This ‘Shrek’ Spin Off’s Fan-Favorite Feline Just Clawed His Way Back Onto Netflix’s Top 10
Netflix’s weekly movie chart is always a strange mix of brand new originals and unexpected comebacks, and this week is no different. Titles that seem to have already had their moment in the streaming spotlight have a funny habit of resurfacing, often catching casual scrollers off guard when they check the Top 10 list.
This time around, it is an animated adventure with serious franchise pedigree making the jump back into relevance, proving that a strong word of mouth reputation does not fade just because a movie has been available for a while. Family animation in particular tends to have staying power on the platform, with kids and adults alike revisiting favorites long after their initial release window.
Sitting at number eight on the current Top 10 Movies list is ‘Puss in Boots: The Last Wish’, marked as a fresh new entry with no prior ranking data attached. The swashbuckling spinoff has landed itself back in front of subscribers, joining a chart that includes titles like ‘Why Did I Get Married Again?’ and ‘The Whisper Man’.
For anyone who has not caught up with the character since his 2011 solo debut, ‘The Last Wish’ follows Puss discovering that his reckless bravado has cost him eight of his nine lives, sending him on a quest to find the mythical Last Wish before his time runs out. Antonio Banderas returns as the voice of the dashing feline, joined by Salma Hayek Pinault as Kitty Softpaws and Harvey Guillén as the scene stealing Perrito, with Florence Pugh, Olivia Colman, Ray Winstone, Wagner Moura and John Mulaney rounding out the cast.
The film was far from a guaranteed hit when it first hit theaters, yet it ended up becoming one of the more pleasant surprises of its release year, earning a 95 percent score on Rotten Tomatoes alongside a 94 percent audience score. Critics were especially taken with the movie’s bold visual choices, praising how it blended its CGI foundation with a more hand drawn animation style reminiscent of the Spider-Verse films, a move that helped it stand apart from a genre often accused of looking too uniform.
This is not the first time the movie has clawed its way up a streaming chart either. Following its theatrical run, the film built a track record of repeat success, crossing the $100 million domestic mark during its box office stretch, before going on to post multiple consecutive weeks inside Netflix’s own weekly rankings after it eventually made its way to the service. That kind of staying power is rare for an animated sequel, especially one following a franchise that had gone quiet for over a decade before this installment revived it.
Whether new viewers are discovering Puss for the first time or longtime fans are simply in the mood for a rewatch, the numbers suggest the character’s charm has not worn off. Are you one of the subscribers who helped push ‘Puss in Boots: The Last Wish’ back onto the Top 10, and what do you think keeps pulling people back to Puss’s world?
