Pixar’s Soul made history the week of Christmas when it took first place in Nielsen’s streaming ratings the week of Christmas.
The computer-animated film made history for Pixar and its parent company, The Walt Disney Company, by becoming the first feature film to reach the top of the streaming ratings, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Behind Soul came the workplace comedy The Office, which has had a strong performance for Netflix in recent years.
Top: Pixar’s Soul was the most broadcast movie or program from December 21-27, with viewers watching 16.5 million minutes, according to The Hollywood Reporter; still of the soul
Soul took first place in the week of December 21st to 27th, with viewers broadcasting it for around 1.67 billion minutes.
This would be equivalent to watching the movie all the way about 16.5 million times, as the film is 101 minutes long, although many viewers counted in the streaming numbers have seen only parts of the film.
Soul stars Jamie Foxx as its main character Joe Gardner, a talented jazz pianist who struggles to progress as an artist while feeling tied up by students who help pay the bills.
After a careless accident, he finds himself in a land beyond life, where he has the task of helping a wandering soul (Tina Fey) to find his passion so that she can be born in a body.
The film has almost universal acclaim and currently boasts an impressive 96% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
Soul debuted on the Disney + streaming service, but unlike its less well received live action remake, Mulan, subscribers didn’t have to pay an additional fee to access it.
Milestone: Soul is the first film to surpass streaming figures, which are usually led by television programs; still of the soul
Sweet music: Jamie Foxx stars as a talented but hardworking jazz musician, who has to mentor a lost soul after leaving this deadly spiral prematurely; still of the soul
Second among streaming ratings was The Office, a longtime favorite of viewers.
It was broadcast for 1.44 billion minutes while viewers rushed to watch it before leaving Netflix.
Office had been available to Netflix writers for years and was among the service’s most popular offerings, but it was switched to NBC’s new streaming service, Peacock, at the beginning of the new year.
The streamer has various price levels and the first two seasons of the program are available for free, but seasons three through nine are only available to paid subscribers.
To attract new viewers, Peacock offers extended versions of some episodes that incorporate deleted scenes.
Peacock is not among the streamers surveyed by Nielsen at the moment, but he and HBO Max are expected to be added soon.
Strong presentation: second among streaming ratings was The Office, a longtime favorite of viewers, with 1.44 billion minutes of streaming; still from the office
Switching branches: viewers rushed to watch the workplace comedy, which left Netflix after years, on January 1, to transfer to NBC streamer, Peacock; still from the office
Among the most recent films and shows, Bridgerton from Netflix came in third in the week of Christmas, with 1.2 billion minutes watched.
The romance series is based on Julia Quinn’s popular series of high society novels in London in the Regency era.
George Clooney’s Netflix movie, The Midnight Sky, ranked fourth with 1.1 billion, despite receiving lackluster reviews.
Disney + was back in the top ten with The Mandalorian. The Star Wars spin-off series has been viewed for 1 billion minutes.
Romance: Among the most recent films and shows, Bridgerton from Netflix came in third place on Christmas week, with 1.2 billion minutes watched; Bridgerton still
Good performance: George Clooney’s Netflix movie, The Midnight Sky, came in fourth with 1.1 billion, despite receiving lackluster reviews; Director George Clooney seen on set
In a galaxy far, far away: Disney + was back in the top ten with The Mandalorian. The Star Wars spin-off series was watched for 1 billion minutes; still from the Mandalorian
Because of the proximity of the Christmas holiday, viewers turned to festive films to mark the season.
Jim Carrey’s live-action adaptation of How The Grinch Stole Christmas was watched for 705 million minutes to reach sixth, and Netflix’s The Christmas Chronicles 2 was watched for 660 minutes in ninth.
Completing the top 10 in streaming were The Crown (700 million minutes), Grey’s Anatomy (691 million minutes) and Criminal Minds (648 million minutes), all available for streaming on Netflix.
The time has come: due to the proximity of the Christmas holiday, viewers resorted to festive films to mark the season, such as How The Grinch Stole Christmas on Netflix