It seems that Netflix is on a winning streak at the moment, not just with its original series, but with its movies too. The streaming giant has already got huge hits such as Birdbox, starring Sandra Bullock, and Will Smith’s Bright under its belt, and, now, Netflix appears to have another success story to add to the list, and it stars two of our favorite comedy natives.
Jennifer Aniston and Adam Sandler are no strangers to the comedy scene. Let’s be honest, almost every beloved, cheesy comedy seems to star at least one part of the duo.
Well, it appears that they’re back at it again with the release of another Netflix movie, and it’s already been raking in the views…
Though we aren’t sure that they really need much introducing…
You may remember them starring in this film together.
The pair starred alongside each other in the 2011 rom-com, Just Go With It.
When Aniston was awarded her Hollywood Star in 2012, Sandler not only accompanied the actress, he also made a speech at the event.
Starring together in Just Go With It isn’t the only thing that the pair have in common…
They also both have affiliations with the streaming giant, Netflix.
Aniston recently starred in Netflix’s Dolly Parton-inspired movie, Dumplin’.
The musical, inspired by the music of country-queen, Dolly Parton, saw Aniston star as the former pageant queen mother of a teenage daughter, Willowdean, whom she calls “Dumplin'”.
In protest, Willowdean signs up to her mom’s Miss Teen Bluebonnet pageant, but this soon turns into an escalation that quickly starts to alter the rigid stereotypes that come hand-in-hand with the pageant.
The A-lister’s “Happy Madison Productions” company signed a 4-year-movie deal with Netflix in 2014, as well as a deal for a further 4 movies in 2017.
Sandler’s more recent box office appearances haven’t gone down as well with critics, leading people to question why Netflix opted to seal a deal with the comedy actor.
Some people were pretty harsh about it.
His first two films for the platform – The Ridiculous 6 and The Do-Over – brought in staggering numbers that made them the two highest streamed movies on Netflix at the time.
Wow.
Comedy and murder mystery… what is this film actually about?
The film follows a couple from New York who get caught up in the middle of a mystery surrounding the death of an old billionaire during a belated honeymoon trip to Europe.
It’s essentially been described as Murder on the Orient Express with added comedy elements.
Until Murder Mystery, Bird Box, starring Sandra Bullock, reigned as Netflix’s biggest hit at 45 million views over its first full week after release, but, now, it seems that Aniston and Sandler’s European-based comedy is on track for beating Bird Box to the top spot.
Executives used to say that this data “didn’t matter for a subscription service that wasn’t relying on advertising,” but it seems like, recently, the streaming giant has been letting us into some of their success stories.
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