00:12Netflix just got taken over by a herd from 20 years ago.
00:16All five Ice Age movies landed in Netflix's global top 10 at the same time.
00:20And Netflix itself is telling you why that matters.
00:23Here's how it happened.
00:24On October 4th, all five Ice Age films arrived on Netflix as part of a new Disney licensing deal.
00:30No new movie, no reboot, no big premiere event.
00:33Just the old herd, suddenly all in one place, and viewers pounced.
00:37Then came the numbers.
00:38For the week of October 12th to 18th, all five films were in Netflix's global top 10 for English language
00:44films,
00:45pulling 23.9 million views combined.
00:48Number three, Collision Course, with 6.3 million views.
00:52Number four, Dawn of the Dinosaurs, with 4.9 million.
00:56Number five, the original Ice Age, with 4.8 million.
01:00Continental Drift was number eight, and the Meltdown was number 10.
01:04It didn't stop there.
01:05In the week of October 19th to 25th, Collision Course was still number four worldwide, with 3.5 million views.
01:13Dawn of the Dinosaurs was number five, with 3.3 million.
01:17And the original was still in the top 10 at number 10.
01:19This wasn't a one-weekend nostalgia blip.
01:22It kept going.
01:23So why is Netflix talking about it in its own shareholder letter?
01:26Because this is a warm-up act.
01:29Netflix explicitly tied the film's popularity to building awareness for Disney's next Ice Age movie.
01:34The old films aren't just doing well on their own.
01:36They're the trailer, the reminder, and the rewatch all at once, months before the sequel arrives.
01:41That sequel is Ice Age Boiling Point, in theaters February 5th, 2027.
01:47It's the sixth Ice Age film.
01:48The returning voices include Ray Romano as Manny, John Leguizamo as Sid, Dennis Leary as Diego,
01:55Queen Latifah as Ellie, and Simon Pegg as Buck.
01:58The new adventure takes the herd to the furthest undiscovered regions of the Lost World,
02:02with dinosaurs and lava in the mix.
02:04And yes, Scrat is still out there, chasing the same acorn he's been chasing since 2002.
02:09Here's the catch, and it's worth knowing before you start a marathon.
02:13Reports, citing Variety, say the Netflix stay may be a limited window of about three months.
02:19No exact removal date has been announced, so don't treat that as a confirmed deadline.
02:23But if you're planning to rewatch all five, sooner is safer than later.
02:27The films are also available on Disney+.
02:29If you want the marathon in order, it's simple.
02:32The original Ice Age came out in 2002, then The Meltdown in 2006,
02:37Dawn of the Dinosaurs in 2009, Continental Drift in 2012, and Collision Course in 2016.
02:45Five films, 14 years, one herd.
02:48And Ice Age wasn't alone in that chart.
02:50In that same October 12th to 18th week, Corpse Bride was number six,
02:55which meant animation held six of the top ten spots.
02:58Nostalgia wasn't just winning for one franchise.
03:01It was winning the whole chart.
03:02So here's the bottom line.
03:04A franchise that started in 2002 from the original Blue Sky era
03:08just outstreamed most of what's new.
03:10Not with a new release, but with a back catalog,
03:13a smart licensing deal, and a sequel on the horizon.
03:15That's the power of a herd people actually grew up with.
03:18So, tell me, which Ice Age is your number one?
03:21Is it the original, Meltdown, Dawn of the Dinosaurs,
03:25Continental Drift, or Collision Course?
03:27Mirrors!
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