Could Enola Holmes 4 Be In Doubt? Third Movie Viewership Down Nearly 60% on Prior Entry

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It’s been almost four years since we last saw Millie Bobby Brown wearing Victorian sleuthing gear, but the wait is finally over. Released globally on Netflix last Wednesday for the big 4th of July weekend, enola holmes 3 One of the streamer’s most successful film franchises was brought back to our screens for a huge summer tentpole event.

This time directed by Philip Barantini and written by Jack Thorne, the third installment takes the franchise out of the desolate streets of London and into the sun-drenched Mediterranean. As fans of the Nancy Springer book series know, Enola is always up for a twist, and this movie delivers a big one. Enola and Lord Tewkesbury (Louis Partridge) are headed to Malta for their wedding, but the festivities are cut short when Sherlock (Henry Cavill) is mysteriously kidnapped. With the return of favorites like Helena Bonham Carter and Susan Wokoma along with several new international adversaries, the stakes have never been higher for the young spy.

But while the on-screen mystery has been solved, the mystery behind the scenes remains: What happened enola holmes 3 The blockbuster viewership that Netflix was expecting? Let’s dive into the data.

According to Netflix, here’s how they describe the first film (with two bylines!):

“Enola Holmes 3 sent out an open invitation to a spy’s wedding in Malta, and so far, audiences have RSVPed in droves. In Millie Bobby Brown’s adventure-focused threequel, which topped the English film list with 20.7 million views, Millie prepares to marry titular gumshoe Lord Tewkesbury (Louis Partridge), but discovers that her brother Sherlock (Henry Cavill) is kidnapped. Enola immediately jumps on the case – all the while uncovering complex truths about the historical period in which she lives.

The first film is notably outside the range of our top 10 data, having not debuted until mid-2021, but how well is it performing compared to the second? enola holmes 2Released on November 4, 2022, it debuted with 29.3M views, so at first glance, a 20.7M debut means views are down 29%.

But wait, there’s a catch. enola holmes 2 Was released on Friday, meaning it garnered 29.3M views in just three days. enola holmes 3 It was released on Wednesday, giving it a full five-day runway to hit the 20.7M mark. When you break it down to the daily average (about 9.8 million views per day for the sequel vs. only 4.1 million views per day for this new entry), the drop is actually a whopping 58%. If we were talking about a series, this would be a pretty standard decay rate, but a top-flight movie sequel that comes out about 4 years after another has a much larger subscriber base? This is certainly worrying.

Here’s what the trajectory will look like in the coming weeks enola holmes 3 Wants to eclipse his predecessor. We’re already seeing some declines in the daily top 10 (see that data here), so we’ll be keeping a close eye on this in the coming weeks.

Weekly cumulative Netflix views over 6 weeks for Enola Holmes 2 and Enola Holmes 3.
Topic	week 0	week 1	week 2	week 3	week 4	week 5	week 6	final cumulative
enola holmes 2	0	29,300,000	58,100,000	67,900,000	72,300,000	—	—	72,300,000
enola holmes 3	0	20,700,000	—	—	—	—	—	20,700,000

Also interestingly, neither of the original two films appeared on the global films list this week, although the second film has reappeared in the daily top 10 of 33 territories over the past week (via Flixpatrol), and OG is doing even better, reappearing in 37 territories.

how did it happen enola holmes 3 Stacked up against 2026 releases?

As far as 2026 releases go, the film is standing in the middle of the pack, which is especially troubling when you remember it had a five-day opening compared to the usual three-day Friday release. This sits just under 20.9M views office romance Open with and above 17.5M Voicemail for Isabel But obviously they had less time to bring those numbers.

Netflix cumulative views rankings for The Rip, War Machine, Apex, Thrash, Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man and 10 more Netflix titles in 1 week.
Topic	Inauguration Week Scenes	Post
incision	41,600,000	1
war machine	39,300,000	2
top	38,200,000	3
spanking	37,700,000	4
Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man	25,300,000	5
office romance	20,900,000	6
enola holmes 3	20,700,000	7
Voicemail for Isabel	17,500,000	8
People we meet on holidays	17,200,000	9
cloudy	15,500,000	10
Younger brother	14,000,000	11
joe college road trip	12,500,000	12
ladies First	11,900,000	13
remarkably bright creatures	10,400,000	14
roommate	8,800,000	15

Once again, with the caveat that enola holmes 3 There were two extra days to boost viewership over the July 4th weekend, so here’s how it stacks up against other Millie Bobby Brown titles and some other genre titles.

Netflix cumulative views rankings for Red Notice, The Adam Project, The Gray Man, Damsel, Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery and 3 more Netflix titles in 1 week.
Topic	Inauguration Week Scenes	Post
red notice	75,600,000	1
adam project	51,800,000	2
The Gray Man	41,200,000	3
young lady	35,300,000	4
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Secret	35,000,000	5
enola holmes 2	29,300,000	6
electrical state	25,200,000	7
enola holmes 3	20,700,000	8

Desire enola holmes 3 Enter the top 10 most popular of all time?

In short: almost certainly not without miracles.

With 20.7M views in five days, it is incredibly unlikely that the film will be able to reach the 139.3M+ views required to join the list of most popular English films within the 91-day premiere window.

While this is undoubtedly a solid weekend for Netflix, it suggests that the franchise’s viewership peak may be in the rearview mirror. The big question now is whether Netflix will move forward enola holmes 4. Given Millie Bobby Brown’s extensive first-look deal with Netflix through her PCMA Productions banner, we’ll undoubtedly be seeing a lot more of her on stage, but whether she’ll be donning Victorian spy gear again remains to be seen.

did you check? enola holmes 3 On Netflix over the weekend? Do you think the viewership will bounce back in the second week, or is the franchise starting to feel fatigued? Let us know in the comments below.