Greyhound’ Breaks Apple TV+ Opening Weekend Record

The Tom Hanks WWII thriller “Greyhound” was meant to open theatrically by Sony, but it surely wound up with an enormous opening weekend with its premiere on Apple TV+ on July 10.

The movie starring and written by Hanks and directed by Aaron Schneider broke the viewership file for an Apple TV+ unique movie in its opening weekend, a person with information informed TheWrap, and 30% of the viewers of “Greyhound” have been, actually, new to the service.

No particular viewership numbers have been disclosed, and it’s unclear what titles it beat out for the opening weekend file. This yr Apple TV+ has up to now debuted “The Banker” and the documentaries “Beastie Boys Story” and “Dads.”

In “Greyhound,” Hanks stars as a longtime Navy veteran who, as a first-time captain, is tasked with defending a convoy of 37 ships carrying hundreds of troopers and much-needed provides throughout the Atlantic throughout World War II. For 5 days with no air cowl, the captain and his small pressure of three escort ships should make their method by an space of the ocean generally known as “the Black Pit,” battling Nazi U-boats whereas defending their invaluable ships and troopers.

The movie is impressed by occasions in the course of the Battle of the Atlantic, which befell within the earliest months of America’s alliance with Great Britain and the Allied Forces. Stephen Graham, Rob Morgan and Elisabeth Shue star alongside Hanks.

Though it was acquired from Sony after it was meant for a theatrical launch in June, “Greyhound” really marks the second partnership with Hanks’ Playtone and Apple. Apple additionally picked up a straight-to-series order for the drama collection “Masters of the Air,” govt produced by Steven Spielberg, Hanks and Gary Goetzman. The upcoming worldwide restricted collection is the primary challenge green-lit by Apple with Apple serving because the studio.

Apple additionally not too long ago acquired the rights to Martin Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon,” the Antoine Fuqua drama “Emancipation” starring Will Smith and a graphic novel adaptation referred to as “Snow Blind” starring Jake Gyllenhaal.

Deadline first reported the information.