Akshay Kumar's 'Sooryavanshi' Breaks Into Top 5 Of Netflix's Most Viewed Films Globally

 Akshay Kumar-starrer "Sooryavanshi" is heading towards an Rs. 300 crores worldwide gross and it is turning out to be a mega success at the box office. The cop-drama was released exclusively in worldwide theaters on November 5 for the 28 days before it landed on Netflix on December 3.

As expected, the Rohit Shetty-directed, after winning the box office battle, is now ruling Netflix's viewership charts at the global level. According to the data released by the streamer, "Sooryavanshi" was watched by 7.11 million viewing hours in the first three days, which helped it to break into the top 5 most-watched non-English titles on Netflix from November 29 - December 5 worldwide.

The viewing hours will be increased as the week progresses and it might end up in the top 3 in the next week. Meanwhile, during the same week, Kartik Aaryan's thriller film "Dhamaka" was at number 9 with 2.35 million viewing hours. It was a direct Netflix release on November 19.

"Sooryavanshi", meanwhile, is still going strong at the box office despite being available on Netflix. The movie has so far netted Rs. 193.85 crores at the Indian box office with an eye on a milestone figure of Rs. 200 crores. At the worldwide box office, it has so far grossed Rs. 290.35 crores after 32 days.

Produced by Reliance Entertainment, Rohit Shetty Picturez, Dharma Productions, and Cape of Good Films, "Sooryavanshi" is the 4th film in Shetty's cop universe. It stars Katrina Kaif as the female lead while Ajay Devgn and Ranveer Singh play the extended cameos as Singham and Simmba, respectively.