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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 Images

Former 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.