Netflix's original survival thriller Apex has crossed 100 million views in its first month since the April 24 premiere.
The film stars Charlize Theron as a grieving climber and Taron Egerton as a predator stalking her in the remote Australian wilderness.
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Viewership data from Collider shows Apex stayed on Netflix's top 10 chart for four weeks.
It generated 38 million views in week one, 40 million in week two, 16 million in week three, and 10 million in week four.
The $38 million production is nearing the all-time top 10 for English-language films on Netflix. The current tenth-place film, Damsel, has 138 million views over three months.
The story follows Sasha, a world-class climber seeking solitude in the Australian outback after a fatal accident in Norway killed her partner Tommy, played by Eric Bana.
She encounters a methodical hunter named Ben.
Filming took place across 46 Australian locations, including the Blue Mountains World Heritage National Park, Ginninderra Falls, and the Royal National Park.
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Director Baltasar Kormákur used these landscapes to emphasize isolation.
The 94-minute film holds a 66% score on Rotten Tomatoes and a 6.1/10 on IMDb from 78,135 user votes.
Critics from The Guardian and Roger Ebert Site had mixed views on narrative depth but praised the cinematography.
The critical consensus on Rotten Tomatoes states: "Benefiting from astonishing Australian locations and Charlize Theron's raw athleticism while skimping on the finer details, Apex doesn't mark the zenith of survival thrillers but makes for a solid entry."
Apex follows Netflix's shift toward mid-budget, character-driven genre films, similar to the 2026 release The Rip starring Matt Damon and Ben Affleck.
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Both lead actors have previous streaming successes on Netflix, including Egerton's Carry-On and Theron's The Old Guard.
