Tomb Raider Starring Alicia Vikander Is A Huge Hit On Netflix

2018's Tomb Raider movie starring Oscar-winner Alicia Vikander is surging up the popularity charts on Netflix. According to Netflix's global streaming data, the film was the No. 9 most-watched movie on Netflix globally for the week of December 22 through December 28.

The two-hour movie tallied 4.2 million views and 8.2 million streaming hours. It's now had two weeks inside the top 10 on Netflix's global streaming charts.

The success of the action movie during the Christmas week is notable, in part because many of the other films are comprised of holiday movies, with The Grinch ranking No. 1, How the Grinch Stole Christmas coming in at No. 4, My Secret Santa at No. 6, The Christmas Chronicles at No. 7, and Jingle Bell Heist at No. 10.

Tomb Raider is not available on Netflix in the US, so the film's popularity stems from other regions. The movie brought in $275 million worldwide in theaters, and the overwhelming majority--$216.7 million--came from international markets.

The film was directed by Roar Uthaug (The Wave) and also stars Dominic West and Walton Goggins. Geneva Robertson-Dworet, who went on to become the co-creator and co-showrunner for the Fallout TV series for Prime Video, was among the writers for Tomb Raider.

Plans were underway for a second Tomb Raider movie, but it never materialized. Now, Prime Video is producing a live-action Tomb Raider TV show with Game of Thrones alum Sophie Turner as Lara Croft.

As for the game series, The Game Awards brought news of two new Tomb Raider games, including a remake of the 1996 game called Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis coming in 2026 and a new game called Tomb Raider: Catalyst in 2027. These games will feature Alix Wilton Regan in the role of Lara Croft, taking over for Camilla Luddington.

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