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Obamas Score a Hit With Netflix Film ‘Leave the World Behind’
Fans and guests outside the Paris Theater during Netflix's "Leave The World Behind" premiere in New York City.
Photographer: Angela Weiss/AFP/Getty ImagesFormer President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama have their first film hit with Leave the World Behind, an apocalyptic thriller released on Netflix Dec. 8.
The two-hour plus film about what happens when the electricity mysteriously goes out in the US is Netflix’s No. 1 picture globally and in the top position in 85 countries, according to FlixPatrol, which tracks viewing on streaming services.