Jamie Foxx and Cameron Diaz’s ‘Back in Action’ Hits 46.8 Million Views in Three Days on Netflix

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21 January 2025 at 3:03 pm

Cameron Diaz’s return to acting is going smoothly: “Back in Action,” a new Netflix film starring Diaz alongside Jamie Foxx, was the streamer’s most-watched title during the week of Jan. 13-19. With only three days of availability, the film hit 46.8 million views — the biggest opening weekend for an English-language film on Netflix since “The Adam Project” in March of 2022.

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