5 Most Watched Movies to Stream This Weekend, November 13–15
A fantasy with lasting appeal
In Coraline, eleven-year-old Coraline Jones, voiced by Dakota Fanning, finds a hidden doorway in her family’s new home. It leads to a parallel world where her parents seem more attentive, but the Other Mother, played by Teri Hatcher, has black-button eyes and disturbing demands.
Henry Selick’s stop-motion film contrasts Coraline’s gloomy home with the world beyond the door. Adapted from Neil Gaiman’s novel, the movie drew 198 million viewing minutes, a sign of its staying power more than seventeen years after its release.
A storm traps two brothers
Surviving Hurricane Otis follows estranged half-brothers Wirpul, played by Benny Emmanuel, and Candi, played by Kristyan Ferrer, as they take a yacht job off Acapulco, Mexico. Hurricane Otis rapidly strengthens into a Category 5 storm, leaving them aboard a vessel in danger.
Directed by Jorge Michel Grau, the Mexican drama focuses on the brothers’ strained relationship and the difficult choices they face. Released on Netflix on October 23, it accumulated 203 million viewing minutes in its opening reporting window and ranked fourth.
A family crisis and political stakes
Animals stars Ben Affleck as Mark Kimball, a Los Angeles mayoral candidate whose young son is kidnapped. Mark and his wife, Abigail, played by Kerry Washington, try to raise the ransom as the crisis puts his political future at risk.
Affleck directs and co-wrote the thriller, which also features Gillian Anderson and Steven Yeun. Released on Netflix on October 9, it logged 292 million viewing minutes and placed third on Nielsen’s chart, despite a divided critical response.
The rankings span varied moods
The five films include an animated nightmare, a survival story set during a hurricane and a kidnapping thriller. The article also points to a Roman gladiator fighting to survive and a Polynesian princess answering the ocean’s call, showing the range of titles drawing viewers.
Together, the five movies recorded more than 1.5 billion minutes of viewing on U.S. television screens during the October 19–25, 2026 reporting period.
Key points
- The five films generated more than 1.5 billion viewing minutes from October 19–25, 2026.
- Coraline earned 198 million viewing minutes, while Surviving Hurricane Otis recorded 203 million.
- Animals ranked third with 292 million viewing minutes.
- Nielsen’s movie chart measures total viewing time on U.S. television screens.