Netflix & # 39; The Willoughbys & # 39; it attracts 37,6 million viewers in its first month

Director Kris Pearn and the team from Netflix and Bron Studios Canada got good news just in time for the Memorial Weekend vacation. According to the broadcaster, the fascinating family animated film The Willoughbys was seen by over 237,6 million viewers in its first month of release. Based on Lois Lowry's children's book, this colorful but unconventional film follows a family of children who come up with a plan to get rid of their neglectful parents.

Netflix claims that nearly 38 million individual accounts have signed in to watch at least two minutes of the film. This number does not include the number of Netflix accounts and profiles in a single household and does not take into account repeat viewing.

The film, released on April 20, features the voices of Will Forte, Maya Rudolph, Jane Krakowski, Martin Short, Terry Crews and Ricky Gervais. Pearn's photo received a new 90% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, putting it on par with Aardman Shaun the sheep: Armageddon, another Netflix debut, which received 96% on the website.

Here's how other 2020 animated films have been successful with critics so far:

Aardman & # 39; s Shaun the Sheep: Farmageddon Present in several = 96%

Pixar ' s NEXT: 88%,

DreamWorks " Trolls World Tour: 70%,

Warner Bros' Scoob!: Present in several = 53%

Netflix's first original animated film was Sergio Pablos' Oscar nominated film Klaus which was viewed by 40 million Netflix accounts in its first 28 days.

You can read our interview with director Kris Pearn here.

Source: Variety.com