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Netflix’s Most Popular Movie Of July Isn’t One You’d Expect

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No movies on Netflix were more popular than these ten films during the month of July.
Another month come, another month gone. And July was an unusually contentious month for Netflix’s Top 10, as seven different films would claim the #1 position throughout the month.
For those who don’t know: Netflix introduced the Top 10 feature back in late February. With that list, we can see which movies and shows were the most popular on any given day.
Because Netflix doesn’t release download numbers, the Top 10 has become our only insight into the inner-workings the world’s most popular streaming service. Thus, we developed our own rating system that allows us to rank movies and shows based on where they place on those daily Top 10 lists.
And July’s rankings were changing up to the very last minute. These ten movies beat out everyone else:
Ben Affleck’s The Town started the month strong on the Top 10, spending one day in second place and four days in third place. But twelve days into its run, the crime drama had completely fallen off the list. Still, the short run was strong enough for the film to finish in the month’s top ten.
How the might have fallen. Patriots Day was the surprise winner to start the month of July, as the movie spent five straight days in the #1 position. But after just nine days, the Mark Wahlberg movie had exited from the Top 10 completely as movies like The Old Guard and The Lorax began to dominate.

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