Netflix’s Top Movie: Jake Gyllenhaal’s 124-Minute Disaster Thriller Officially Makes a Streaming Comeback
A storm brings a new ice age
Directed by Roland Emmerich, The Day After Tomorrow follows Sam Hall, played by Gyllenhaal. A climate-change-driven storm triggers a new ice age and leaves Sam stranded in New York City with his classmates.
The film also stars Dennis Quaid. Its focus on a major environmental threat remains relevant, helping explain why viewers continue to watch it.
Netflix viewers keep it on top
The movie recently arrived on Netflix and remained at No. 1 on the U.S. Top 10 Movies chart nearly a week later. Kidnapped in Her Own Home: The Martha Carelli Story ranked below it.
The chart position shows the film is attracting streaming audiences despite its divided reception. Rotten Tomatoes lists a 44% critics’ score and a 50% audience score.
A major box office success
The Day After Tomorrow earned more than $552.6 million worldwide. That total made it the sixth-highest-grossing film of 2004. The disaster story’s continued Netflix audience comes years after its theatrical success. Emmerich, who directed the film, has also worked on other apocalyptic science-fiction projects.
Key points
- The Day After Tomorrow is No. 1 on Netflix’s U.S. Top 10 Movies chart.
- Jake Gyllenhaal and Dennis Quaid star in the Roland Emmerich film.
- The movie earned more than $552.6 million worldwide and ranked sixth at the 2004 box office.
- Rotten Tomatoes gives it a 44% critics’ score and a 50% audience score.