Russell Crowe’s ‘Mindhunter’ Replacement Officially Nears 500 Million Minute Mark
Russell Crowe’s Netflix film *Unabomber* drew 481 million minutes of viewing in its Nielsen chart debut, placing third among streaming titles. The figure puts it near the article’s headline mark of 500 million minutes, despite poor reviews and a decline in weekly viewership.
The film earned 16 million views in its first week and 23 million in its second, before falling to 7 million in its third; it was expected to approach 50 million total views. It stars Crowe as a Harvard professor and Jacob Tremblay as Ted Kaczynski, with Shailene Woodley as an FBI agent. Its 25% Rotten Tomatoes score compares with 97% for *Mindhunter*.
- *Unabomber* logged 481 million viewing minutes in its Nielsen chart debut.
- Weekly views fell from 23 million to 7 million.
- The film’s 25% Rotten Tomatoes score trails *Mindhunter*’s 97%.
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Ted Kaczynski, known as the Unabomber, was an American domestic terrorist who sent bombs through the post over many years, killing three people and injuring others. His case drew attention to the investigation that led the FBI to identify and arrest him.
The story brings together Kaczynski, the Harvard professor who became the focus of the investigation, and the FBI agents who pursued the case. *Mindhunter* is a separate Netflix series about FBI criminal investigations; the comparison reflects the two titles’ subject matter and critical reception.