Netflix says 53 of its viewers have been watching 'A Christmas Prince' every single day for over 2 weeks
- Netflix is keeping a close eye on how many times its customers have watched its original movie, "A Christmas Prince."
- According to Netflix, 53 people have watched the movie every day for the past 18 days.
- Netflix trolled those people on Twitter by asking, "Who hurt you?"
- The quip showcased how much data Netflix has, and some found it creepy.
Netflix knows how many times its users have watched "A Christmas Prince," and it's making fun of people on Twitter for it.
The movie, which is Netflix's rather triumphant attempt to emulate the dumb magic of Hallmark and Lifetime Christmas movies, is getting a lot of attention lately for its achievement in the silly category.
The plot - which is basically that a journalist falls in love with a prince she is supposed to be writing about - is predictable, cliché, and impossible, even in a world where an actual American woman is marrying a royal. And the portrayal of journalism in "A Christmas Prince" is outrageous (which we went into detail about here).
But even though it's silly, "A Christmas Prince" has become something of a cult hit for Netflix, and has already created some superfans.
On Sunday night, Netflix, which is usually very secretive about its streaming traffic, joked that it knew how many times people have watched "A Christmas Prince," and was concerned:
According to Netflix, 53 people had watched the movie every day for the past 18 days. Netflix, poking fun at its own original movie asked, "Who hurt you?"
The quip got a lot of traction on Twitter. But it also sparked a wave of remarks on how creepy it is when you contemplate how much data Netflix has on our collective binge-watching habits:
Business Insider has reached out to Netflix for comment, and to confirm if these numbers are accurate.