Angelina Jolie He has been a famous actor for several years. She is famous for her life on and off screen as she had a high-profile relationship with the actor and former Mr. and Mrs. Smith co-star Brad Pitt for over a decade. Before that, Jolie was also known for winning Best Supporting Actress for her acclaimed role in Girl, interrupted. Later, she was also nominated for an Oscar for Best Actress for the touching family drama. Beast Boy.
Although she had a peak period in the 2000s, Jolie's career has slowed down a bit in recent years. In 2021, she made her MCU film playing Thena in Eternalsbut then he did not act in any projects in 2022 or 2023. His career also had other gaps in feature films. For example, the actress took another three-year gap between her 2016 voice acting role in Panda Kung Fu 3 and her starring role in the film's sequel Maleficent: Mistress of Evil. Jolie is back this year in 2024, and her recent film has just been a huge success.
Maria became a hit on Netflix
Maria got along well with critics
Maria now it's a streaming hit. In the biopic, Jolie plays the eponymous Maria Callas, a world-renowned opera singer who is living out the end of her life in 1970s Paris. Maria is receiving largely positive reviews so far, after originally premiering at the Venice Film Festival in August 2024. The film earned Jolie a Golden Globe nomination for Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture Drama, and gained prominence at the Oscar. In addition to Jolie, Maria features a main cast that includes Pierfrancesco Favino, Alba Rohrwacher, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Haluk Bilginer and Casper Phillipson.
Now, Maria became a Netflix hit. Maria reached no. 4 on the list of top 10 movies on Netflix in the US today (December 12). Winning today was End with us, Subservienceand the holiday movie That Christmas. Also making the chart today were Mary, Our little secret, We are the Millers, The Children's Train, The starand Run all night.
Our opinion on Maria's success on Netflix
Maria May Continue to Gain Momentum in Awards
Although it didn't make it to the top of the list, Maria saw pretty instant Netflix success, as it was added to Netflix yesterday, December 11th. Its quick spot on Netflix's list is likely directly related to the recent boost it received when Jolie's Golden Globe nomination was announced on December 9th. success is a good sign that Maria could continue its momentum throughout awards season and potentially see Jolie's name appear on the Best Actress list when Oscar nominations are announced in January.
Source: Netflix