Alohahas made it to the Netflix Global Top 10. Released in 2015,Alohatells the story of a military contractor who returns to Hawaii for a job and reconnects with an old flame while also falling for the Air Force member assigned to work with him.Alohais directed by Cameron Crowe, who is best known for his work onAlmost Famous.Aloha’s leading castfeatures Bradley Cooper, Rachel McAdams, Emma Stone, Alec Baldwin, Bill Murray, John Krasinski, Danny McBride, Bill Camp, and Jaeden Martell.
Now,Alohahas become a hit on theNetflixGlobal Top 10.Alohacame in no. 8 on the Netflix Global Top 10for the week of September 2 to September 8, amassing 4.3 million views. Topping the charts this week wereRebel Ridgeat no. 1 (31.2 million views),The Deliveranceat no. 2 (21.8 million views), andThe Unionat no. 3 (8.3 million views). Coming in at no. 8,Alohabeat out the animated filmMigration(no. 9) andHow to Lose a Guy in 10 Days(no. 10).
How Aloha Was Received In Theaters
Aloha Bombed At The Box Office
Aloha’s Netflix success comes after the film recently came to the streaming platform.Alohaarrived at Netflix on Sunday, September 1,just one day before the range in which it was eligible for this Netflix Global Top 10 counting period. Its newness to the platform likely drove up viewership of the film, asAlohawould have appeared on lists of what’s new on Netflix. Still,Alohahad pretty immediate Netflix success.
Despite this rocky history, audiences seem to be rediscovering Aloha as the film succeeds on Netflix.
Despite its success on streaming,Alohawas far from a hit when it was released in theaters. Across the duration of its theatrical run,Alohatook in just $26.2 million. Made on an estimated budget of $37 million,Alohalost money. Not only did the film not make it above the oft-cited threshold of bringing home 2x to 2.5x budget to break even, but it did not even make back the budget itself. This classifiedAlohaas a box office bomb.
Why Emma Stone’s Aloha Movie Is So Controversial
In 2015, Emma Stone starred in the romantic comedy movie, Aloha, for which she received notable backlash because of the character she portrayed.
In addition to the poor box office performance,Aloha’s reviewswere not positive. With over 150 critical reviews,Alohascored just 20% on Rotten Tomatoes.The film was also fairly controversial, garnering claims of whitewashing because of Emma Stone’s casting in a role that was supposed to be part-Chinese and part-Hawaiian. Audiences did not like it much better at the time, givingAlohaa 29% Popcornmeter. Despite this rocky history, audiences seem to be rediscovering Aloha as the film succeeds on Netflix.
Aloha
Cast
Military contractor Brian Gilcrest (Cooper) returns to Hawaii, the site of one of his finest career triumphs, to oversee the launch of a weapons satellite. While there, he attempts to reconnect with his long lost love (McAdams), and unsuspectingly falls for the Air Force watchdog (Stone) assigned to look over him.
