ENCANTO Tops Excessive DON’T LOOK UP For No. 1 Movie Over New Year’s

ENCANTO Tops Excessive DON’T LOOK UP For No. 1 Movie Over New Year’s

By Movieguide® Staff

According to Nielsen data—popular information, data, and market measurement firm—ENCANTO led all streaming movies over the week of Dec. 27 to Jan. 2.  

Nielsen released four lists, including Top 10 Originals, Acquired Shows, Movies, and a combined total chart.

Disney released ENCANTO on their streaming platform on Christmas Eve after 30 days in theaters. Over the holidays, families flocked to the family-friendly musical. The Disney flick earned the No. 2 spot on Nielsen’s combined total list, falling behind Netflix’s series COBRA KAI. 

Here are the top 10 movies based on minutes watched, according to Nielsen data: 

1. Encanto 
2. Don’t Look Up (2021) 
3. Ron’s Gone Wrong
4. Being The Ricardos
5. The Lost Daughter
6. The Unforgivable
7. Red Notice
8. Back To The Outback
9. Shang-Chi and The Legend of The Ten Rings
10. Jungle Cruise

A portion of Movieguide®’s review of ENCANTO reads: 

ENCANTO is a lively animated musical from Disney. Mirabel is a 15-year-old teenager living in an isolated magical village in Columbia where every child who turns five receives a magical gift. Every child, that is, except her. Mirabel tries to keep a stiff upper lip about this situation, but she’s unhappy about it and has begun to grow resentful toward her older, beautiful, gifted sister who’s about to marry. Mirabel has a vision of their magical house breaking apart. She fears the family’s magic is in danger, but none of her family believes her, especially her grandmother. So, Mirabel decides to find out what’s happening and find a way to fix it.

ENCANTO is beautifully produced. The story and characters are funny, lively, exciting, and heartfelt. The animation is vibrant and lovely. ENCANTO sounds like it could be filled with witchcraft, but the movie states that family is the real magic. It contains overt Christian references, themes, images, and symbolism, which form the backdrop to the story and the magical plot. ENCANTO paints a rich, rewarding, heartwarming portrait of an extended family.

Here is the list across all mediums: 

1. Cobra Kai
2. Encanto
3. Don’t Look Up (2021)
4. The Witcher
5. Emily In Paris
6. Cocomelon
7. NCIS 
8. Criminal Minds
9. The Wheel of Time
10. Seinfeld

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