Around four months before “Rebel Moon – Part 2: The Scargiver” arrived on Netflix, its predecessor premiered on the streamer. “Rebel Moon — Part 1: A Child of Fire” — a film that Zack Snyder admits contains just a little “Star Wars” DNA — opened strong with viewership numbers nearing 24 million. According to Deadline, “Rebel Moon — Part 2” was unable to pass this number, clocking in at roughly 21.4 million views upon its release. Much like its sequel, “Rebel Moon — Part 1” failed to make waves on Rotten Tomatoes, landing at a 21% rotten critic score.
Since the release of the second “Rebel Moon” film, the first has seen a resurgence in Netflix viewership. Though “Rebel Moon — Part 2” lost its top spot on the Netflix top 10, “Rebel Moon — Part 1” was also present on the list. As of April 24, the film had taken the No. 10 spot. It had called the No. 8 spot home just two days prior, only to be replaced by director Kelly Asbury’s “Smurfs: The Lost Village.” This sudden surge in watchers likely came as a result of the “Rebel Moon” sequel’s release, with those who hadn’t seen the original rushing to check it out, while those who had seen it already gave it a rewatch.
Evidently, the “Rebel Moon” films haven’t turned out to be major successes by any metric, with the second struggling to retain viewers. Thus, it remains to be seen if Zack Snyder’s grand plans for the “Rebel Moon” franchise will happen, or if the series will swiftly fade into entertainment obscurity.