a well-known streaming service.
“Sharks in the Seine” is a huge hit on Netflix. He broke two records
The plot of the film “Sharks in the Seine” is perfectly summarized by its title. The story begins when one of the predators falls into the Seine. A few days after the event, triathlon participants are scheduled to swim through this place. Only a scientist who has extensive knowledge about the ocean and its inhabitants can stop him from attacking the athletes. The production recorded the best opening result in the history of foreign-language films on Netflix. So far, the top titles include the Norwegian “Troll” and the Spanish title “Nowhere”. However, former record holders can boast of a much lower result – on the weekend after the premiere, the films were watched by “only” 24 million viewers.
In addition, Xavier Gens’ latest work achieved the best opening result in 2024. As it turns out, “Sharks in the Seine” did much better on Netflix than much more expensive American productions. Although the film draws on the aesthetics of class B cinema, it had quite a large budget. The painting cost $25 million.
“Great entertainment.” Critics appreciated “Sharks in the Seine”
Just behind “Sharks in the Seine” on the list of Netflix films with the best openings in 2024 are “The Lady” (35.2 million), “Jump in the Sky” (32.8 million), “Atlas” (28.2 million) and “Mother of the Bride” (26.7 million). The popularity of the new Netflix hit is not proportional to its ratings. Viewers rate the film at just 35 percent. on the freshness scale on Rotten Tomatoes, but critics are much more kind.
Foreign reviewers appreciated the absurd image and rated the film 65%. “Do I recommend it? Oh, what else. It’s great entertainment, which has the advantage that you won’t lose anything if you watch it at a slight speed. Just, the sharks will swim and kill faster , and people in the water will kick more efficiently before they die – these are the only advantages of this type of films. Of course, they are not ‘Jaws’, and there is no slackness from ‘Meg’, but it is a very well-made shark production with a fantastic ending 10 points for whoever notices that this is a wink at the fans of ‘Seksmisja'” – Magda Walma from Gazeta.pl.
Source: Gazeta
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