Two of Netflix’s newest Christmas films are already dominating the streamer’s most-watched charts—and more are on the way—as holiday movies starring early 2000s stars and Hallmark’s “Queen of Christmas” capture audiences.
“Meet Me Next Christmas,” a romantic comedy starring Christina Milian and Devale Ellis, released Nov. 6 to become the most-watched movie of the week with 18.1 million views in its first five days.
It stayed high on the streamer’s most-watched list in its second week, from Nov. 11 to Nov. 17, but fell to second place with 11.8 million views behind “Hot Frosty,” which was watched 16 million times in its first five days.
“Hot Frosty,” which sees a magical snowman comes to life and court a widow, made waves on social media after its release for its recognizable cast that includes the so-called “Queen of Christmas” Lacey Chabert (she’s featured in dozens of holiday films for the channel), Dustin Milligan (“Schitt’s Creek”) and Craig Robinson (“The Office”).
The film’s out-there premise (also a “Mean Girls” reference) has been called “unhinged” and “over-the-top cringe” but also “perfect” and something “everybody needs to go watch.”
“One Tree Hill” actor Chad Michael Murray stars in Netflix’s third holiday release, “The Merry Gentlemen,” which released Wednesday and quickly dethroned “Hot Frosty” in Netflix’s top 10 list.
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