Enola Holmes 3 tops Netflix's best movies list with 20.7M views
Enola Holmes 3 is the best movie on Netflix this week, debuting at No. 1 on the English film Top 10 with 20.7 million views in its first five days. Millie Bobby Brown's Malta-set mystery, starring Henry Cavill as Sherlock Holmes, claimed the streamer's top film slot for the week of June 29 after premiering July 1.
Key Takeaways
- Enola Holmes 3 opened July 1, 2026, and led Netflix's English film chart with 20.7 million views over five days.
- The PG-13 adventure sends Enola to Malta for a wedding that unravels when Sherlock Holmes is kidnapped.
- Deadline reported 20.3 million views in the same window, roughly 32% below Enola Holmes 2's five-day launch.
- On TV, Harlan Coben's I Will Find You held the English series No. 1 spot for a third straight week.
- Henry Cavill's return as Sherlock helped the 105-minute film outpace rivals including Voicemails for Isabelle and Little Brother.
Why Did Enola Holmes 3 Hit No. 1 on Netflix?
Netflix's own Tudum Top 10 report for the week of June 29 confirms the threequel topped the English-language film list. Millie Bobby Brown's adventure-centric sequel arrived four years after Enola Holmes 2, and viewers responded quickly over a window that included the Fourth of July holiday.
MovieWeb notes the film dominated Netflix globally and in the United States, clearing titles such as Voicemails for Isabelle, John Cena's Little Brother, Liam Neeson's Retribution, and the animated adventure Swapped. For subscribers hunting the best movies Netflix has right now, the chart crown makes Enola Holmes 3 the obvious starting point.
What Is Enola Holmes 3 About?
According to Netflix Tudum, Enola Holmes 3 sends the titular gumshoe to Malta, where she plans to marry Lord Tewkesbury (Louis Partridge). Those wedding plans collapse when her brother Sherlock (Henry Cavill) disappears, pulling Enola into a perilous case tied to complex truths about the era she inhabits.
MovieWeb reports the film runs 105 minutes and was directed by Philip Barantini with a screenplay by Jack Thorne, the creative team behind Netflix's Emmy-winning series Adolescence. The cast also includes Himesh Patel, Sharon Duncan-Brewster, and Helena Bonham Carter. Tudum lists the runtime at 1 hour 48 minutes with a PG-13 rating.
How Does Enola Holmes 3 Compare to Other Netflix Hits?
The No. 1 ranking tells only part of the story. Deadline reported 20.3 million views in the film's first five days, calling the start OK but not impressive for a major franchise with a holiday weekend boost. Enola Holmes 2 logged about 29.8 million views over the same five-day span in November 2022, a roughly 32% drop.
Deadline also placed the opening below Voicemails for Isabelle's 31 million premiere-weekend views and roughly on par with Office Romance at 20.9 million. Netflix did not report viewership when the original Enola Holmes debuted in 2020, so direct comparisons to the first film are unavailable.
What's Dominating Netflix TV This Week?
While Enola Holmes 3 led films, another mystery held the English TV chart. Tudum reports I Will Find You topped the English TV list for a third consecutive week, adding 16 million views to reach 74.1 million total. The eight-episode Harlan Coben adaptation stars Sam Worthington as a wrongfully imprisoned father who learns his murdered son may still be alive.
Deadline notes I Will Find You is the first American Harlan Coben Netflix series and remains on track toward Netflix's Most Popular English Series list. For the full weekly breakdown across English and non-English titles, follow our Streaming & TV Alerts coverage as Netflix updates its rankings.