Ben Affleck's Animals Debuts as Netflix's Top Movie with 23.8 Million Views
Ben Affleck's new thriller Animals has shot to the top of Netflix's charts. According to Collider, the film is now the number one English language movie worldwide on the platform, pulling in 23.8 million views in its debut week.
The movie stars Affleck as Mark Kimball, a politician and family man whose life shatters when his son is kidnapped. Kerry Washington plays his wife Abigail. The cast also includes Gillian Anderson, Steven Yeun, Luis Gerardo Mendez, and Ray Fisher.
In an interview with Netflix's Tudum site, Affleck described the film as a story about marriage and hidden truths. He said the crisis forces the characters to reveal who they really are when their masks come off.
Anderson's character, a fixer named Dayle, warns the couple that their son's life depends on them confessing all their secrets to each other. Animals is currently streaming on Netflix.
