Amy Schumer‘s new Netflix comedy has become a global hit on the streaming service despite its dismal 25% Rotten Tomatoes score. The comedian and actress, who got her start in the early 2000s, first gained widespread attention as a contestant on NBC’s Last Comic Standing in season 5. She then created and starred in her own Comedy Central sketch show, Inside Amy Schumer, which aired from 2013 to 2016 and earned her five Emmy nods, including a win for Outstanding Variety Sketch Series in 2015.
Schumer made her film debut by writing and starring in the 2015 romantic comedy Trainwreck, a critical and commercial success that even earned her a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress. However, Schumer’s later comedy projects, such as 2017’s Snatched and 2018’s I Feel Pretty, were met with unfavorable reviews. More recently, her Hulu series Life & Beth was canceled after two seasons. Schumer’s new Netflix movie has also received negative reactions from critics and audiences, but has proven to be popular on the streaming service.
Kinda Pregnant Becomes A Global Netflix Hit
It’s Netflix’s No. 1 Movie This Week
Kinda Pregnant has become a global hit on Netflix. Directed by Tyler Spindel – the nephew of Adam Sandler known for Father of the Year, The Wrong Missy, and The Out-Laws – Netflix’s new comedy is co-written by and stars Schumer as a woman whose dreams of settling down and starting a family fall apart, so she begins faking a pregnancy, but unexpectedly falls for the man of her dreams. Kinda Pregnant‘s cast also includes Jillian Bell, Brianne Howey, and Will Forte.
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Now, shortly after its release on February 5, Schumer’s new comedy has become a global hit on Netflix. Kinda Pregnant ranks first on Netflix’s Global Top 10 movies for this week with 25.1 million views and 41.9 million hours viewed. Ranking below it are Back in Action, Shrek, Shrek 2, The Menu, Spider-Man: No Way Home, Spider-Man: No Way Home (Extended Version), The Secret Life of Pets 2, Shrek the Third, and The Sentinel. Kinda Pregnant is Netflix’s No. 1 movie in 53 countries this week, including the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, France, and Australia.
What Kinda Pregnant’s Netflix Success Means For The Movie
It Doesn’t Mean Much
Kinda Pregnant topping Netflix’s global chart doesn’t necessarily mean much for the movie. A new streaming title starring a big name actor like Schumer doing well on the charts isn’t a big surprise. It means that subscribers are streaming the movie, it doesn’t mean they are enjoying it. In fact, its 23% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes would suggest that they aren’t. Despite it topping the streamer’s global chart, Kinda Pregnant is still one that should be soon forgotten for both Amy Schumer and Netflix.
Source: Netflix
Kinda Pregnant
3/10
- Release Date
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February 5, 2025
- Runtime
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97 Minutes
- Director
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Tyler Spindel
- Writers
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Julie Paiva, Amy Schumer
- Producers
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Adam Sandler, Barry Bernardi, Kevin Grady, Molly Sims, Tim Herlihy, Amy Schumer, Kevin Kane, Judit Maull
