Pixar’s Soul made Christmas week history when it came in at number one in the Nielsen stream ratings for Christmas week.
The computer-animated film made a history for Pixar and its parent company The Walt Disney Company by becoming, according to The Hollywood Reporter, the first feature film to ever reach the cut-off point.
Behind Soul comes the work comedy The Office, which has been a strong feature film for Netflix for the past few years.
On top of that, from December 21-27, Pixar’s Soul was the most streamed movie or show, with viewers watching 16.5 million minutes of it, according to The Hollywood Reporter; still from Soul
Soul was in first place for the week of December 21-27, and viewers streamed it for about 1.67 billion minutes.
That would be equivalent to watching the movie about 16.5 million times, since the movie is 101 minutes long, although many viewers counted in the stream numbers would have watched only portions of the movie.
Jam stars Jamie Foxx as his main character Joe Gardner, a gifted jazz pianist who struggles to progress as an artist while feeling bound by students who help pay the bill.
After a careless accident, he finds himself in a land outside of life where he has the task of helping a wandering soul (Tina Fey) find her passion so that she can be born into a body.
The film has almost universal praise and currently has an impressive fresh percentage of 96 percent on Rotten Tomatoes.
Soul debuts on the Disney + streaming service, but unlike the less well-received live-action Mulan remake, subscribers do not have to pay an additional fee to access it.
Milestone: Soul is the first movie to ever reach the streaming figures, usually directed by television programs; still from Soul
Sweet music: Jamie Foxx plays a gifted but struggling jazz musician who has to mentor a lost soul after shuffling this mortal reel prematurely; still from Soul
The Office was a second place among the streaming ratings, which was a longtime favorite among viewers.
It was streamed for 1.44 billion minutes, while viewers quickly rushed it before leaving Netflix.
The office has been available to Netflix writers for years and was one of the service’s most popular offerings, but it moved to NBC’s new streaming service Peacock at the beginning of the new year.
The streamer has several price levels, and the first two seasons of the program are available for free, but seasons three through nine are only available to paid subscribers.
To attract new viewers, Peacock offers extended versions of some episodes that feature removed scenes.
Peacock is currently not one of the streamers Nielsen has interviewed, but he and HBO Max are expected to be added soon.
Strong performance: The Office, a longtime favorite among viewers, took second place among the stream ratings, with 1.44 billion streaming minutes; more from The Office
Branch change: viewers rushed to watch the workplace comedy, which Netflix left after years on Jan. 1 to go to NBC’s streamer Peacock; more from The Office
Among the newer movies and shows, Netflix’s Bridgerton finished third with 1.2 billion minutes to watch this week of Christmas.
The romance series is based on the popular series of novels by Julia Quinn about high society in London in the Regency era.
George Clooney’s Netflix movie The Midnight Sky was in fourth place with 1.1 billion, despite receiving rave reviews.
Disney + was again in the top ten with The Mandalorian. The Star Wars spin-off series was watched for 1 billion minutes.
Romance: Among newer movies and shows, Bridgerton of Netflix became third with 1.2 billion minutes to watch this week of Christmas; more from Bridgerton
Strong display: George Clooney’s Netflix film The Midnight Sky was in fourth place with 1.1 billion, despite receiving faint reviews; Director George Clooney seen on set
In a galaxy far, far away: Disney + was again in the top ten with The Mandalorian. The Star Wars spin-off series has been viewed for 1 billion minutes; still from The Mandalorian
Due to the proximity of the Christmas holidays, viewers turned to holiday movies to indicate the season.
The Jim Carrey live-action adaptation of How The Grinch Stole Christmas was watched 705 million minutes to reach sixth place, and The Christmas Chronicles 2 of Netflix was watched 660 minutes for ninth place.
The Crown (700 million minutes), Grey’s Anatomy (691 million minutes) and Criminal Minds (648 million minutes), all available on Netflix, rounded out the top 10 of streaming.
‘This is the season: Because of the proximity of the Christmas holidays, viewers have turned to holiday movies to mark the season, such as How The Grinch Stole Christmas on Netflix