On September 30, 2022 there was a reunion for which fans almost 30 years had to wait. with Hocus Pocus 2 launched a long-awaited fantasy movie on Disney Plus, the main actresses Sarah Jessica Parker (Sex and the City, And Just Like That… ), Bette Milder (The She-Devils Club, The Addams Family) and Kathy Najimy (Sister Act, Desperate Houswives) for the first time since 1993 as witches united. The magical film apparently also enchanted the audience and was able to play across platforms most successful start lie down in the history of streaming. This record is Hocus Pocus 2 now gone again. Netflix clawed the record with prominent support.
The most successful streaming film of all time: Netflix and Disney Plus fight for the top
Hocus Pocus 2 became incredible within the first 7 days of launching on Disney Plus 2.73 billion minutes viewed. This made the film the most successful first weekend of all time. No other production, neither Netflix nor Amazon Prime nor HBO max, could keep up with these numbers.
However, the emphasis is on “could”! meanwhile is Hocus Pocus 2 regained its top spot thanks to a Netflix blockbuster. In order to break this record, however, the world’s most successful streaming service had to bring out the heavy artillery.
Netflix secures “James Bond in retirement” and gets a record
Just in time for last year’s Christmas party, ran along Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery the second part of crime series by Star Wars director Rian Johnson. After Netflix in advance around $450 million for the publication rights of the two planned successors of Knives Out – Murder is a family affair leafed through, the expectations of the film must have been correspondingly high.
In retrospect, the deal should have been worth it for everyone involved. Supposedly the main actors and Ex-Bond Daniel Craig and filmmaker Rian Johnson each $100 million for Knives Out 2. But also Netflix can be satisfied with the investment.
As revealed by Nielsen, a global leader in audience measurement, it could Glass Onion the record of Hocus Pocus 2 break on disney plus. Overall, the thriller starring Daniel Craig (James Bond 007: No Time To Die) was completed within the first week 2.89 billion minutes streamed on Netflix. It still surpasses Hocus Pocus 2 on Disney Plus 160 million minutes. As a spectator, it will be interesting to see whether this Record 2023 is broken again.
Source: IGN
