Netflix’s global Top 10 non-English list for November 2 to 8 has two Indian titles, but the bigger story is the film that is missing. Vijay Sethupathi’s Baththa holds its place in the movies chart, and Keerthy Suresh and Radhika Apte’s Akka enters the shows list, while Nani’s The Paradise has dropped out of the Top 10 entirely.
Baththa is at number six with 2.3 million views in its second week in the global chart, according to TrackTollywood. Akka: The Protectors enters the Top 10 non-English shows list at number nine with 2.3 million views. The two titles give India a presence on both the film and television sides of the global chart.
The Paradise drops out
The Paradise is nowhere on this week’s list, and that is a shock, according to the same report. Netflix acquired the film for a record price, and a film bought at that level is expected to stay in the global charts for several weeks. The film had 5.3 million views over two weeks in the chart, according to the report’s four-week table, before dropping out.
The four-week table shows Gajab Raat with 9.2 million views over two weeks, The Paradise with 5.3 million over two weeks, and Baththa with 4.8 million over two weeks. Akka: The Protectors has 2.3 million views in its first week.
What the charts show
This week’s toppers were Collision Course, which led the non-English movies list with 17.2 million views, and Dead-End Job, which topped the shows list with 8.7 million views. The Indian titles sit well below those totals, but their presence on the global chart shows the continued appetite for Indian content on Netflix.
Baththa’s second week at number six suggests the film has found a steady audience, while Akka’s debut at number nine gives the shows chart a new Indian entry. Whether either title can climb higher will be clear next Tuesday, but The Paradise’s exit is a reminder that even a record acquisition price does not guarantee a long chart run.
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