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Office Romance Tops Netflix Charts Worldwide Despite Tepid Reviews

Star casting and Netflix’s day‑and‑date release pushed massive early viewing even as critics flagged the film’s handling of a boss‑employee relationship.

Overview

  • The film premiered on Friday, June 5, and Netflix’s weekly charts published June 9 show it logged 20.9 million streams in its first three days.
  • Netflix listed Office Romance as the number‑one film of the week in 63 countries, including the United States, Canada, Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
  • Jennifer Lopez stars as CEO Jackie Cruz and Brett Goldstein plays Daniel Blanchflower; Goldstein also co‑wrote the screenplay and Ol Parker directed.
  • Early reviews described specific weaknesses: The New York Times said the script tried to compress long TV‑style character arcs into a two‑hour movie, and Filmdienst called the film largely bland and inattentive to the power imbalance at its core.
  • The contrast between huge viewership and mixed criticism highlights how Netflix’s global release model and star power can drive fast audience numbers even when reviewers question a film’s tone and ethical complexity.