It was a romantic week as rom-coms took the No. 1 spots on the English and non-English film lists. It may be The Wrong Paris, but viewers made it clear it was the right movie for them this week as they joined Miranda Cosgrove on a trip to Paris, Texas. Co-starring Pierson Fodé, the movie reached No. 1 on the English Film list in its second week, garnering 21.8 million views. The new German comedy She Said Maybe took No. 1 on the non-English Film list with 7.2 million views. In it, Mavi (Beritan Balcı) and Can (Sinan Güleç) escape to Istanbul for a romantic getaway, but learn upon their arrival that Mavi is actually a descendant of an elite Turkish family, and the grandmother she never knew she had wants her to join high society and lead the family business.
Back in New York, and debuting with as much kinetic energy as its two main characters, the limited series Black Rabbit took No. 2 on the English TV list with 6.6 million views in its first weekend. In this gritty new thriller, Jude Law and Jason Bateman are brothers Jake and Vince Friedkin, the former a restaurateur and the latter a chaotic, debt-ridden addict.
Fresh off its eight Emmy Award wins, Adolescence is back in the Top 10 at No. 5 on the TV list with 3.6 million views. Season 2 of Wednesday continues to break records as it works its way up to join Season 1 at the top of the Most Popular list, currently landing at No. 8 with 102.6 million views. Wednesday Season 2 also has viewers preparing for the start of spooky season, as it took the No. 1 spot (7.2 million views) on the TV list and Season 1 landed at No. 9 with 2.1 million views.
It’s officially fall, giving viewers every excuse to retreat to their couch, couch, couches, and putting KPop Demon Hunters at No. 2 (21.2 million views) in its 14th week on the Top 10 list. Adding to the excitement is the announcement that Spirit Halloween now offers the only officially licensed HUNTR/X costumes for all the aspiring Rumis, Miras, and Zoeys of the world.
Inquisitive minds continue to enjoy the latest documentaries, putting aka Charlie Sheen at No. 4 on the Film list with 7.2 million views. The straight-talking film offers a wealth of insight into the well-known actor, including his own candid take on his storied life. At No. 6 (4.5 million views) on the list, Unknown Number: The High School Catfish continues to ensnare viewers with the promise of one truly twisted true crime case and its unbelievable conclusion.
For drama among the upper crust of the fashion world, viewers jumped into Season 2 of Tyler Perry’s Beauty in Black, putting the series at No. 3 with 6.6 million views. At No. 8 (2.3 million views), audiences new and old also jumped into Season 1 of the series. Rounding out the English TV list is adult animated series Haunted Hotel, a witty workplace comedy where the office just happens to be a haunted hotel full of finicky ghosts, which made its way to No. 10 with 1.8 million views.
In its fifth week on the non-English TV list, Bon Appétit, Your Majesty took the No. 1 spot with 6.5 million views as it continued to lure in audiences with its time-traveling tale of a chef cooking for her life in Joseon-era Korea. At No. 2 (3.7 million views) was Billionaires’ Bunker, a Spanish series from the creators of Money Heist, where Max (Pau Simon), a young man from a wealthy family, gets out of prison for the accidental death of his girlfriend, only to find the world is in the midst of a nuclear standoff. His family convinces him to join them in an elite bunker that will keep them safe, though perhaps not from each other.
At No. 3 (3.1 million views) was The Dead Girls, a limited series about the real-life murderous Baladro sisters who ran a brothel in 1960s Mexico, based on the book Las muertas by Jorge Ibargüengoitia. The Shah Rukh Khan-produced Indian series The Ba***ds of Bollywood, a self-aware, humorous take on an ambitious newcomer navigating the intense world of India’s film industry, came in at No. 4 (2.8 million views) on the non-English list. Also new to the non-English TV list this week is the Korean drama You and Everything Else, which reached No. 5 (1.7 million views) as it warmed hearts with its tale of two childhood friends who drift apart and back together again when one needs the other in her final days.
At No. 2 (4.8 million views) on the non-English film list is the Indian musical Saiyaara about two young people drawn together through music and tested by fame and misfortune. The steamy German drama Fall for Me remains on the list at No. 3 (2.7 million views) as its thrilling tale of a dark romance in Mallorca mesmerizes viewers.
