‘The Whisper Man’ Debuts As Sixth Biggest Movie of 2026 in Netflix Top 10s with 23.2M Views

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The Whisper Man was undoubtedly the big Netflix movie for August on the English-language side, given that it stacked up a solid cast with a known book plus the Russo Brothers producing. We’ve now got its first three-day number, and it debuted with 23.2M views. How does that stack up against this year’s slim movie slate and against other movies in the same genre from years prior? Let’s find out!
Let’s begin with comparing it against movies that have dropped throughout 2026, where it places sixth behind Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man but ahead of Kevin Hart’s 72 HOURS. 

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Netflix Viewership Comparison – The Rip, War Machine, Apex, Thrash, Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man and 12 more Netflix titles (1-week analysis)
Cumulative views over 1 weeks for 17 Netflix titles: The Rip, War Machine, Apex, Thrash, Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man, The Whisper Man, 72 HOURS, Office Romance, Voicemails for Isabelle, People We Meet on Vacation, Swapped, Little Brother, Joe’s College Road Trip, Ladies First, Remarkably Bright Creatures, Roommates, Don’t Say Good Luck. Combined total: 364,200,000 views.

Netflix cumulative views ranking for The Rip, War Machine, Apex, Thrash, Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man and 12 more Netflix titles over 1 weeks.

Title
Opening Week Views
Rank

The Rip
41,600,000
1

War Machine
39,300,000
2

Apex
38,200,000
3

Thrash
37,700,000
4

Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man
25,300,000
5

The Whisper Man
23,200,000
6

72 HOURS
22,100,000
7

Office Romance
20,900,000
8

Voicemails for Isabelle
17,500,000
9

People We Meet on Vacation
17,200,000
10

Swapped
15,500,000
11

Little Brother
14,000,000
12

Joe’s College Road Trip
12,500,000
13

Ladies First
11,900,000
14

Remarkably Bright Creatures
10,400,000
15

Roommates
8,800,000
16

Don’t Say Good Luck
8,100,000
17

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