Rob Lowehas seemingly just earned bragging rights over one of the biggest directors in Hollywood!
The actor, 55, spoke to reporters at the Television Critics Association while promoting his FOX show911: Lone Starwhere he claimed his Netflix Christmas film,Holiday in the Wild,surpassedMartin Scorsese‘sThe Irishmanin terms of viewership.
When asked about filming locations, Lowe said he doesn’t “care where I’m working as long as it’s with people I like, people I like to work with and are telling good stories.”
“I just did a movie for Netflix, it was the number one movie that they have,” Lowe claimed. “It was a stupid Christmas elephant movie. Take that Martin Scorsese. They were like don’t tell anybody.”
Lowe added, “Anyway, I will work wherever the opportunities come from.”
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Holidayin the Wildwas released on Netflix in early November. It starsSex and the City‘s Kristin Davis as Kate, a woman who embarks on a solo second honeymoon in Africa after her husband ends their marriage.
In contrast,The Irishmanfollows Robert De Niro’s Frank Sheeran as he maintains his ties with a Bufalino crime family and his possible involvement in the killing of Jimmy Hoffa.
Based on the Charles Brandt novelI Heard You Paint Houses, the movie is set in post-World War II America and goes into the world of organized crime.
While Netflix is famous for keeping viewership data closely guarded, the streaming giant has been releasing more and more lenient with sharing its eye-popping numbers.
By Netflix’s data, a single viewership qualifies as someone having watched at least 70 percent of a movie or episode.
With 80 million views,Bird Boxeasily took the No. 1 spot for Netflix’s programming. The film, starringSandra Bullock, was released in December to huge numbers from the start and was one of the first original titles Netflix released data about.
The IrishmanandHoliday in the Wildare streaming on Netflix now.
source: people.com
