Kingsman Star’s New Thriller Movie Becomes One Of Netflix’s Most Popular Films Of All Time

Kingsman star Taron Egerton now has one of the most watched movies of all time on Netflix. In addition to the Kingsman franchise. Egerton played Gary “Eggsy” Unwin in the first two Kingsman movies, Kingsman: The Secret Service and Kingsman: The Golden Circle. The franchise expanded with a prequel, The King’s Man, which did not feature Eggsy. Matthew Vaughn’s action comedy Argylle was revealed to be part of the Kingsman franchise as well, serving as a spinoff with unexpected ties to the Kingsman universe.

Outside the Kingsman movies, Egerton is known for starring as Elton John in the 2019 biopic Rocketman, for which he received a Golden Globe Award nomination. In television, he received an Emmy Award nomination for his portrayal of Jimmy Keene in the miniseries Black Bird. Egerton also voiced the Gelfling warrior known as Rian in Netflix’s The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance series, which serves as a prequel to Jim Henson’s fantasy movie The Dark Crystal.

Taron Egerton’s Carry-On Is Now One Of Netflix’s All-Time Most-Watched Movies

It Has Surpassed Several Of Netflix’s Biggest Streaming Hits

Carry-On, starring Egerton and Jason Bateman, is now officially one of Netflix’s most popular movies of all time. The thriller movie features Egerton as a TSA agent who is blackmailed into allowing Bateman’s character to board a flight. Many of Carry-On‘s reviews have compared it to Bruce Willis’ Die Hard. Since its debut, Carry-On has consistently been the most-watched English movie in Netflix’s weekly rankings, and has quickly been moving toward becoming one of the streamer’s most-watched movies of all time.

Carry-On also stars Sofia Carson and Danielle Deadwyler.

As per Netflix, Carry-On is now the fifth most-watched English movie in Netflix history. It has reached 149.4 million views in less than four weeks since its streaming debut. Carry-On is at the top of the weekly ratings for the fourth consecutive week after adding 17.4 million views to its total. It has surpassed Julia Roberts’ Leave the World Behind and Millie Bobby Brown’s Damsel on the list of Netflix’s most-watched English movies of all time. Check out the all-time list below:

Our Take On Carry-On’s Milestone

It’s Impressive, But Carry-On Isn’t Finished With Its Streaming Milestones

Carry-On is not only one of Taron Egerton’s all-time best movies, but has now surpassed the streaming hits led by prominent stars, including Ryan Gosling’s The Gray Man and Jennifer Lopez’s The Mother. This speaks to Egerton’s popularity and the widespread appeal of Carry-On‘s thriller story. Given where Carry-On currently stands in the all-time rankings, the Taron Egerton movie will likely continue to climb the chart and soon move past Bird Box and The Adam Project.

Source: Netflix