Walt Disney Co’s streaming service app Disney+ was downloaded more than half a million times over the Fourth of July weekend globally, following the launch of musical “Hamilton” on the platform.From Friday through Sunday, the mobile app was downloaded 513,323 times globally and 266,084 times in the United States, according to data from research firm Apptopia.Disney released a film recording of the hit Broadway musical “Hamilton” on the platform on July 3. “Hamilton,” created by Lin-Manuel Miranda, is a rap musical in which African-American and Latino actors play the founding fathers of the United States.Disney previously planned to debut the film recording in movie theatres in October 2021, but the pandemic-induced shuttering of movie
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