Pope Francis' Demise Sparks Increased Interest in 'Conclave' and Film 'The Two Popes'
Papa's departed! The passing of Pope Francis has given a fresh breath to two thrilling films - Conclave and The Two Popes.
On Easter Monday, the 88-year-old pontiff shuffled off his mortal coil in Vatican City. Since then, curiosity about these movies has skyrocketed. Focus Features' Best Picture Oscar nomineeConclave, released back in 2024, and the Netflix original The Two Popes, dropped in 2019, have been attracting renewed attention.
Conclave dives deep into the intriguing politics and ideological debates behind the selection of a new pope following the demise of His Holiness. Starring Ralph Fiennes as the cunning Cardinal Thomas Lawrence, the film gives us a glimpse into the cutthroat process of selecting the next pope with an unexpected plot twist.
The Two Popes, on the other hand, offers a historical take on Pope Benedict XVI and his private meetings with Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who would later become Pope Francis.
Apparently, both films are seeing a surge in streaming figures, according to reports by Deadline based on data from Luminate. Conclave had an average daily viewership of 1.8 million minutes across all platforms before Easter Monday but spiked to a whopping 6.8 million minutes viewed on the day of Pope Francis' demise. The Two Popes saw a comparatively smaller boost, rising from 290,000 viewing minutes on Sunday to a colossal 1.5 million minutes on Monday.
As of Wednesday, Conclave holds the No. 2 spot on Prime Video's list of most-streamed movies and TV series. Originally released in theaters, Amazon's Prime Video streaming service is now the film's home thanks to a licensing agreement with Universal Pictures subsidiary Focus Features.
Meanwhile, The Two Popes can still be found streaming exclusively on Netflix. Although it's not currently among Netflix's Top 10 daily movies, this may change when the streaming service releases its weekly Top 10 Movies chart on April 29.
So, if you're itching to learn more about the Vatican's behind-the-scenes drama and the intricate electoral process that has the world buzzing, these two films should do the trick.
- The renewed attention for the award-winning movie, Conclave, and the Netflix original, The Two Popes, has been significant since the demise of Pope Francis.
- Ralph Fiennes stars as the cunning Cardinal Thomas Lawrence in Conclave, a film that delves into the political intrigue and ideological debates behind the selection of a new pope, boasting an unexpected plot twist.
- As of Wednesday, Conclave is the second most-streamed movie on Prime Video, with the service securing its rights from Universal Pictures subsidiary Focus Features.
- In contrast, The Two Popes can still be found streaming exclusively on Netflix, though it currently does not feature in the Top 10 daily movies, potentially changing with the release of the weekly Top 10 Movies chart on April 29.
