Some series and films are real hits with viewers and are watched millions of times from the start. This also includes a brand new detective film, which was promising from the outset. He now seems to be keeping his promise and becoming a favourite.
2022 ended in the film industry with some much-anticipated blockbusters: Not only “Avatar: The Way of Water” came to the cinemas, but also “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery” started on Netflix just before Christmas . The latter raised great expectations in advance and we asked ourselves even before the start date: will this be the best film of the year?
“GLASS ONION: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY” – THAT’S HOW POPULAR THE FILM IS
Daniel Craig returned to his well-known crime world after his James Bond retirement. But very different from what you are used to from the former 007 agent. Instead, he made his debut as Benoit Blanc in Knives Out as a classic detective. In the second part “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery” he investigates a new case that is just as popular as part 1.
Not only the IMDb film database counts “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery” among the 25 best films of 2022 , even though it only started almost two weeks before the end of the year. The numbers coming from Netflix also speak a clear language.
The detective film was watched almost 254 million hours in the first three weeks – with room for improvement. Between December 23rd and 25th alone, the film had 82 million viewing hours. According to Netflix, it is the number 1 most popular film in 87 countries worldwide , including Germany. This makes “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery” one of the most successful and popular films on Netflix, as reported by the industry magazine Variety .
In the field of English-language films, only “Red Notice” (1st place with 364 million viewing hours) and “Don’t Look Up” (2nd place, 359 million viewing hours) are currently more popular.
THAT’S WHAT THE DETECTIVE MOVIE IS ABOUT
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery explores a new, self-contained case unconnected to Knives Out. In his new case, Blanc deals with a group of friends who spend time together on a private island in Greece. But that doesn’t end well – at least not for one or the other guest.
Detective Blanc comes into play and investigates even the smallest disputes between the friends in the finest detective and whodunnit manner. Because the murder mystery dinner that is being organized contains a lot of hypocrisy and secrets. It will be investigated until the murderer game is played to the end – and along the way you will also learn spicy details about Benoit Blanc’s private life.
