Ralph Fiennes in "Conclave." Focus Features The papal Vatican thriller Conclave and the biographical drama The Two Popes are surging in viewership following the death of Pope Francis on Easter Monday. Pope Francis died Monday in Vatican City. He was 88. Since then, viewers have taken a renewed interest in two films in particular: Focus Features’ Best Picture Oscar nominee Conclave, released in 2024, and the Netflix original movie The Two Popes, released in 2019. Forbes‘The King Of Kings’ Business Drops Mere 10% In 2nd Weekend Box OfficeBy Tim Lammers Conclave chronicles a fictional papal conclave following the death of the pope and the internal debates and politics behind the selection of a new pontiff. Ralph Fiennes stars as Cardinal Thomas Lawrence in Conclave, the dean of cardinals who navigates the process, which involves the examination of different ideologies and the eventual selection of a new pope that comes with a major plot twist. The Two Popes, meanwhile, is a biographical drama that tells the story of Pope Benedict XVI and his meetings with Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio (Jonathan Pryce), who becomes the future Pope Francis. MORE FOR YOU Trump Pours Cold Water On Millionaire Tax Floated By Some Republicans Google Confirms Gmail Update—How To Keep Your Email Account Do Not Make Calls On Your Phone If You Get This Message ForbesWhen Is Animated Biblical Film ‘The King Of Kings’ Coming To Streaming?By Tim Lammers Both films have seen major spikes in streaming since Monday, reported Deadline, citing data from the analytics company Luminate. According to the company (via Deadline), Conclave had an average daily viewership of 1.8 million minutes across all streaming platforms from April 11-17 but spiked to 6.8 million minutes viewed on Monday, the day of Pope Francis’ death. As for The Two Popes, Luminate (via Deadline) reported that the film had logged 290,000 viewing minutes on Sunday, which rose dramatically to 1.5 million viewing minutes on Monday. "The Two Popes" partial poster image image featuring Anthony Hopkins and Jonathan Pryce. ‘Conclave’ Is Already In Prime Video’s Top 10 Most-Viewed Programs Chart Since Conclave was released in theaters by Universal Pictures subsidiary Focus Features, the film originally made its streaming debut on NBC Universal’s Peacock streaming service. However, due to a licensing agreement between Universal and Amazon, Conclave arrived on Amazon’s Prime Video streaming service on Tuesday. As of Wednesday, Conclave is No. 2 on Prime Video’s Top 10 list of most-streamed movies and TV series on the service behind Gladiator II. ForbesWill There Be A ‘House Of David’ Season 2?By Tim Lammers In addition to Prime Video, Conclave is currently available to purchase or rent on video on demand on various digital platforms including AppleTV and Fandango at Home. The Two Popes is only available to stream on Netflix. As of Wednesday, the film is not among the streaming service’s daily top 10 movies, but that may change when Netflix releases its weekly Top 10 Movies chart — which measures the amount of viewing hours over a seven-day period — next Tuesday, April 29. ForbesWhat Time Does 2025 NFL Draft Begin? How To WatchBy Tim Lammers Follow me on Twitter or LinkedIn. Check out my website or some of my other work. Editorial StandardsForbes Accolades