Netflix viewers shocked as controversial box office flop lands in top 10 ... trends now
A 2017 box-office failure and 'misguided' monster movie is currently ranked number six in the list of most watched films on Netflix.
The movie called The Great Wall, which stars Matt Damon as its leading man, is an American and Chinese co-production that premiered in Asia in 2016.
Damon portrays a mercenary warrior who discovers a variety of secrets while he is imprisoned within the Great Wall of China.
The film also stars Pedro Pascal, Willem Dafoe, Andy Lau and Kenny Lin.
The Great Wall has been available to stream on Netflix since May 1, and it made nearly $335 million worldwide at the box office despite its 35 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Despite its $150 million budget, Deadline said its disappointing performance cost Legendary and Universal $75 million.
The 2017 film The Great Wall starring Matt Damon is currently the sixth most watched film on Netflix. It became available to stream on May 1
The film is about two European mercenary warriors that survive a monster attack just miles away from the Great Wall of China, but are imprisoned by a nameless order
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The Great Wall was filmed in New Zealand and Quindao, China, in 2015.
It tells the story of two European mercenary warriors named William (Damon) and Tovar (Pascal) who are the survivors of a monster attack while searching for gunpowder near the Great Wall of China.
The warriors are taken prisoner by a nameless order led by General Zao (Hanyu Zhang) and strategist Wang (Lau).
The nameless order was created to fight Tao Tie, a mythological creature that attacks once every 60 years.
A man named Sir Ballad (Dafoe) frees William and Tovar, and the warriors eventually gain the order's respect after putting their fighting skills to good use.
The battle is relentless, and the film's plot thickens as time goes on, along with the deaths of thousands humans and CGI creatures.
So, who makes it out alive? How many monsters survive? Will the warriors get their gunpowder? Viewers will just have to stream and see for themselves.
The Great Wall was a critical flop, and it was also a dud in the eyes of audiences who gave the film a 42 percent audience score on Rotten Tomatoes.
One reason behind the audience score may have been the controversy behind the film before its US theater release.
Pedro Pascal portrays Pero Tovar, a Spaniard mercenary warrior that is imprisoned along with Damon's character, William Garin
The two mercenary warriors gain the respect of members from the nameless order that is led by General Shao
