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'Unlocked' is second most watched film on Netflix, worldwide

Actor Yim Si-wan during a scene of the new Netflix film ″Unlocked″ [NETFLIX]


Netflix film "Unlocked" is sitting as the second most watched film on the platform worldwide, now for two days in a row.

According to content tracker FlixPatrol, "Unlocked" climbed to No. 2 on its Top 10 on Netflix in the World list within two days of the film's release and remained there until Monday night.

No. 1 on FlixPatrol's global film ranking is the U.S. rom-com "Your Place or Mine" (2023) starring actors Reese Witherspoon, Ashton Kutcher and Jesse Williams.

By country, "Unlocked" topped the charts in Korea, Taiwan, Malaysia, Vietnam, Singapore, Indonesia, the Philippines and Hong Kong.

“Unlocked” follows Chun Woo-hee’s Na-mi as she accidentally drops her smartphone on a bus. The phone gets picked up by Yim Si-wan's Jun-yeong. Jun-yeong then starts hacking everything on the phone before proceeding to use the information stored on the device to target Na-mi for a horrific crime.

The film was released on Friday.

BY LEE JIAN [lee.jian@joongang.co.kr]