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The second film in Happy Gilmore Exclusivity may have followed most of the same dignified impartiality for the former, but it reached the world of watching the film with something first that could never dream: Strike Status.
At the beginning of this week, Netflix announced that Happy Gilmore 2 He directed her English -language table “Top 10” for the second consecutive week, attracting a 40.8 million additional viewers per week 2 to postpone the overall audience to about 90 million viewers. In fact, for Netflix, the new Happy Gilmore has been so Successful with the audience watching that she has also prompted her to look at her nearly 30-year-old predecessor, who drew 11.3 million other viewers to go down fourth in English “Top 10”
The success of the young man Gilmore The film was not a surprise for golf fans, who wanted a continuation of the 90s Sandler classic for decades, and were rewarded with a film loaded with celebrities (and golf-directors). Still, for those in Hollywood, Hg2 Success has brought at least a gentle lifting of the eyebrows. The comedy is made A forgotten genre In the era of modern content, a fact that very internal film attributes to the changing economy of TV and film business.
All in all, the comedy tends to be neither low nor high budget, main production houses and streaming companies to turn their interests in the film they can offer or prestige at affordable prices (think Hisor high -priced ROI (Think Barbe OR Avengers). In contrast, Happy Gilmore It sat between these two signs, and many in Hollywood wondering if it would give the wide withdrawal needed to financially justify its existence.
Through two weeks, at least, Sandler and Co have passed those flying colored tests, offering one of the most watched Netflix films of the year after only two weeks, closing to the 10 most watched Netflix Movies of all time.
Of course, the film received no lack of support from the broadcast giant itself, which poured millions In marketing and promotion efforts for the film. But Netflix’s “big bet” seems to have been well set, giving the world the biggest transmission in the world the type of lively, visible light hit, which has proved elusive over the past few years.
The film arrives at a time of optimism for Golf in Hollywood. After the Pandemia boom, large production houses like Netflix and Apple Greenlit TV shows and films based on the sport that have begun to reach the broadcaster this year. Beyond Happy GilmoreAppletv’s stick was renewed for a second season (despite the petty ratings), and Netflix announced the creation of a future TV series of comedy featuring Will Ferrell and Molly Shannon and directed by Rian Johnson.
For low -case golf, news of Hollywood success reaches as a welcome change in tides. After decades outside the cultural center of the sports world, Hollywood hits like Hg2 Help golf keep part of his usual success in the Woods Post-Tiger era. And the main success is good for business, both for those who write about the game and for those who play it.
