Vin Diesel’s 2015 fantasy-action movie The Last Witch Hunter has surged into Netflix’s feature-length top five in the US. The critically panned film starring Diesel in the тιтular role has become a major streaming hit a decade after taking a respectable $147 million at the box office. The movie’s Netflix success comes despite it being one of the worst-reviewed releases of Vin Diesel’s career.
The platform first dropped The Last Witch Hunter, which features Diesel’s most powerful character, on June 16, 2025, for its streaming debut, nine and a half years after it was first released in cinemas. Diesel’s movie going straight into Netflix’s American top 10 movies chart is good news for its prospective sequel, The Last Witch Hunter 2, which is still in development hell several years after the actor first confirmed this follow-up project.
The Last Witch Hunter Starring Vin Diesel Is Now In Netflix’s Top 10
It’s Reached Number 2 On The US Movies Chart
The Last Witch Hunter rocketed straight to number 2 on Netflix’s top 10 movies in the US a day after it arrived on the streaming platform, and it’s since settled at number 5 on the same chart. Vin Diesel’s medieval action flick directed by Sahara’s Breck Eisner is the latest feature-length fantasy movie to achieve major success on Netflix this year more than a year after its theatrical release. Liam Neeson’s Wrath of the тιтans has also done well for the streaming giant this year, while Timothée Chalamet’s 2023 movie Wonka has now become a hit on Netflix’s global streaming charts.
In a rare foray into the fantasy genre, Vin Diesel plays The Last Witch Hunter’s medieval protagonist, a knight by the name of Kaulder. His character must do battle with an evil Witch Queen who has unleashed the Black Plague upon humanity. The movie achieved a measly 18% score on Rotten Tomatoes at the time of its release, but its fans are still hopeful about a potential sequel at some point in the near future.
Our Take On The Last Witch Hunter Becoming A US Streaming Hit
The Movie Mixes Classic Vin Diesel Action Tropes With Gothic Fantasy
Despite the negative response The Last Witch Hunter has received from critics, the immediate success experienced by the movie on its streaming debut demonstrates that there’s still a sizable appeтιтe out there for Vin Diesel’s powerful character. Diesel himself is also a fan of the film, as Instagram posts teasing The Last Witch Hunter 2 illustrate.
Studio bosses may well be convinced that it’s worth pushing ahead with the sequel its lead actor so desires.
If the original movie maintains its position near the very top of Netflix’s US chart for much longer, the studio bosses at Lionsgate Films may well be convinced that it’s worth pushing ahead with the sequel its lead actor so desires. Diesel has been pushing for a follow-up film to The Last Witch Hunter for over half a decade, but Netflix viewing figures ultimately speak louder than the demands of actors or fans.
