According to streaming content analytics company Luminate, the Oscar-winning film “Conclave” saw a 283% increase in viewership on Amazon Prime Video following the death of Pope Francis.
Released in 2024, the film portrays the political battle to elect a successor to the pope after his death. The Oscar-winning feature saw a surge in streaming viewership after the death of Pope Francis.
According to Luminate, which monitors content consumption across streaming platforms, the film’s audience grew by 283%.
By April 20, the film had registered about 1.8 million minutes watched. On April 21, the day after Francis’s death, it reached 6.9 million minutes.
The cast includes Ralph Fiennes, nominated for Best Actor at the 2025 Oscars, Stanley Tucci, Isabella Rossellini, and John Lithgow.
The film is an adaptation of the 2016 novel of the same name and won the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay.
According to Variety, Netflix’s 2019 film “The Two Popes,” starring Anthony Hopkins and Jonathan Pryce, saw a 417% increase in viewership. Hopkins plays Pope Benedict XVI and Pryce portrays Pope Francis.
“Conclave” is available on Amazon Prime Video.
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