Despite a 51% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, making it the only “Rotten” movie in the Spidey movie canon, “The Amazing Spider-Man 2” has managed to climb the Netflix charts. In a week that saw Benicio del Toro claim the top spot with his lackluster crime thriller “Reptile,” and Spanish survival drama “Nowhere” hit number one on the Netflix charts in more than 60 countries around the world, Andrew Garfield’s Spider-Man slowly wall-crawled his way to the number eight spot.
Streaming data aggregator FlixPatrol reveals that “The Amazing Spider-Man 2” debuted in the number 10 spot in the U.S. on October 2, 2023, after hitting Netflix the day prior. As of October 3, the film was sitting at number eight — though as of October 4, it’s nowhere to be seen on the Netflix homepage top 10. Is this the triumphant resurgence Andrew Garfield and Mark Webb deserve? Not really. But it is nice to see the unfairly dismissed “Amazing Spider-Man 2” getting some shine.
It’s also worth bearing in mind that Netflix viewing metrics have always been dodgy, so it’s not entirely clear what any of this means in terms of who’s watching “Amazing Spider-Man 2” and for how long. What’s more, whether the film can re-enter the charts as the week goes on remains to be seen. Perhaps this was just a quick reminder of Garfield’s solid tenure in the suit. Either way, surely the “Amazing Spider-Man 3” hype isn’t totally dead just yet?
A Marvel movie made its way into the Netflix top 10 this week: The Amazing Spider-Man 2, which is one of the worst-reviewed Spider-Man movies. Read More