Kajol’s supernatural horror flick Maa has arrived on Netflix and in its debut week on the platform, it managed to trend in the highest 10 list of the week in 11 countries. Interestingly, the film, which is predicated on the mythological epic of Rakhtbeej, managed to grab the #1 spot within the trending list on Netflix in Bangladesh.
2nd Lowest Debut For A Female Film
Kajol’s film has managed to surpass only Kanagana Ranaut’s Emergency in relation to the debut week viewership of female-led movies on Netflix. Meanwhile, it’s the third lowest debut for a Hindi film on Netflix in 2025 after Azaad and Emergency!
Maa OTT Verdict
After a lukewarm run within the theaters, Maa, in its debut week, garnered a viewership of 1.7 million, against 3.8 million viewing hours, taking the fifth spot within the globally trending list of top 10 non-English movies on Netflix for the week of August 18 – August 24, as per data by Netflix.
Try the debut week viewership of each female-led film that arrived on Netflix in 2024-25. These movies were either direct releases or arrived on the platform after a theatrical release.
- Crew: 5.4 Million
- Do Patti: 5 Million
- Phir Aayi Hasseen Dillruba: 3.7 Million
- Murder Mubarak | Annapoorni: 3.1 Million
- The Buckingham Murders: 2.9 Million
- Bhakshak: 2.4 Million
- Laapataa Ladies: 2.2 Million
- Article 370 | CTRL: 2.1 Million
- Ulajh: 2 Million
- Jigra: 1.9 Million
- Savi: 1.8 Million
- Maa: 1.7 Million
- Emergency: 1.4 Million
Note: The debut week viewership numbers are the official numbers given by Netflix for all of the movies that arrived on the platform, regardless of the day they arrived in per week. Some arrived on the fourth day of the week, some on the fifth, and so forth, but the debut numbers are calculated by Netflix weekly, not day-wise.
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