{"id":42308,"date":"2025-04-22T23:15:11","date_gmt":"2025-04-22T23:15:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/42308\/"},"modified":"2025-04-22T23:15:11","modified_gmt":"2025-04-22T23:15:11","slug":"conclave-streaming-views-soar-by-283-after-pope-francis-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/42308\/","title":{"rendered":"Conclave Streaming Views Soar by 283% After Pope Francis’ Death"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tThe death of Pope Francis<\/a> on April 21 resulted in an increase of people watching the 2024 film \u201cConclave<\/a>\u201d from home. The movie is available on various PVOD platforms and is currently streaming on Amazon Prime Video at no extra cost to subscribers. The drama film revolves around the selection of a new pontiff.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cConclave,\u201d starring Ralph Fiennes and Stanley Tucci, is helmed by director Edward Berger and was an award season contender earlier this year, earning an Oscar nomination for best picture, best actor and numerous other kudos and noms. Pope Francis died early Monday \u2014 the day after Easter \u2014 at age 88 after complications from a stroke.<\/p>\n

\n\tViewership of \u201cConclave\u201d spiked 283% on Monday as word of Pope Francis\u2019 passing spread throughout the world, according to Luminate, which tracks viewership of streaming content. \u201cConclave\u201d generated about 1.8 million minutes viewed on April 20; by the end of April 21, that number had reached 6.9 million minutes viewed.<\/p>\n

\n\tAnother Vatican-themed film, Netflix\u2019s 2019 drama \u201cThe Two Popes,\u201d also generated renewed interest. Viewership spiked 417% from Sunday, when it generated 290,000 minutes watched, to Monday, when it reached 1.5 million minutes watched.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe cast of \u201cConclave\u201d was frequently asked about Pope Francis\u2019 health during Oscar season, as the Pope was hospitalized for kidney failure in late February. It was during this period the \u201cConclave\u201d cast attended the SAG Awards<\/a>, where star Isabella Rossellini\u00a0said on stage: \u201cFirst of all, we would like to wish Pope Francis a quick recovery.\u201d <\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cPope Francis, I wish him well,\u201d she added to press backstage, as co-star Sergio Castellitto added: \u201cFor us that live in Rome, to live at a few meters, few yards from the Pope is to have a much closer relationship. We see the helicopter leaving his place: \u2018Oh, is the Pope flying off today and coming back!\u2019 So, our relationship as Italians to the Pope is much closer. I repeat, I really wish him well.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tIn the aftermath of Pope Francis\u2019 death, several big names in Hollywood shared emotional tributes to him on social media. Filmmaker Martin Scorsese released a statement<\/a> calling the Pope\u2019s death an \u201cimmense\u201d loss for the world.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cHe was, in every way, a remarkable human being,\u201d Scorsese wrote. \u201cHe acknowledged his own failings. He radiated wisdom. He radiated goodness. He had an ironclad commitment to the good. He knew in his soul that ignorance was a terrible plague on humanity. So he never stopped learning. And he never stopped enlightening. And, he embraced, preached and practiced forgiveness. Universal and constant forgiveness.\u201d<\/p>\n

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