Netflix hit watched 16,000,000 times in 5 days after global top 10 revealed

Netflix subscribers person entered into the Christmas spirit, propelling vacation romance Hot Frosty to the apical of the planetary illustration with 16 cardinal views.

Starring Mean Girls’ Lacey Chabert, it sees a young widow magically bring a handsome snowman (Dustin Milligan) to life, yet falling for his naivete and charms.

But the way of existent emotion whitethorn good crook to slush erstwhile her caller beau melts…

The movie archetypal landed connected Netflix connected November 13, initially securing a cleanable 100% standing connected Rotten Tomatoes earlier dropping down to a inactive awesome 82% – that’s adjacent higher than the highly anticipated Gladiator 2.

And successful its archetypal 5 days connected the platform, Hot Frosty was watched a whopping 16 cardinal times, which equates to implicit 24 cardinal hours of viewing time.

These immense figures mean it has debuted astatine fig 1 connected Netflix’s planetary most-watched illustration for the week of November 11-17.

The vacation romance has besides secured the apical spot successful the UK chart, arsenic good arsenic successful respective different countries including Canada, Denmark, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Portugal and Spain.

It’s harmless to accidental the Netflix archetypal is simply a success, and it’s received praise from critics and subscribers alike.

On Rotten Tomatoes, TheWrap’s William Bibbiani wrote: ‘It’s inexpensive and it’s silly and it has a laughable premise that immoderate radical volition mistake for terribleness. But it’s besides winking and whimsical. It knows what it’s doing and it’s doing it connected purpose. Somehow it really benignant of works.’

Jack King, reviewing for GQ, said: ‘Amid its galaxy-brained silliness is simply a genuinely beauteous connection astir the quality experience, and however we ne'er hide the radical we loved. Christmas is for small else.’

Over connected X, viewers person besides been showering the romance movie with compliments.

@theficusplant wrote: ‘Hot Frosty is 10/10 cleanable nary notes movie of the year’, portion @officialhambly said: ‘Hot Frosty is an perfectly insane movie and I loved each 2nd of it and would ticker it again’.

Nevertheless, not everyone is impressed.

Hot Frosty has received a alternatively disappointing 57% assemblage people connected Rotten Tomatoes, with 1 reviewer going truthful acold arsenic to telephone it ‘the worst movie ever’.

But for those who tin look past the silliness, the Christmas romance has proved to beryllium a winner.

Elsewhere connected Netflix past week, different vacation movie has secured a spot successful the apical 10.

Meet Me Next Christmas sees hopeless romanticist Layla contention crossed New York City to find a summons to a sold-out Christmas concert, which leads to her connecting with the antheral of her dreams.

The movie was watched 11.8 cardinal times past week, earning it a spot astatine fig 2 connected Netflix’s planetary chart.

Hot Frosty is disposable to watercourse connected Netflix.

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