So many people lined up to see Pope Francis lying in state at St. Peter’s Basilica that the Vatican kept the doors open all night, closing for just one hour from 6 a.m. until 7 a.m.

The public viewing of Pope Francis’ casket is scheduled to resume Thursday, a day after it began with numbers that were so strong that the Vatican said it would consider longer hours to meet the deman

The data and analytical company tracks viewership of streaming content and reports the critically acclaimed film generated around 1.8 million minutes viewed on April 20. After the death of Pope Francis at the age of 88 on April 21, that number climbed to 6.9 million minutes.

Bells rang out as the Pope's coffin was carried across St Peter's Square to lie in state ahead of the funeral on Saturday.

Tens of thousands of people are expected at the funeral, including Catholic mourners, cardinals and world leaders.