Even although some persons are not nice followers of sequels, there is definitely an viewers for them, as a number of titles have confirmed time and again. This week, a sequel has turn into a standout within the Netflix chart, which underscores that it does not take a big title to attract huge viewing numbers. Stephen Lang (Avatar franchise) horror-thriller Don’t Breathe 2 managed to land among the many high 10 most-watched titles on Netflix this week regardless of its 43% Rotten Tomatoes rating.

In the film, Lang reprises his position of “the Blind Man,” a U.S. Navy SEAL veteran who misplaced his sight after getting hit with shrapnel. The story facilities round Norman Nordstrom (Lang) doing his finest to dwell a quiet life, however he is pressured into motion fairly rapidly when his dwelling receives some undesirable guests. The extra the criminals discuss, the extra it looks like the house invasion is not random, they usually additionally appear to know a lot about Nordstrom’s previous. Are they in search of revenge? Do they need one thing he may need? Netflix subscribers had been keen to search out out.

As the title suggests, Don’t Breathe 2 is the sequel to the extremely profitable Don’t Breathe, the 2016 film that was made with a minuscule price range of lower than $10 million {dollars} and managed to rake in over $150 million on the field workplace. The sequel did not fairly make the splash that the unique title did, but it surely nonetheless raked in a good portion of the viewers. The $53 million gross in theaters means that audiences had been pleased to attend till the film debuted on streaming platforms to test it out, and its efficiency on Netflix underscores that.

Don’t Breathe 2 Accumulated Over 3 Million Views In Just a Few Days

Even although Don’t Breathe 2 is a 2021 film, it reached #8 among the many most-watched titles on Netflix as quickly because it debuted on the platform and managed to draw 3.2 million views from subscribers. Of course, a lot of these streams would possibly hail from followers giving it a rewatch, but it surely nonetheless stresses the relevance of the title to its fanbase. Not by likelihood, a third film is already in manufacturing.

Aside from Lang, the Don’t Breathe franchise has some fairly hefty names hooked up to it. The first film was produced by horror grasp Sam Raimi (Doctor Strange within the Multiverse of Madness), and it was written and directed by Fede Álvarez — who beforehand helmed Evil Dead and is about to offer us Alien: Romulus. Álvarez co-wrote the script of Don’t Breathe 2 with Rodo Sayagues, who directed the sequel.

You can stream Don’t Breathe 2 now.

Don’t Breathe 2

Release Date

August 12, 2021

Runtime

90

Writers

Fede Alvarez , Rodo Sayagues Mendez

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