The Monkey Climbs to No. 6 on HBO Max Global Chart

Stephen King's "The Monkey" is making noise on streaming again. Written and directed by Osgood Perkins, the film now sits at No. 6 on HBO Max's Global Top 10 Movies chart, per FlixPatrol. It lands just ahead of "Ice Road: Vengeance" at No. 7 and behind "The Therapy" at No. 7.

This isn't the horror adaptation's first streaming win. It became a hit in mid-2025 after premiering on Disney+ and Hulu in the United States. Internationally, it has cracked Top 10 lists on Netflix, Amazon Prime and Apple VOD.

The film stars Theo James in a dual twin role with Christian Convery, Tatiana Maslany, Colin O'Brien, Rohan Campbell, Sarah Levy, Elijah Wood and Adam Scott. It centers on Hal Shelburn, a man haunted by a wind-up monkey that causes bizarre deaths. King himself called the adaptation "bats--t insane."

The Monkey scored generally positive reviews from critics. It also pulled in nearly $69 million globally against an $11 million budget, per Screen Rant. That makes it Neon's third-highest-grossing movie ever, behind "Parasite" ($258 million) and Perkins' own "Longlegs" ($128 million).

Why no sequel yet

Perkins hasn't expressed interest in making a sequel unless it feels different. Screen Rant notes he said the same about "Longlegs" around the same time, only to now have a follow-up in the works with Nicolas Cage returning. So the door isn't fully closed on the monkey's return.

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