Kingsman Franchise Dominates Netflix’s Global Chart For The First Time

The Kingsman franchise is dominating the Netflix global chart for the first time. Based on the comic book series of the same name, the Kingsman movies first hit theaters in 2014 with The Secret Service, which introduced Taron Egerton as Eggsy, a young man who is recruited by Harry Hart (Colin Firth) into the upper-crust spy agency known as Kingsman. The movie was followed by a 2017 sequel, The Golden Circle, which introduced the American spy agency Statesman, and a 2021 prequel titled The King’s Man, which was set during World War I.

Netflix has now calculated their global Top 10 chart of the most-watched English language movies for the week of August 5 through August 11. Both movies in the flagship franchise have appeared on the chart despite not being available to stream in the United States, with Kingsman: The Secret Service landing at No. 3 with 6.9 million viewers accumulating 15 million viewing hours and Kingsman: The Golden Circle trailing behind it at No. 6 with 4.8 million viewers and 11.4 million viewing hours. For both movies, this is their first week ever on the streaming platform’s chart.

Does This Global Netflix Success Prove The World Is Ready For Kingsman 3?

Matthew Vaughn’s Recent Spy Movies Have Had Diminishing Returns

This modern streaming success for the original two movies in the franchise could indicate that the stage has been set for the long-delayed sequel Kingsman: The Blue Blood to be a success. While the sequel – which is set to conclude the flagship series – has been confirmed, Egerton’s busy schedule has prevented it from coming to fruition in a timely manner, among other considerations. Unfortunately, in the meantime, franchise director Matthew Vaughn has seen severely diminishing returns from his more recent spy movie efforts.

Although The Golden Circle was both a critical and commercial slump when compared to The Secret Service, both of Vaughn’s follow-ups fared even worse, in such a severe way that the fate of Kingsman 3 may even be put into jeopardy. The King’s Man saw an even more severe downturn than its immediate predecessor, while his Henry Cavill spy movie Argylle – which features an end credits scene linking it to the Kingsman franchise – fared even worse. See a breakdown of the four movies’ Rotten Tomatoes scored and box office results below:

While Argylle was bolstered by the fact that it was designed for a streaming run on Apple TV+ and thus was not necessarily beholden to turning a profit in theaters, the overall decrease in theatrical interest in Vaughn’s spy movies nevertheless did not spell good news for the future of the Kingsman franchise. However, this resurgence in interest in the two movies in the original flagship franchise could indicate that The Blue Blood would be well received by contemporary audiences, even though more than half a decade has passed since the most recent installment.

Source: Netflix

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  Kingsman: The Secret Service
  

  Based on the comic book series of the same name, Kingsman: The Secret Service tells the story of rebellious teen Eggsy (Taron Egerton) as he’s inducted into a top-secret spy agency by a man codenamed Galahad (Colin Firth). After learning that billionaire Richmond Valentine (Samuel L. Jackson) plans to destroy the world, Eggsy and Galahad set out to avert international disaster and uncover widespread corruption that threatens to consume the Kingsman agency itself. 

  Director

  Matthew Vaughn

  Release Date

  
  February 13, 2015
  

  Studio(s)

  20th Century

  Distributor(s)

  20th Century

  Writers

  Matthew Vaughn
  , Jane Goldman

  Runtime

  2h 10m

  Budget

  81–94 million

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  Kingsman: The Golden Circle
  

  Kingsman: The Golden Circle, the second film in the Kingman franchise, is based on the comic book series of the same name by Mark Millar and Dave Gibbons. Kingsman: The Golden Circle continues the story of Eggsy (Taron Egerton), now codenamed Galahad. When a mysterious cartel known as the Golden Circle threatens international security, Eggsy must travel to America to request the help of the Statesman agency. The Golden Circle sees Egerton, Mark Strong, and Colin Firth reprise their roles from the previous film, and also introduces Julianne Moore, Channing Tatum, Pedro Pascal, Halle Berry, and Jeff Bridges to the franchise in supporting roles.

  Director

  Matthew Vaughn

  Release Date

  
  September 22, 2017
  

  Studio(s)

  20th Century

  Distributor(s)

  20th Century

  Writers

  Matthew Vaughn
  , Jane Goldman

  Runtime

  2h 21m

  Budget

  104 million

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