Jennifer Lopez Celebrates A Month Of "The Mother" Being Netflix's Top Film

BYLavender AlexandriaPublished on June 12, 20231230 Views

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LOS ANGELES, CA - MAY 28: Jennifer Lopez is seen on May 28, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by thecelebrityfinder/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images)

J-Lo thanks Netflix and fans for the success of her new film "The Mother."

Last year, Jennifer Lopez made a return to the film world after taking a few years off. Following a memorable performance in Hustlers, J-Lo hadn't touched the medium until her rom-com Marry Me dropped in February. She followed it up with Shotgun Wedding a fusion action/comedy that made its way to Prime Video late last year. This year, she took a turn towards straight-up action in her new role in The Mother. She stars in the Niki Caro-directed thriller which launched on Netflix last month. In the film, Lopez plays a former military operative searching for her long-lost daughter.

While the film received largely mixed reviews from critics, it's been quite popular. So popular in fact, that it's been the number one film on the Netflix platform every week since its release. In celebration of this Jennifer Lopez took to Instagram to thank her fans for watching and supporting the movie. The caption accompanying her video reads "Thank you!!! to everyone who has been watching #TheMother and helped make it a top 10 movie of all time on @Netflix and hitting #1 worldwide 4 weeks in a row! Thank you so much for watching."

Jennifer Lopez Celebrates Her Film Success

The Mother won't be Jennifer Lopez's only film role this year either. She's expanding her genre ambitions even further with Atlas, a sci-fi movie she's producing and starring in. Atlas is scheduled to drop later this year also on Netflix. The Mother broke the record for the most viewed film in 2023 so far when it dropped last month. During its opening weekend alone it generated over 80 million watch hours.

Much of the recent discussion surrounding Jennifer Lopez has involved her rekindled relationship with Ben Affleck. The couple appeared to get into some kind of argument on the red carpet for the premiere of The Mother last month. It hasn't been all bad news, however. Earlier this year the couple purchased a $34 million home together and celebrated with matching tattoos. Tell us your thoughts on Jennifer Lopez's new film The Mother and her upcoming movie Atlas in the comment section below.

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Lavender Alexandria

Lavender Alexandria is a music and culture journalist based in Los Angeles, California. She’s covered dozens of musical genres and styles from the most mainstream to the most experimental and underground on her blog and accompanying YouTube channel that looks at music, pop culture, and Billboard charts since 2017: Lav’s Music Corner. Lavender has produced editorial and listicle content both in written and video form over the past far years and has also interviewed up-and-coming artists like Censored Dialogue. Her experiences covering culture have taken her from Hyperpop parties in LA to underground rap shows in Atlanta, to DIY punk shows in Charlotte. Lavender has also written for iHeartRadio, covering some of the biggest artists in Hip Hop such as Ice Spice, Drake, Doja Cat and Cardi B. She also has bylines with ScreenRant and continues to write for Ringtone magazine. Lavender is a lifelong Charlotte Hornets fan and her favorite rap artists include Clipping, Little Simz, Earl Sweatshirt, and Kendrick Lamar.