Rob Lowe Says His ‘Little Stupid Christmas Elephant Movie’ Got More Netflix Viewers Than ‘The Irishman’

TCA 2020: “Take that, Martin Scorsese,” Lowe says during Fox’s “9-1-1: Lone Star” panel

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Rob Lowe said that his Netflix film, “Holiday in the Wild,” drew more viewers to the streaming platform than Martin Scorsese’s Oscar-contender “The Irishman.”

“I just did a movie for Netflix that was the number one movie that they had,” Lowe said Monday during the Television Critics Association press tour in Pasadena, California, when he was asked if he preferred working on streaming shows instead of network TV. “A little stupid Christmas elephant movie and it beat — take that Martin Scorsese.”

Lowe did not give any hard numbers on that — Netflix would not confirm Lowe’s claim, but “Holiday in the Wild” wasn’t listed among the streaming service’s top 10 2019 films (“The Irishman” placed fourth).

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