'Borat 2' gets "tens of millions" of views over its opening weekend on Prime Video

Borat Subsequent Moviefilm is a mockumentary comedy project. much-anticipated sequel, starring Sacha Baron Cohen in lead, was recently released on Amazon Prime Video. w, streaming platform claims that movie grabbed millions of viewers in its opening weekend.

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Borat sequel drew millions of viewers in opening weekend

Variety recently shared that Amazon Studios has made a big claim on Borat Subsequent Moviefilm. company informed that movie has garnered “tens of millions” of viewers globally on Prime Video in just its first weekend. exact numbers were t revealed by company.

TV analytics provider Samba TV reported Borat 2 estimated viewership at 1.6 million households in U.S. over its opening weekend on smart TVs. number of views on Amazon Prime Video of Borat Subsequent Moviefilm is from October 22 to October 25, 2020. Bases on data, movie has surpassed Disney Plus’ premiere of Mulan, which registered around 1.12 million household stream over Labor Day weekend. However, scenarios for both films are different. While Borat sequel included with Prime Video subscription, Disney Plus users had to pay a hefty amount of $30 for early access to live-action movie.

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According to Amazon, more than 1 million fans joined Borat watch party last Thursday night, within first few hours. y interacted in a live Q&A session with Baron Cohen’s Borat and participated in a worldwide dance party. company has previously revealed that it has topped 150 million Prime customers globally until January 2020.

Head of Amazon Studios, Jennifer Salke, said that Sacha Baron Cohen has “masterfully” created one of most well-received films of se unprecedented times. She mentioned that it showcases some of best and worst of people, wrapped in one outrous moment after ar. Salke stated that with tremendous launch of this global, tentpole movie, it is clear ir customers around world want content that is both relevant and entertaining.

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Borat 2 cast includes Maria Bakalova, Dani Popescu, Manuel Vieru, Miroslav Toji, Tom Hanks, Rita Wilson, and ors. movie is helmed by Jason Woliner in his feature directorial debut. Based on Borat Sagdiyev by Sacha Baron Cohen, story is by Cohen, Anthony Hines, Nina Pedrad, and Dan Swimer.

Borat 2 plot shows fictional Kazakh journalist and television personality’s daughter Tutar, who is to be offered as a bride to Vice President Mike Pence. film received mostly positive responses from critics as well as audiences. It has a running time of around 96 minutes.