A forgotten Keke Palmer comedy is surging on Netflix as her new movie One of Them Days thrives in theaters. Keke Palmer is a well-known actor who first achieved prominence as a child actor thanks to her role in 2006’s Akeelah and the Bee, which she followed with roles in family-oriented projects including the Disney Channel original movie Jump In! and the Nickelodeon series True Jackson, VP. Since then, she has become a versatile adult performer, winning two Emmys and starring in projects such as the Golden Globe-nominated Hustlers and Jordan Peele’s smash hit sci-fi horror movie Nope.
Keke Palmer’s latest movie is the comedy One of Them Days, in which she co-stars with SZA as a pair of friends who have until the end of the day to make their rent money. Glowing One of Them Days reviews have earned the movie a near-perfect, Certified Fresh score of 95% on Rotten Tomatoes as well as a Verified H๏τ 90% audience score. It has also been a box office success, so far earning $34.8 million worldwide against its $14 million budget after having the best week 2 drop ever for any movie starring Palmer.
Under The Boardwalk Is A Netflix Hit
The Animated Musical Debuted In 2023
Under the Boardwalk has now found Netflix success. The 2023 animated musical-comedy, which was co-written by Hustlers‘ Lorene Scafaria, stars Palmer as Ramona, a hermit crab who lives under a boardwalk on the Jersey Shore and must find her way home after being swept away by the tide with her love interest Armen (Michael Cera). The Keke Palmer movie also stars Bobby Cannavale, Russell Brand, John Magaro, Jon Rudnitsky, Steven Van Zandt, Ron Funches, Mario Cantone, MrBeast, and Jim Cummings. The movie flew under the radar with a limited theatrical release followed by a video on demand premiere.
Under the Boardwalk so far does not have enough reviews from critics to earn an official score on Rotten Tomatoes, though its audience score is a Fresh 88%.
Netflix has now announced their official Top 10 chart of the most-watched English-language movies for the week of January 27 through February 2. Under the Boardwalk has debuted at No. 3 on the chart with 5.8 million viewers accumulating 8.4 million total viewing hours. Although the movie is not streaming on Netflix in the United States, where it is available on video on demand platforms for $3.99, it is in the Top 10 in 20 territories and is the No. 1 movie in Brazil, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Panama, and El Salvador.
What This Means For Under The Boardwalk
Keke Palmer Is Carving Out A Comedy Niche
Even though the Keke Palmer animated movie is not available on Netflix in the United States, its global streaming success coming amid the success of the One of Them Days release is most likely a very good sign for the star. The next movie she has set for 2025 is the Aziz Ansari comedy Good Fortune, and if that тιтle can find critical or commercial success at a similar level, Palmer may find a number of new comedy roles coming her way in the next few years.
