A comprehensive report on the most watched films on streaming this year has been released by Variety VIP, and it throws surprising results. According to research conducted by ScreenEngine/ASI, and provided to Variety VIP, the title for the most watched film on streaming this year goes to Hamilton, the Disney+ musical spectacle. Hamilton’s position as most watched film on streaming is understandable, given that it is a massive hit for Disney Plus. The movie drove millions of subscriptions for the streamer when it released for the 4th Of July weekend.
The title for the second-most-watched film of 2020 goes to — surprise — Borat 2! Yes, the Amazon Prime Video breakout hit has risen to the top of the heap in the shortest time possible. It premiered on Amazon Prime on 23rd October, hardly two weeks ago. And is now at number 2 on the most watched films on streaming in 2020!
In the wake of the Coronavirus outbreak and subsequent shutdown of theatres, streaming has become the prime entertainment choice for millions of people across the globe. Premium content and well made movies have done smashingly well on various streaming platforms.
The poll was conducted among 1,200 U.S. viewers, from various demographics and between the ages of 13 and 64. The top five most watched streaming movies are Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Hamilton on Disney+ at the top, followed by Borat Subsequent Subsequent Moviefilm on Amazon Prime Video, My Spy on Amazon Prime Video, Extraction on Netflix, and Phineas & Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe, again on Disney+.
The list consists of the top 30 most-watched movies on streaming in 2020. A cursory glance at the list reveals that Netflix has the most titles in the list, eleven in all; followed by Disney+ with eight films, Amazon Prime Video with four, HBO Max and Hulu with two each, and lastly, Apple TV+, with its sole entry, Tom Hanks’ World War II drama, Greyhound.
Here’s the complete list of most-watched films on streaming in 2020 as of now –
1. Hamilton The Movie – Disney+
2. Borat 2: Subsequent Movie film – Amazon Prime Video
3. My Spy – Amazon Prime Video
4. Extraction – Netflix
5. Phineas & Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe – Disney+
6. Mulan – Disney+
7. The Old Guard – Netflix
8. The Trial of the Chicago 7 – Netflix
9. Roald Dahl’s The Witches – HBO Max
10. The Lovebirds – Netflix
11. Rebecca – Netflix
12. Project Power – Netflix
13. Enola Holmes – Netflix
14. Black is King – Disney+
15. Madea’s Farewell Play – Amazon Prime Video
16. Da 5 Bloods – Netflix
17. Bad Hair – Hulu
18. Artemis Fowl – Disney+
19. Lost Girls – Netflix
20. An American Pickle – HBO Max
21. Spenser Confidential – Netflix
22. The Devil All the Time – Netflix
23. Stargirl – Disney+
24. Greyhound – AppleTV+
25. Holidate – Netflix
26. Palm Springs – Hulu
27. The One and Only Ivan – Disney+
28. Clouds – Disney+
29. Blow the Man Down – Amazon Prime Video
30. The Sleepover – Netflix