GTA 6 Extended Look Tops Netflix Top 10

The GTA 6 Extended Look topped Netflix’s weekly Top 10 during its first week on the platform. According to IGN, the production recorded 31.1 million views in the English Films category. All ranking data came directly from Netflix.

The reporting window ran from August 24 to August 30, but the Extended Look did not debut until Thursday. Even with fewer days available during that period, GTA 6 finished ahead of The Whisper Man. The thriller starring Robert DeNiro, Adam Scott, and Michelle Monaghan placed second with 23.2 million views.

Netflix uses its own definition when calculating a view for the chart. The company divides a title’s total hours watched by its runtime, producing the equivalent of one complete play. As a result, one household watching a 27-minute video twice carries the same mathematical weight as two different households watching it once each.

That methodology prevents a direct comparison with YouTube’s public view counter. IGN reported that the Extended Look had reached 17 million views on Rockstar’s official YouTube channel as of 12 p.m. Pacific Time, when its story was published. YouTube counts a view when a video starts playing, while Netflix converts total watch time into full-runtime equivalents.

The decision to bring the premiere to Netflix originated with Rockstar. IGN says the developer approached the streaming service about presenting the Extended Look, rather than Netflix approaching Rockstar. The source does not disclose the terms of that arrangement or explain why Rockstar selected this release format.

For GTA 6 followers, the result provides a concrete measurement of the Extended Look’s reach beyond Rockstar’s traditional channels. The 31.1 million figure represents equivalent views, not necessarily unique people or households. It also does not establish which platform attracted the larger audience because Netflix and YouTube measure playback differently.

The source does not provide a country-by-country breakdown, a number of individual accounts, or the total hours watched. It also remains unclear how the Extended Look will perform in the chart’s following weeks. For now, the confirmed result is that GTA 6 led Netflix’s English Films category in its first weekly window, as reported by IGN using Netflix data.