Zack Snyder's new Army of Thieves is the number one movie on Netflix. Snyder's heist comedy film released to the streaming service last Friday and serves as a prequel to the director's 2021 Army of the Dead. The prequel movie sees Matthias Schweighöfer reprise his role as the safecracking specialist, Ludwig Dieter. Though set in the Army of the Dead universe, Snyder's latest flick does not contain any zombies, although it does foreshadow Dieter's later safecracking job in Las Vegas.
While Snyder wrote and directed Army of the Dead, he turned over directing duties for Army of Thieves to Schweighöfer, who also serves as co-producer for the movie. So far, the film has received a generally positive critical reception, with critics praising the cast's performances and the score by Hans Zimmer. The movie currently holds a 68% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, with the general consensus from critics being that Schweighöfer "proves an appealing presence on both sides of the camera." Additionally, the Netflix original film seems to be a hit with fans, as well.
Now, Army of Thieves is the number one movie on Netflix. Snyder posts to Twitter an image that shows the Army of Thieves cast with the wording, "The #1 Movie in 90+ Countries." Snyder also accompanies his post with the caption, "Army of Thieves is now #1!!!" View Snyder's Army of Thieves Twitter post below:
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It appears that Snyder is correct as his film currently ranks in the number slot on the "Top 10 in the U.S. Today" category, which combines both films and movies. Army of Thieves has beaten out You, currently in the number two slot, and Squid Game, which comes in at number three. Additionally, Snyder's film also ranks number one in the streaming service's Top 10 list just for movies. Similarly, five months prior, Snyder's Army of the Dead also took the number one spot when it released back in May. What both of these films' success proves is that Netflix users still have a taste for heist films.
Given the high-profile nature of Army of Thieves, it's really no wonder how it shot to the number one spot in just two days. Like its predecessor, which also quickly shot to the top slot upon release, the union of Snyder and Netflix is a winning combination. Fortunately for fans of the Army of the Dead franchise, the success of the latest prequel has easily helped lay the foundation for future films.
Source: Netflix, Zack Snyder