A lot of people wanted to see Hamilton on Disney Plus over the holiday weekend.
Reports say that downloads of the Disney Plus app went up by 72 percent since the blockbuster premiered on Friday.
The U.S. download count was estimated at over 266,000. Worldwide, over 513,000 downloaded Disney Plus between July 3rd and July 5th.
Disney is hoping that people who came to see Hamilton will keep subscribing to the streaming service.
#Hamilton Drives Up Disney Plus App Downloads 72% Over the Weekend https://t.co/CXUgxzAlwg
— Variety (@Variety) July 6, 2020