Jack Black and Michael Cera’s Year One has reached No. 1 on Sony Pictures Core’s U.S. movie chart. Seventeen years after its 2009 release, the prehistoric comedy has found an audience despite its 14% Rotten Tomatoes score.
According to FandomWire, FlixPatrol recorded the top position on October 13, 2026. Additionally, the film climbed one place from the previous day after spending a week in the service’s top 10.
However, that ranking applies to one platform in one country, not every streaming service. Neither the report nor the chart provides a total audience figure or explains what drove the rise.
Why Is Jack Black and Michael Cera’s Year One Finding Viewers Again?
Originally, director Harold Ramis paired Black’s Zed with Cera’s Oh, two outsiders leaving their primitive village. After Zed eats forbidden fruit, the friends set off on a journey through an ancient world.
Along the way, they encounter biblical figures and eventually reach Sodom. Meanwhile, the supporting cast includes Oliver Platt, David Cross, Hank Azaria, Olivia Wilde, and Juno Temple.
At 97 minutes, the PG-13 film relies on crude jokes, sexual humor, and comic violence. However, its cast did not persuade most critics when it arrived in theaters.
Specifically, Rotten Tomatoes lists 171 reviews behind its low critics’ score. Its consensus states, “Year One is a poorly executed, slapdash comedy in which the talent both in front of and behind the camera never seem to be on the same page.”
Likewise, audiences on the site gave it a 24% Popcornmeter score. Still, those ratings describe reactions from people who submitted reviews, rather than everyone watching the film.
Previously, Year One also appeared on Hulu’s U.S. movie chart in April 2025. ScreenRant reported that it rose from tenth to sixth. Thus, its placement follows an earlier streaming revival, although the available evidence cannot explain whether nostalgia or curiosity brought viewers back.
