Netflix viewers have spent 500 million hours watching ‘panned’ Adam Sandler films

The Ridiculous 6 received 0% on Rotten Tomatoes
Popular: Netflic viewers have been racking up the hours on Adam Sandler films
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Jennifer Ruby18 April 2017
The Weekender

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Netflix subscribers have spent 500 million hours watching Adam Sandler films.

According to newly-released figures, viewers have racked up a staggering half a billion hours watching the comedian’s films since December 2015.

Despite the fact that Sandler’s Netflix original The Ridiculous Six was panned by critics, and received 0% on Rotten Tomatoes, it has proved a hit with fans.

The online streaming service, which has nearly 99 million paying customers, released its Q1 earnings on Monday.

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“Since the launch of The Ridiculous 6, Netflix members have spent more than half a billion hours enjoying the films of Adam Sandler,” read the report.

Sandler signed an exclusive four-year deal with Netlfix back in March, meaning that the Sandler onslaught is far from over.

“We continue to be excited by our Sandler relationship and our members continue to be thrilled with his films,” they said in a statement.

Sandler recently hit back at negative reviews of his film, saying that he ‘believes’ in his own work.

“I know what they’re going to say to every movie – they’re going to say they don’t like it,” he told PA.

“We’ll be OK. I believe in my stuff. That’s important to me and my friends and the people I make the movies for. I like them, that’s the good news.”

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