‘Grand Theft Auto VI’ Extended Preview Is Netflix’s Most-Watched Weekly Title — SkimNews
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- The GTA VI preview racked up 31.1 million global views on Netflix over the weekend of August 27, hitting No. 1 on the English film list globally and in 87 of 93 countries the streamer tracks
- Rockstar Games posted the same 27-minute footage on YouTube six hours after Netflix's debut, pulling 17 million views as of publication
- YouTube and Netflix count views very differently — YouTube tallies a view the moment playback starts, while Netflix derives views by dividing hours viewed by runtime
- The 27-minute preview was captured entirely from in-game footage on PlayStation 5, marking the franchise's most in-depth reveal yet
- Grand Theft Auto V (2013) still holds the record for the biggest entertainment launch in history, earning $1 billion in just three days during its debut
- Netflix's own new film The Whisper Man, which also launched that weekend, settled for second place with 23.2 million views
- Netflix's English series leader that week was Death of a Pastor's Wife, debuting with 19 million views
Why it matters: The GTA VI preview's 31.1 million views outdrew Netflix's own new film The Whisper Man (23.2 million) and series Death of a Pastor's Wife (19 million), showing that licensed game content can beat Netflix originals on the platform's own charts. Rockstar fans get their longest look at GTA VI after a 13-year franchise gap, and the geographic spread — No. 1 in 87 of 93 tracked countries — underscores how global the GTA anticipation is.
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