Tom Hanks’ new movie Greyhound has set a new record for Apple TV +.
Deadline It reports that the film, which was due to a film release before the pandemic saw it pass from Sony to Apple, has become the largest premiere weekend release in the streaming service’s short history.
With a script written by Hanks himself and based on the CS Forester novel The Good Shepherd, Greyhound It follows the story of ship captain Commander Ernest Krause (Hanks), who is tasked with escorting a convoy across the Atlantic Ocean during World War II.
While Apple hasn’t received the exact numbers, the film’s viewership figures, which fell on July 10, are believed to rival that of a theatrical box office release.
Wow.
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The record launch of Greyhound He follows Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson contracting coronavirus earlier this year, although fortunately they both made a full recovery.
It also comes after Tom praised Apple for streaming. Greyhound after the “absolute heartbreak” of realizing that it would not be released in theaters.
“This is a magnificent gift that has come to us thanks to Apple,” he said in TODAY’s show.
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“Because COVID-19 did something heartbreaking for all of us. It closed theaters. We don’t have a cinema. There is no one who doesn’t like to go see a good movie with 800 other people and come out with something in common.
“Except for that, Apple Television has saved us the day,” he continued.
“We had a great movie that was not going to be seen due to realities.”
Greyhound Now available on Apple TV +.
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