Harold and the Purple Crayon—a summer family movie bust starring Zachary Levi—has found a big audience on Netflix.
A big screen adaptation of Crockett Johnson’s 1955 classic children’s book of the same name, Harold and the Purple Crayon opened in theaters on August 2.
The official summary for the film reads, “Inside of his book, adventurous Harold (Levi) can make anything come to life simply by drawing it. After he grows up and draws himself off the book’s pages and into the physical world, Harold finds he has a lot to learn about real life—and that his trusty purple crayon may set off more hilarious hijinks than he thought possible.
“When the power of unlimited imagination falls into the wrong hands, it will take all of Harold and his friends’ creativity to save both the real world and his own.”
Rated PG, Harold and the Purple Crayon also stars Zooey Deschanel, Lil Rel Howery, Jemaine Clement, Alfred Molina and Benjamin Bottani.
According to Netflix, Harold and the Purple Crayon debuted at No. 8 on the streamer’s U.S. Top 10 Movies chart for the week of October 28-November 3. The film made its streaming video on demand debut on Netflix on October 31.
Unlike the streamer’s Top 10 Global Movies chart, the U.S. charts do not reveal the number of views or hours viewed.
The big debut of Harold and the Purple Crayon on Netflix is certain to come as good news for the film’s studio Sony Pictures Entertainment.
According to The Numbers, Harold and the Purple Crayon was a bust in theaters, earning nearly $17.6 million domestically and nearly $8.7 million internationally for a worldwide box office tally of $26.3 million. Per the box office tracker, Harold and the Purple Crayon had a production budget of $40 million before prints and advertising.
‘Don’t Move’ Tops Netflix Global And U.S. Movies Charts
Topping the U.S. Top 10 movies chart is the Netflix original serial killer thriller Don’t Move, which moved up from No. 2 in its debut last week.
Last week’s No. 1 film, the true crime thriller Woman of the Hour, dropped to No. 5 on the U.S. chart.
The Netflix original horror thriller Time Cut debuted at No. 2 on the U.S. chart, followed by the 2016 animated hit The Secret Life of Pets at No. 3. The Netflix original Martha Stewart documentary Martha debuted at No. 4 on the U.S. Top 10 Movies chart.
Following Woman of the Hour at No. 6 was the 2016 animated musical Sing. The 2024 animated family adventure Kung Fu Panda took the No. 7 spot while Harold and the Purple Crayon grabbed the No. 8 spot.
The 2024 crime comedy Bad Boys: Ride or Die placed No. 9 on the Netflix U.S. Top 10 Movies chart, while the 2015 animated blockbuster Minions finished at No. 10.
In addition to topping the U.S. chart, Don’t Move held on to the No. 1 spot on Netflix’s Top 10 Global Movies chart for a second consecutive week. Per the streamer, Don’t Move amassed 28 million views for the week of October 28-November 3, which equates to 42.9 million viewing hours.
Including the U.S., Don’t Move is in the Netflix Top 10 movies chart in 88 countries worldwide.
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