Apple TV+ buys 'Cha Cha Real Smooth' for $15 million at Sundance

Apple TV+ has turned again to the Sundance Film Festival, making this year's biggest deal for writer/director Cooper Raiff's 'Cha Cha Real Smooth' movie.Cooper Raiff and Dakota Johnson in 'Cha Cha Real Smooth' (source: Sundance)In 2021, Apple paid $25 million to outbid rivals vying for that year's Virtual Sundance Film Festival hit, 'CODA.' Now while it's paid $10 million less for 'Cha Cha Real Smooth,' the sum was still the highest paid for any movie bought by streamers or distributors at the festival. Read more...