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Forbes
20-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
‘The Electric State' Already Dethroned In Netflix's Top 10 List By A New Movie
The Electric State When you invest $320 million into a movie, you would like it to be good, and you would like a lot of people to watch it. On both fronts, Netflix's The Electric State appears to be failing. The Electric State has already dropped to #3 on Netflix's top 10 list, behind new entry Twister: Caught in the Storm, a tornado documentary, and even Kraven the Hunter, one of the biggest superhero box office disasters of all time. And this isn't even a full week after release. The Electric State has an utterly dismal 15% on Rotten Tomatoes from critics, but even with a better 73% audience score, that is not translating into great viewership so far, and the film has debuted behind a bunch of other, and cheaper, Netflix original films. Top 10 As of now, that list includes Red Notice, Extraction 2, The Gray Man, Damsel, Carry-On and Rebel Ridge in terms of its 25.2 million views over the weekend falling short of those other films. It's not on the all-time list, which of course it's too early for that, but to make it there, it will have to make it past most of those other films, but also others like Don't Look Up, The Adam Project, Bird Box and Leave the World Behind. Separately, directors the Russo Brothers do have one other movie on this list, The Gray Man, and star Millie Bobby Brown has one too with Damsel. But put them together and The Electric State is a worse feature than either. Still, it's hard to gauge what exactly Netflix considers a failure. If this ends up landing at what, #4, #7, #10 eventually, is that a win for that price? If it doesn't make the list at all, is it a disaster? We can't really get into their thought process, but you might understand how at least algorithmically, they wanted to pair this IP with these directors and those stars. But you can throw a peanut butter sandwich into a bowl of chicken noodle soup and that creates a soggy mess, even if individually, those dishes work. The Russos have said that right now, there are no conversations about The Electric State 2, though there may be an idea for a spin-off series based in the Electric State 'universe.' They also reiterated their commitment to star Millie Bobby Brown as someone they love, when asked about a potential MCU role for her, saying she's always on their lists. It is hard to wrap my brain around the idea that a movie could cost this much and be this bad and still somehow be considered a win for Netflix, but it's impossible to know what they think really, as this is not a show that they'll cancel, nor, apparently, a sequel they'll axe. More or less if they're proud of it, they'll brag about the numbers, if not, we'll probably hear very little. Follow me on Twitter, YouTube, Bluesky and Instagram. Pick up my sci-fi novels the Herokiller series and The Earthborn Trilogy.
USA Today
17-03-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
'Twister: Caught in the Storm': Netflix doc to feature 2011 tornado in Joplin, Missouri
'Twister: Caught in the Storm': Netflix doc to feature 2011 tornado in Joplin, Missouri The documentary is directed by Alexandra Lacey, who worked on projects like "Tinder Swindler" and "Three Identical Strangers." Show Caption Hide Caption U.S. severe weather: Over 30 reported dead across the country Nearly three dozen people have reportedly died across the central and southern U.S. amid a massive storm that fueled violent tornadoes, high winds, dust storms and icy conditions. Fox - 26 Houston The tornado that raged through Joplin, Missouri 14 years ago is the subject of a new Netflix documentary. "The Twister: Caught in the Storm" is a feature-length documentary that tells the story of the EF-5 tornado that swept through Joplin, Missouri on May 22, 2011. The film focuses on a group of young people from the area whose high school graduation day was affected by the tornado. Ranked as the seventh deadliest tornado in U.S. history, the Joplin tornado killed 161 people and left another 1,000 injured. The tornado wrecked through 13 miles of the city, with wind speeds over 200 miles per hour. "This catastrophic event ravaged Joplin, and yet its community overcame, rebuilt and became an enduring symbol of hope. The film features adrenaline-inducing real-life footage, filmed by people in Joplin, taking us into the eye of the storm," the documentary's synopsis reads. "The Twister: Caught in the Storm" is directed by Alexandra Lacey, a UK-based filmmaker known for working on projects like "Tinder Swindler," "American Nightmare" and "Three Identical Strangers." She's also directed television series "The Fake Sheikh," "Welcome to Murdertown" and "Mansion: The Lost Tapes." The documentary's release happens to follow the mass destruction of several tornados that raged through the Midwest and South over the weekend. At least 37 people had been reported dead in Kansas, Oklahoma, Mississippi, Arkansas, Texas, Alabama and Missouri, as of Monday morning. As the Netflix documentary's premiere date nears, here's what to know about "The Twister: Caught in the Storm." How to watch 'The Twister: Caught in the Storm' Netflix's new documentary, "The Twister: Caught in the Storm" will be available to watch on Netflix at 2 a.m. CST on Wednesday, March 19. Do you need a Netflix subscription to watch 'The Twister: Caught in the Storm'? Yes, viewers need a Netflix subscription to watch "The Twister: Caught in the Storm." Here is more information about Netflix's subscription plans: Standard with ads: $7.99 per month $7.99 per month Standard without ads: $17.99 per month $17.99 per month Premium: $24.99 per month Watch the trailer for 'The Twister: Caught in the Storm' Greta Cross is a national trending reporter at USA TODAY. Follow her on X and Instagram @gretalcross. Story idea? Email her at gcross@
