2004 disaster film The Day After Tomorrow tops Netflix US 22 years on
The gist
The Day After Tomorrow hit No. 1 on Netflix's US movie chart after arriving Nov. 1.
The 22-year-old film's revival puts a climate-catastrophe thriller back in front of streaming audiences.
How it unfolded
- May 28, 2004The Day After Tomorrow is released in theaters, grossing more than $552 million against a $125 million production budget.
- 2024TIME includes the film on its list of the 25 best disaster movies of all time, ranking it No. 11.
- Nov 1, 2026The film arrives on Netflix.
Key terms
- paleoclimatologist
- A scientist who studies Earth's ancient climates before instruments existed, using natural records like ice cores and tree rings.
- grossed
- Earned a total amount of money from ticket sales, as a film or show does at the box office.
Source: Wikipedia