Scarlett Johansson’s sci-fi film scores high on Netflix

Hollywood actress Scarlett Johansson’s sci-fi blockbuster “Lucy” has gained new fame after its release on streaming giant Netflix.

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Lucy was released in theaters in 2014 and debuted at #8 on Netflix’s worldwide top 10 movies chart for the week of August 19-25 with 4.4 million impressions, which translates to 6.5 million hours watched.

The film stars Scarlett Johansson as Lucy, an American student in Taiwan, where she is forced by a drug lord to act as his mule and supply his shipment.

Members of the gang then place a bag containing a powerful synthetic drug in her stomach. However, the bag becomes enraptured and the powerful drug enters her system when Lucy is kicked in the stomach.

The drug awakens hidden and powerful parts of Lucy’s brain, greatly boosting her mental abilities and physical strength.

Scarlett Johansson’s character goes on a revenge mission and kills dozens of mafia members.

The film, directed and written by Luc Besson, is rated R and also stars veteran Hollywood actor Morgan Freeman.

‘Lucy’ quickly became a box office hit after its theatrical release, grossing approximately $126 million in the U.S. and nearly $331 million internationally, while its worldwide total was $457 million.

According to the US box office tracker, ‘Lucy’ had a production budget of $40 million, excluding production of the film and advertising.

Critics on Rotten Tomatoes gave Lucy a “fresh” rating of 67% based on 240 reviews, while RT users gave the film a “rotten” Audience Score of 47%.

Meanwhile, Johansson is set to star in a “Jurassic World” film, opposite Jonathan Bailey, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Mahershala Ali, Rupert Friend, Luna Blaise and David Iacono.

The Hollywood actress, who confessed to being “a huge Jurassic Park fan,” said: “It’s one of the first movies I remember seeing in the theater. I remember it so vividly. It was life-changing and mind-blowing. I can’t express how excited I am.”

“I’m just like, I can’t even do it, I’m pinching myself. I’ve been trying to get into this franchise for over 10 years in any way. I’m like, ‘I’m going to die in the first five minutes! I could get eaten by anything! I’m doing the craft service!’ I’m going to do anything,” she said excitedly. “The fact that it’s happened this way right now is unbelievable,” Scarlett Johansson said.