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The Hollywood Reporter just published the list of the most-streamed shows and films on OTT platforms in the U.S. for January 5 to January 11, 2026, based on data from Nielsen. The list featured four separate Top 10 categories: Overall, Original, Acquired, and Movies. In the Top 10 Movies chart, several high-profile releases, including Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another, Rian Johnson’s Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery, and Netflix’s animated musical fantasy K-Pop Demon Hunters, made the cut.
However, none of these highly popular titles claimed the No. 1 spot. Instead, a relatively underrated film emerged as the most-watched movie of the week, based on total minutes viewed.
Most Streamed Movie From January 5 – 11
The most viewed film for the January 5-11 period was Brett Haley’s romantic comedy, People We Meet on Vacation, starring Emily Bader and Tom Blyth, which premiered on Netflix on January 9, 2026. Within a couple of days of its release, it became the most-watched streaming movie of the week, with an impressive 549 million minutes viewed.
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Top 10 Most-Watched Streaming Movies On Nielsen
Let’s take a look at all the movies that have found a spot on the Nielsen top ten movies list for the same period, along with their viewership numbers and platforms:
- People We Meet on Vacation – 549 million minutes (Netflix)
- Evil Influencer: The Jodi Hildebrandt Story – 310 million minutes (Netflix)
- KPop Demon Hunters – 284 million minutes (Netflix)
- Tron: Ares – 258 million minutes (Disney+)
- The Bad Guys – 242 million minutes (Netflix/Peacock)
- Man on Fire – 199 million minutes (Netflix/Peacock)
- Zootopia – 187 million minutes (Disney+)
- One Battle After Another – 181 million minutes (HBO Max)
- Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery – 176 million minutes (Netflix)
- Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse – 174 million minutes (Netflix)
What the Viewership Numbers Indicate
Despite being among the most talked-about releases of the period, One Battle After Another, K-Pop Demon Hunters, and Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery all trail well behind the No.1 title, People We Meet on Vacation, in total minutes viewed. Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another lands at No. 8 with 181 million minutes, which is less than one-third of what People We Meet on Vacation registered during the same week.
Similarly, Wake Up Dead Man, despite the popularity of the Knives Out brand, settles at No. 9 with 176 million minutes. K-Pop Demon Hunters performs comparatively better at No. 3 with 284 million minutes, yet even that figure falls a significant 265 million minutes short of the No. 1 spot.
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