Streaming platforms usually convey us surprising surprises. Whereas highly-anticipated or well-liked tasks normally dominate the streaming charts, now and again, hidden gems handle to say the highest spots. This week, one thing exceptional occurred on Netflix:

Regardless of receiving unfavorable suggestions, the action-adventure movie Hidden Strike from 2023 surpassed Ladybug & Cat Noir: The Film and topped Netflix’s High 10 charts. The movie garnered over 22 million views and amassed greater than 37 million hours of watch time. After initially premiering within the UAE on July 6, it was launched on Netflix in the USA on July 29.

Hidden Strike stars two acclaimed actors, Jackie Chan and John Cena, and follows a gaggle of mercenaries trying to halt an oil heist. Regardless of its poor reception, with only a 17 % critics rating and a 54 % viewers rating on Rotten Tomatoes, this motion blockbuster had some flaws. It confronted criticism for extreme use of CGI, the dearth of chemistry between Cena and Chan, and was perceived as mere leisure with out substance. Furthermore, it’s value noting that Hidden Strike was filmed 5 years in the past and underwent quite a few identify modifications earlier than its official launch.

So, what brought on Hidden Strike to achieve the primary spot if it wasn’t well-received? Based on viewer feedback beneath the trailer and critiques on Rotten Tomatoes, it’s all because of Jackie Chan. This Chinese language actor’s newest main U.S. ventures had been The LEGO Ninjago Film and Kung Fu Panda 3. Though he has appeared in a number of Chinese language tasks, most individuals final noticed him in live-action movies with The Karate Child and Spy Subsequent Door in 2010. In fact, followers nonetheless keep in mind him from the beloved Rush Hour sequence and had been wanting to witness how he would staff up with Cena.

Should you’re wanting to see Chan again in motion, alongside the actor who portrayed a merman in Barbie, Hidden Strike is now out there for streaming on Netflix.