Apple does not release viewer metrics, but the musical “Spirited” starring Will Ferrell and Ryan Reynolds has broken records to become the biggest film ever on the platform, and its songs could factor in the awards race.
Mike Fleming Jr. for Deadline:
Apple insiders say that the just launched Antoine Fuqua-directed Will Smith-starrer Emancipation has drawn +27% new viewers to Apple TV+ and has become the No. 1 movie internationally in Mexico, Brazil, Canada, Australia, Italy, France, Germany, Korea and more. How the film factors in the awards race remains to be seen.
Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me opened atop Apple’s young-adult rankings.
MacDailyNews Take: And Apple has a bunch of highly anticipated films on deck for 2023, headline by the Martin Scorsese-directed Robert De Niro and Leo DiCaprio starrer Killers of the Flower Moon!
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Given that ‘Spirited’ was the most inert and mediocre thing I watched all year, I have to take this with an Oscar or Nobel level grain of salt. Pfft. Whatever. AOC’s doc garnered less than $10,000, I’m going to guess these metrics are about the same in real life. This is such a joke. All of it. Spare us.
I was going to call you a Scrooge but asshole is more appropriate.