'Narnia: The Magician's Nephew' Trailer Beats 'Barbie' Numbers

The trailer for Narnia: The Magician's Nephew, Greta Gerwig's new film, surpassed 481.3 million views in its first week, according to WaveMetrix data released by Deadline. This number surpasses the performance of Barbie, also directed by Gerwig, whose trailer registered 240 million views in the same period. The data was revealed after the presentation of Netflix's financial results for the third quarter of 2026.

Narnia: The Magician's Nephew also outperformed the trailers for Super Mario Galaxy: The Movie  which garnered 281.6 million views in seven days, and Wonka, with 237.2 million.

Everything you need to know about Greta Gerwig's Narnia

Gerwig's film will adapt The Magician's Nephew, a book that narrates the events of the Narnia universe before Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy (the protagonists of the original film trilogy) were even born.

The plot follows the boy Gregory (newcomer David McKenna) and his neighbor Polly (Beatrice Campbell) as they enter a magical forest that leads to other worlds.

The cast of the production also includes Emma Mackey (Sex Education) as Jadis, the White Witch – a role played by Tilda Swinton in the previous films –, Carey Mulligan (Maestro), Denise Gough (Andor), and Daniel Craig (007). The film's theatrical release will also be sponsored by IMAX, meaning that giant screen theaters will have priority when showing Gerwig's film.

Narnia: The Magician's Nephew premieres on Netflix on April 2, 2027, but will spend almost two months in theaters beforehand.