Netflix’s new Christmas movie with aMagic Miketwist has become their No. 1 film just days after its release. Since 2017, the streaming service has been producing originalChristmas movies, starting withA Christmas Prince. Over the years, the streaming platform has established itself as a top destination for holiday films, includingThe Princess Switchstarring Vanessa Hudgens, andThe Christmas Chroniclesstarring Kurt Russell, both in 2018. Last year, one of Netflix’s most popular holiday movies wasBest. Christmas. Ever!.
In 2024, several of Netflix’s Christmas movies have already topped their Global Top 10 chartfor the past three weeks. In the first full week of November,Meet Me Next Christmasranked first on Netflix’s Global Top 10 films with 18.1 million views, followed by Lacey Chabert’sHot Frostythe following week with 16 million views. Now, yet another one of Netflix’s Christmas movies has topped their Global Top 10 chart. It isn’t even December yet, so this trend is likely to continue for the remainder of the holiday season.
The Merry Gentlemen Is Netflix’s No.1 Movie
The Christmas Movie With A Magic Mike Twist Has 14.7M Views
Netflix’s new Christmas movie with aMagic Miketwist,The Merry Gentlemen, has become their No. 1 film just days after its release. Directed by Peter Sullivan, who co-wrote the script with Jeffrey Schenck and Marla Sokoloff, Netflix’s new holiday film follows a former big-city dancer who, to save her parents' small-town performing venue,stages an all-male, Christmas-themed revue. Britt Robertson and Chad Michael Murray leadThe Merry Gentlemencastalongside Marla Sokoloff, Marc Anthony Samuel, Colt Prattes, Hector David Jr., Maxwell Caulfield, and Michael Gross.
The Merry Gentlemen Ending Explained: What Happens To Ashley’s Family’s Bar
Throughout Netflix’s The Merry Gentlemen, Ashley tries to save her family’s bar, leading to a fun ending perfect for the holiday season.
Now, just days after its release on November 20,Netflix’s new Christmas movie has become their No. 1 film.The Merry Gentlemenranks first on Netflix’s Global Top 10 films (English) for the week of November 18–24 with 14.7 million viewsand 21.6 million hours viewed.Hot Frostyfinished behind it in second place, with the fellow holiday film,Meet Me Next Christmas, in seventh place.Spellbound,Minions: The Rise of Gru,Ready or Not,Buy Now: The Shopping Conspiracy,Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa,The Hunt, andRob Peaceround out the rest of the Top 10.
The Merry GentlemenfinishedTop 10 in films in 72 countries on Netflix, including the United States.
Our Take On The Merry Gentlemen’s Netflix Success
Are Netflix’s Christmas Movies Getting Worse?
Netflix already had two Christmas movies top their global chart in 2024,Meet Me Next ChristmasandHot Frosty,which, despite some glaring faults, were fairly well received, resulting in 69% and 85% scores on Rotten Tomatoes, respectively. However,The Merry Gentlemenis easily the worst Christmas movie Netflix has produced this year, evidenced by its 42% on Rotten Tomatoes from critics and 29% audience score. InScreen Rant’sThe Merry Gentlemenreview, Ben Gibbons calls theNetflixfilm a “woeful attempt to make a movie with a similar tone to Magic Mike into a heartwarming Christmas affair” that “fails.”
The Merry Gentlemen
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The Merry Gentlemen follows a Broadway dancer as she endeavors to rescue her parents' ailing small-town nightclub. By organizing a Christmas-themed revue, she encounters a captivating dancer, leading to unexpected connections amidst the holiday festivities.
