# Matt Damon’s Pandemic Thriller Officially Becomes a Global Hit on HBO Max

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/matt-damons-pandemic-thriller-officially-becomes-a-global-hit-on-hbo-max/
- Published: 2026-10-22T09:00:15+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-22T09:23:57+00:00
- Original publisher: Collider
- Original article: https://collider.com/steven-soderbergh-matt-damon-contagion-streaming-success-hbo-max-october-2026/
- Topics: Art, Culture, Entertainment, TV

## Key points

- *Contagion* is number one on HBO Max’s global charts.
- The 2011 thriller gained renewed attention during the pandemic.
- It grossed $136.5 million worldwide.

## Summary

Steven Soderbergh’s 2011 pandemic thriller *Contagion*, starring Matt Damon, has reached number one on HBO Max’s global charts. Its renewed popularity shows how viewers are revisiting a film whose depiction of a fast-spreading disease and public response gained new resonance during the COVID-19 pandemic.

FlixPatrol lists the film at the top of the service’s global rankings, alongside titles including *Evil Dead Burn*, *Speak No Evil*, *The Silence of the Lambs* and *Seven*. *Contagion* earned $136.5 million at the box office and features Gwyneth Paltrow, Laurence Fishburne, Jude Law, Kate Winslet and Marion Cotillard.

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