2004 disaster film The Day After Tomorrow tops Netflix US chart
The gist
The Day After Tomorrow hit No. 1 on Netflix's US movie chart after arriving Nov. 1.
The 2004 film grossed $552.6 million and still draws viewers 22 years on.
How it unfolded
- May 2004The Day After Tomorrow is released, directed by Roland Emmerich and starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Dennis Quaid.
- 2004The film grosses more than $552 million against a $125 million production budget.
- 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.
- eco-disaster film
- A film genre about an impending or ongoing disaster, often natural or environmental, as its main subject and plot device.
- Netflix Top 10
- An American subscription video-on-demand streaming service that distributes original and acquired films and TV shows worldwide.
Source: Wikipedia