Comparatively, Stranger Things’ premiere episode averaged 15.8 million viewers over the same period, according to Nielsen, though Bright did beat out The Crown, which averaged nearly 3 million US viewers in its first three days.
Despite being widely panned by critics, the Will Smith-starring Bright is said to have raked in 11 million viewers, according to Nielsen estimates (via Variety).
It does seem, however, as if the film’s believed $100 million budget has paid off, with Netflix already ordering a sequel.
For example, Netflix specifically disputed the estimates for Stranger Things, stating they were off by a wide margin.