Jamie Foxx’s ‘Back In Action’ Marks Netflix’s Biggest Movie Debut In Years

January 22, 20252 Mins Read

Jamie Foxx’s glorious return from his health scare continues, as the actor’s new film, Back In Action, has become one of Netflix’s biggest film debuts in years.

On Tuesday (Jan. 21), Variety reported that Back In Action, Foxx’s comedic action-thriller co-starring Cameron Diaz, amassed 46.8 million views in just three days following its release last Friday (Jan. 17).

This makes Back In Action the most successful English-language film release on Netflix since The Adam Project, which premiered on the platform in March 2022.

Jamie Foxx attends the “Creed III” European Premiere at Cineworld Leicester Square on February 15, 2023 in London, England.

Back in Action finds Foxx playing opposite Diaz in the role of CIA spies who left the field to start a family together, but are forced to rely on old tactics after their cover is blown.

Featuring a cast that includes Kyle Chandler (Friday Night Lights), Glenn Close (Fatal Attraction) Andrew Scott (All of Us Strangers), Jamie Demetriou (Barbie), McKenna Roberts (Skyscraper), and Rylan Jackson (Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves), Back In Action marks Foxx and Diaz’s third film together.

The reunion is one that the Academy Award winner says he has been looking forward to for years.

Jamie Foxx, Jamie Demetriou, Cameron Diaz and Seth Gordon attend the photocall for “Back In Action” at Cheval Three Quays on January 17, 2025 in London, England.

“A lot of people don’t know this, but after Cameron and I did Any Given Sunday and Annie together, we became friends in real life — and I’ve been begging her to come play with me again,” said Foxx, who also served as an executive producer of Back In Action.

“We all know there’s just something about her…,” the jokester added, referencing Diaz’s popular 1998 film, There’s Something About Mary.

Back In Action marks Jamie Foxx’s second Netflix release since being hospitalized after falling ill in April 2023. In December 2024, the Texas native released the Netflix comedy special, What Had Happened Was, his first stand-up film in over two decades.