Will "Animals" be the top US Netflix movie this week?

Analysis

Animals ranked No. 1 on Netflix's US movies list for the week of October 5 to 11, 2026, ahead of Doing Life and The Widower: 'Til Death Do Us Part. The US list in the evidence shows ranks only, with no US view counts, so the size of that lead is unknown. The global list shows a clearer gap. Animals drew 23,800,000 views against 18,200,000 for Doing Life, with Ice Age third at 11,200,000. That is a worldwide measure, not the US contest that decides this question. The title also has promotional support. Netflix's own pages described it as now streaming on October 9, 2026. It is a Ben Affleck-directed thriller starring Kerry Washington, with Gillian Anderson and Steven Yeun in the cast. That makes a favorable lean reasonable, though not a certain one. One caution: the question is decided by this week's list, October 12 to 18, which Netflix publishes on Tuesday, October 20. The figures above come from last week's list, when Animals had been out for only three days. Doing Life rose to No. 2 on the English film list, and the Ice Age titles hold several chart slots. A tie would go to the title that comes first alphabetically, which would favor Animals over the rivals named here. The thing to watch is the October 20 update. If Doing Life keeps climbing in the US, it is the main threat to Animals.