'Hamilton' boosts Disney+ downloads by 47% worldwide

The Walt Disney Co. didn't throw away its shot with "Hamilton," which helped drive a surge in mobile downloads of Disney+ over the July 4 weekend. The filmed version of the hit Broadway musical debuted on the direct-to-consumer platform on Friday, July 3. Through Sunday, the mobile app was downloaded more than 513,000 times globally, including 266,000 times in the United States, according to data from Apptopia provided to Variety. That represents a nearly 47% rise in subscribers globally compared…