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Yahoo
a day ago
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- Yahoo
‘Happy Gilmore 2' Scores Netflix's Biggest US Opening Weekend of All Time With 46.7 Million Views
"The Hunting Wives" was the No. 3 most-watched TV show, behind "Amy Bradley Is Missing" and "Untamed" It looks like there's still a healthy appetite for 'Happy Gilmore,' with 'Happy Gilmore 2' debuting with the biggest U.S. opening weekend viewership of all-time for a Netflix film. 'Happy Gilmore 2' scored a whopping 46.7 million views in its first three days on Netflix, soaring to the top of Netflix's most-watched English-language films list during the week of July 21 and becoming the most-watched title on Netflix during the week. 'Happy Gilmore 2' now ranks as the highest opening for any Adam Sandler Netflix film ever. More from TheWrap 5 Movies to Watch Before They Leave Netflix in August Lionsgate CEO Jon Feltheimer's Fiscal 2025 Pay Falls 46% to $9.8 Million 'My Best Friend's Wedding 2' in the Works at Sony, Celine Song to Write the Script 'Fantastic Four' Fails to Solve Marvel's Biggest 'Avengers: Doomsday' Problem The release of 'Happy Gilmore 2' also boosted viewership for the original movie, with 'Happy Gilmore' logging 11.4 million views during the week of July 21 as the week's No. 3 most-watched movie. Sandwiched in between 'Happy Gilmore' and 'Happy Gilmore 2' was 'KPop Demon Hunters,' which took the No. 2 spot on the most-watched movies list with 26.3 million views in its sixth week. After its popular run, 'KPop Demon Hunters' now ranks as the most popular Netflix animated film of all time. On the TV side, Eric Bana-led 'Untamed,' which scored a Season 2 renewal as it shifted from a limited series to ongoing, maintained its reign on the TV list with 26.1 million views during the week. True crime series 'Amy Bradley Is Missing' took the No. 2 slot in its second week with 10.2 million views while Lionsgate TV-produced 'The Hunting Wives' debuted to 5.2 million views in the No. 3 slot. Next was 'The Sandman' Season 2, which scored 3.3 million views in its fourth week on the list, and the July 21 installment of WWE's Monday Night Raw, which scored 2.7 million views. 'Ms. Rachel' scored 2 million views as the No. 6 most-watched TV show of the week, matching the viewership of 'Critical: Between Life and Death,' while 'Sirens' scored 1.8 million views and 'Building the Band' scored 1.6 million views. The post 'Happy Gilmore 2' Scores Netflix's Biggest US Opening Weekend of All Time With 46.7 Million Views appeared first on TheWrap.
Time of India
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Kim Kardashian shocked by missing cruise girl doc, joins public plea for Amy Bradley
Kim Kardashian has once again stepped into the true crime spotlight, this time after being deeply shaken by Netflix's new documentary Amy Bradley Is Missing. The three-part series unravels the eerie disappearance of Amy Bradley, who vanished without a trace from a Royal Caribbean cruise in 1998. Kim, who is known for her legal reform efforts and passion for justice, took to Instagram with an emotional post, urging her followers to tune in and help bring attention to the decades old mystery. Kim Kardashian reacts to haunting Netflix case Kim called the documentary 'mind blowing' and said it left her shaken. According to her post, she found the whole thing terrifying and insisted that more people need to watch and talk about it. She declared it is time to 'find Amy' – a call to action that quickly caught the attention of her massive fanbase. Who was Amy Bradley and what happened? At just 23, Amy had recently graduated from university and set sail with her family, her parents Ron and Iva, and her younger brother Brad, on what was supposed to be a relaxing Caribbean holiday. But on the early morning of March 23rd, 1998, Amy vanished. She had returned to her cabin around 3:35am after partying at a nightclub onboard. By 6:15am, she was gone. No note. No trace. Just silence. Despite an intense search involving helicopters and coast guards, not a single piece of evidence was recovered. Coast Guard official Henry Vrutaal stated in the doc that it was 'the biggest search' they had ever conducted, yet they found nothing. The island of Curaçao, where the ship had docked, offered no answers. Kim is hooked on true crime, and wants answers This is not the first time Kim has spoken out about a haunting true crime case. She recently shared her reaction to Amazon Prime's One Night In Idaho, which follows the 2022 university murders that shocked the nation. She admitted she was overwhelmed by the pain of the victims' families and was left emotionally drained after watching it. In March 1998, Amy Lynn Bradley vanished from a cruise ship during a family vacation in the Caribbean. #FBIWFO continues to investigate her disappearance. If you have information that could lead to her recovery, call your local #FBI office or the nearest U.S. Embassy.… Whether she is studying law or watching Netflix crime docs, Kim is clearly not one to scroll past injustice. With her massive platform behind it, the Amy Bradley case might just get the renewed attention it desperately deserves.
IOL News
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- IOL News
Unsolved at sea: ‘Amy Bradley Is Missing' revisits one of the most puzzling cruise disappearances
'Amy Bradley is Missing' tells the story of the 23-year-old who vanished from a cruise ship while on holiday with her family. Image: X What was meant to be a fun-filled family vacation turned into a nightmare for a family who, almost three decades later, are still frantically searching for their beloved daughter. It all started in 1998 when 23-year-old Amy Lynn Bradley went on a cruise to the Caribbean island of Curaçao aboard the Rhapsody of the Seas with her family. The American youngster, who recently graduated from college at the time and was accompanied by her parents, Ron and Iva Bradley, and her younger brother, Brad Bradley, spent the first few days enjoying the festivities. They had feasts, made incredible memories as they partied it up. But two nights into the trip, just as they were about to disembark onto the island, Amy vanished into thin air. According to loved ones and passengers, she was last seen in the early hours of March 21, 1998, dancing at the ship's nightclub. Amy then returned to the room she shared with her family and spent some time chatting with her brother on the balcony of her cabin. Brad then decided to go to bed, leaving Amy alone outside, and by the time her father went to check on her, she had vanished, leaving no trace but a polo shirt and a pair of sandals. Every nook and cranny of the 10-floor cruise line, which was one of the biggest during the late 90s, was allegedly searched, but still, Amy could not be located. Despite an FBI investigation and her family's exhaustive efforts, which continue 27 years later, Amy has never been found. Her chilling disappearance forms part of the riveting new documentary called 'Amy Bradley Is Missing.' The three-part Netflix show, directed and executive produced by Ari Mark and Phil Lott, revisits this harrowing ordeal and the decades-long investigative effort it sparked. It also explores the various leads and purported sightings over the years that have troubled her family's ongoing quest for answers. What I found fascinating about this series was how it provided informative and educational insights on this poignant case in a way which kept me intrigued to find out more. I started watching it with no knowledge of Amy or her disappearance, but after I was done binge-watching the documentary, it sparked such a curiosity within me that I am now reading up on the matter. It is also impressive how the film-makers managed to compress such a large amount of information into just a few easy-to-watch episodes. This must have been a challenging ordeal, considering that the incident took place almost 30 years ago. Accessing this information, as well as finding experts who can vividly recall the matter and help to place it back in the spotlight in a refreshed bid to find Amy, is an admirable but strenuous task. And those who were interviewed on 'Amy Bradley Is Missing', including eyewitnesses who were aboard the cruise ship as well as FBI investigators, did a stellar job on shedding light on an incident which took place such a long time ago. The testimony from cruise director Kirk Detweiler was particularly insightful as he vividly recalled the events during that time and brought them to life in a vibrant yet eerie manner. The interviews from cruise safety officials were also notable, as they raised questions about how passengers travelling through international waters are subject to the law of whichever country they are passing through. Even more startling was how they delved into cruise lines' often unverified hiring practices, which means that those onboard a ship could be in the company of questionable characters. 'Amy Bradley Is Missing' also presents all evidence to viewers, allowing them to draw their own conclusions. Some version of events which were unpacked included if she committed suicide by jumping off the boat. But many of the series argued that she was a confident and happy person who was about to start a new chapter in her life. In addition, another potential incidence of apparent foul play was also explored. Amy Bradley's mother Iva Bradley is featured on the documentary. Image: X However, the most powerful aspect of the documentary was the testimony from Amy's parents and her brother. The close-knit group detailed how they have continued their search for Amy, ever since that fateful morning she vanished. They reflected on the heartbreak of losing her and how, after all these decades, they are still emotionally torn about the incident which caused them so much trauma that they were unable to eat or sleep. Their heartfelt pleas for any information which could locate Amy's whereabouts left a lasting impression on me, and their unwavering quest to find her remains as strong as it was when she first disappeared. I rate this 3 out of 5 stars.
Daily Mirror
4 days ago
- Daily Mirror
Most notorious cruise ship deaths as Netflix airs chilling Amy Bradley mystery
The disappearance of the young woman from Virginia isn't the only tragedy on the high seas - from being thrown to the sharks to a couple jumping to their deaths, cruising can be a risky business Amy Bradley was 23 when she was last seen on the balcony of her cabin on Royal Caribbean's Rhapsody of the Seas. She had danced in the ship's nightclub before returning to her cabin in the early hours of March 24, 1998. But by 6am Amy's father Ron had found her shoes on the balcony but no trace of his daughter. The young woman from Virginia in the US was never found and now the public's interest in the case has been renewed by a new Netflix three-part series, Amy Bradley Is Missing, which takes a deep dive into the perplexing circumstances surrounding her disappearance. Some 30 million people enjoy a cruise each year, with the average number of deaths aboard major liners annually said to be just 31. We take a look at some of the most notorious events on the open waters... Thrown to the sharks Gay Gibson's body was thrown out of a porthole by deck steward James Camb during a voyage on the Durban Castle to Southampton in 1947. Camb initially denied even seeing the actress on the cruise ship before claiming she had died from a medical episode while the couple were in bed. The murderer, 30, had spotted the 21-year-old on the ship after it departed from South Africa, where Gay had been working for six months, before they 'became intimate'. He claimed she had begun 'frothing at the mouth' and he committed the 'beastly' act of throwing her body out of the porthole in a panic. The killer wasn't believed - Camb was initially sentenced to hang but avoided capital punishment as a no-hanging bill was being discussed in parliament at the time. "The House of Commons has, by its vote, saved the life of the brutal lascivious murderer who thrust the poor girl he had raped and assaulted through a porthole of the ship to the sharks," said Prime Minister Winston Churchill. Released in 1959, Gay's killer was later convicted of further sexual offences and 20 years later, he died behind bars. The actress's body was never found. Enduring mystery Amy Lynn Bradley was seen on the balcony of her family cabin aboard the Rhapsody Of The Seas in the early hours of March 24, 1998. But when her father Ron checked on his daughter at 6am, she was nowhere to be seen. Amy's shoes were still on the balcony but her lighter and cigarettes had vanished with her. Ron searched the ship and when he couldn't find his daughter, he woke up his wife Iva and their son Brad. The family begged the crew to make an announcement and not let anybody off the ship at the port of Curacao until Amy had been found, in case of abduction. The announcement her family had begged for was made at 7.50 am, by which point the majority of Royal Caribbean passengers had disembarked and crew searched common areas - but not passenger and staff rooms. What happens to Amy remains a mystery today - did she go overboard? Mum Iva claimed Amy had received a lot of attention from crew members on the ship and her family pointed out that she was a strong swimmer and trained lifeguard. Amy was declared dead after 12 years but many people have come forward to claim sightings of her since then, including speculation she was sex trafficked after leaving the ship. Disney disappearance Rebecca Coriam, 24, was working on the Disney Wonder cruise ship when she disappeared on May 22, 2011. The vessel was sailing off the coast of Mexico when the youth activity worker from Chester was spotted on surveillance video talking on one of the ship's internal phones. Rebecca appeared very upset and was asked if she was ok by a fellow employee in the crew lounge, appearing to say yes before hanging up the phone and walking away. What happened next remains a mystery but a common theory is she was swept overboard by a rogue wave while at the crew pool. Others alleged foul play and blamed the crew member's upset on a turbulent relationship. Rebecca's family made an out of court settlement with the entertainment giant in 2016. Date rape drug Dianne Brimble left Sydney, Australia on P&O's Pacific Sky on September 23, 2002 with her daughter Tahlia, sister Alma Wood and niece Kari Ann. Later that evening, she headed to the ship's nightclub and her daughter woke up the following morning with her mother nowhere to be seen. Alma was later called to the ship's medical centre where she was told her sister had died. Dianne's naked body had been found on the floor of a cabin occupied by four unknown men. It transpired the group of men had put a date rape drug in the 42-year-old's drink in the club. The mother-of-three had died from a combination of alcohol and an overdose of GHB - three times the amount a recreational user would have consumed. Alma, Kari Ann and Tahlia were forced to endure two more days on the ship before they could disembark and fly home to Australia. The cabin belonged to a group of four men who were part of a larger group of eight and would soon become infamously known as 'The Adelaide Eight.' Three of the men would later be convicted of crimes associated with Dianne's death, which caused a public outcry for tighter security measures to be put in place on cruise ships to protect future potential victims. Hot tub drowning Also known as Michael Moses Ward, Birdie Africa had been the only child to survive the 1985 M.O.V.E. bombing. The tragedy, which killed 11 people including his mother, was the result of a firefight between Philadelphia Police and members of the Black liberation group. Sadly, in 2013 Birdie, 41, perished aboard the Carnival Dream, which was sailing the Caribbean. He had been drinking heavily when he slid under the water in the ship's hot tub and drowned while a crowd looked on. A police report said: "Two passengers saw the body but didn't react initially, thinking it was a 'painting' and called their friends over to take a look. "A doctor who refused to be identified also stated that he saw passengers and crew looking on and had to tell them to pull the body out." The same doctor alleged a nurse who obtained a defibrillator was hesitant about using it, allegedly unsure if it was safe to use on a wet body. Thrown overboard Newlywed Karen Waltz was on the last day of her honeymoon cruise to Mexico in February 1988 when her husband Scott Roston claimed she had been swept overboard by a hard gust of wind. The chiropractor said they had been jogging around the ship's running track when tragedy struck close to San Diego but his story didn't add up. There were no wind gusts at the time Karen went overboard Sundancer Cruises' Stardancer ship and an investigation found the doctor had been angry with his wife at dinner for eating sweets and not knowing which utensil to use. Roston, 36, soon changed his story to claim Israeli assassins had in fact slain his wife. This tale was given short shrift and the callous honeymoon killer was sentenced to life in prison, later reduced to 33 years. Still missing In August 2004, Merrian Carver embarked on a solo holiday to Alaska with Celebrity Cruises. But just two days in to the week long holiday, her steward Domingo Monteiro noticed that her bed hadn't been slept in although all of her belongings were still in her room. The concerned member of staff reported the investment banker missing to his boss daily but was allegedly told 'Just do your job and forget it' - this manager was later fired. When the cruise ended and crew members realised Merrian's belongings were still onboard, they packed them up and donated to charity. Royal Caribbean officials had failed to secure the Massachusetts businesswoman's room, collect evidence, search the boat or even contact authorities or notify her family. Her father reported Merrian, 40, missing when they realised she had disappeared weeks later but she has never been found. Failed rescue attempt Newly engaged Paul Rossington and Kristen Schroder died on the Carnival Spirit cruise ship in May 2013. They had been seen arguing at dinner and were caught on security cameras quarrelling in the ship's casino shortly before they took their argument to their cabin. Security cameras showed estate agent Kristen, 27, climb over the fifth floor balcony railing of her cabin and cling to the outside of it before slipping. She struck level three of the ship and a lifeboat before tumbling into the ocean. Paramedic Paul, 30, who was naked at the time was seen diving into the Tasman Sea, off the coast of New South Wales in Australia, in a desperate attempt to save his fiancée. The couple were never found. Toddler plunge Chloe Wiegand, from Indiana, was just 18 months old when she fell from her grandfather's arms and through an open window on Royal Caribbean's Freedom of the Seas in June 2019. The vessel was docked in San Juan, Puerto Rico and she was sent plummeting 11 stories, 150 feet to the pier below. The toddler was in a children's play area of the ship when Salvatore Anello held her up, saying he wanted her to bang on the glass as she enjoyed while watching her big brother's hockey games. He later pleaded guilty to negligent homicide and was sentenced to three years of probation.
Extra.ie
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Extra.ie
Irish viewers gripped by Amy Bradley doc — Here are the 3 theories everyone's talking about
When Netflix premiered Amy Bradley Is Missing on July 16, 2025, it reignited global interest in one of the most perplexing cold cases of the past three decades. The three-part docuseries, a #1 hit in Ireland, delves into the baffling disappearance of 23‑year‑old Amy Lynn Bradley, who vanished in the early hours of March 24, 1998, from her family's cruise cabin balcony aboard Royal Caribbean's Rhapsody of the Seas while en route to Curaçao. Nearly 27 years later, the mystery endures, and the series reframes the case through fresh interviews, previously unseen footage, and new leads. When Netflix premiered Amy Bradley Is Missing on July 16, 2025, it reignited global interest in one of the most perplexing cold cases of the past three Netflix From port-access logs suggesting IP activity around Barbados on family anniversaries to rare firsthand accounts from witnesses who believe they saw Amy living under duress, the theories explored are as chilling as they are varied. The gripping series has turned Irish viewers into armchair detectives almost overnight, flooding social media with theories, timelines, and map analyses. However, these top three theories have sparked the most debate and speculation. Amy Bradley and her brother Brad. Pic: Netflix One of the most widely discussed and disturbing theories is that Amy Bradley was abducted and forced into human trafficking—a suspicion that's only intensified due to multiple reported sightings over the years. Just months after her disappearance, US Navy petty officer William Hefner claimed he saw a woman resembling Amy in a Curaçao brothel, who told him she was in need of help. Later sightings placed her in shopping malls and hotels, often with men who appeared to be controlling her. While none of these accounts were ever officially confirmed, the consistency and urgency in the witnesses' descriptions have led many to believe Amy may have been sold into a trafficking ring operating in the Caribbean—a theory that the Netflix series treats with sobering seriousness. Nearly 27 years later, the mystery endures, and the series reframes the case through fresh interviews, previously unseen footage, and new leads. Pic: Netflix Another theory gaining traction is that Amy was murdered aboard the Rhapsody of the Seas and her body disposed of at sea, a chilling possibility, especially given the ship's limited security and surveillance in 1998. Supporters of this theory point to her sudden disappearance from her private balcony, just hours after being seen dancing with a member of the ship's band. Some speculate a violent confrontation may have occurred in the early hours, and that the perpetrator, possibly a crew member, threw her overboard to cover it up. The most tangible piece of potential evidence came years later, when a human jawbone washed ashore in Aruba in 2010. Though never officially linked to Amy, experts featured in the Netflix documentary claim its dental structure closely resembles hers, and criticize the FBI's refusal to allow a full DNA comparison. For many viewers, that unresolved lead adds weight to the theory of an onboard murder, and to the sense that justice may have been obstructed. Amy Bradley and her father Ron. Pic: Netflix A third, more unconventional theory explored in the documentary is that Amy left the ship voluntarily and has been living abroad in secret ever since. While this idea has long been dismissed by investigators, fresh digital evidence has reignited interest. The series reveals a startling pattern of IP addresses traced to Barbados that accessed the forum on key family dates—Amy's birthday, the anniversary of her disappearance, and even on the night her brother got married. These log-ins occurred over several years and originated from the same narrow location range, leading some to speculate that Amy might have fled the pressures of her old life and chosen anonymity. While critics argue this theory lacks motive and dismiss the log-ins as coincidence or manipulation, it remains one of the most talked-about possibilities among amateur sleuths, especially those who believe Amy may still be alive, watching from the shadows.
