A new thriller movie, starring Julianne Moore andSydney Sweeney, is now Apple TV+’s top movie. Sweeney earned her place as a household name afterstarring in HBO’sEuphoriaas Cassie Howard in 2019. She has since gone on to star inThe White Lotus, the box office successImmaculate(2024), and Sony’s disappointingMadame Web(2024). Sweeney earned two Outstanding Supporting Actress nominations at the Emmy Awards andis poised to continue to rise in Hollywood in the coming years.
Moore, meanwhile, has been active in the industry since the ’80s, having starred in a variety of movies, includingThe Lost World: Jurassic Park(1997),The Big Lebowski(1998),Psycho(1998),Hannibal(2001), andChildren of Men(2006). She even played a crucial role intheHunger Gamesfranchise, playing the villainous revolutionary President Coin. This is also not her first major Apple TV performance, given that she led the showLisey’s Storyfor the platform. Having won the Best Actress Oscar for her work onStill Alice(2014), she is a major draw for Apple TV+’s latest hit.
Julianne Moore And Sydney Sweeney’s New Thriller Movie Topped The Charts
Apple TV+ Has Another Success On Its Hands
Sweeney and Moore’s latest release is a streaming-only thrillertitledEcho Valley. Sweeney portrays Claire Garrett, a woman struggling to cope with a drug addiction, who returns home to her mother (Moore) after accidentally killing a man. The two are then forced to spend much of the rest of the movie attempting to cover Claire’s tracks and the various problems that sprout because of it.Echo Valleyhas earned mixed reviews, withScreenRant’s Mary Kassel arguing that it “squanders its potential,” as “every character in Echo Valley is static.”
Despite its disappointing 50% Tomatometer score and a 60% Popcornmeter score on Rotten Tomatoes,Echo Valleyhas proved to be a sound investment for the streaming giant so far. According toApple TV+,Echo Valleyhasearned a place as the platform’s #1 movie this week, coming ahead ofFountain of Youth,The Gorge,Wolfs, andBono: Stories of Surrender. It has not completely topped Apple’s charts so far, as it remains behind the showsSticksandMurderbot, but this is a great start for a movie that was available on streaming on June 13.
Our Take On Echo Valley’s Success
There Was Not Much Competition
It is not altogether surprising thatEcho Valleyearned a place at the top of the charts, given its limited competition.Fountain of Youthwas released in May,The Gorgein February,Wolfsin September, andBono: Stories of Surrenderin May.Echo Valleyis the most recent release, soit should be dominatingas audiences flock to see the newest film on Apple TV. In addition, there is a rising interest in Sweeney movies, following the major success ofAnyone But You.It also won’t be the last project from her, as she also hasAmericanaandEdenscheduled for later this year.
Even withEcho Valleyreceiving mixed reception from critics and audiences alike, it seems that the biggest appeal was the star-studded cast and the mystery genre, which continues to be popular. Thus, the movie has overcome these challenges as its early charting is a good sign of its success.
