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‘Incredibles 2,’ Three Other New Releases Among Redbox’s Top 10 DVD, Blu-ray Disc Rentals
The Incredibles 2, the latest animated hit from Walt Disney Studios, debuted at No. 1 on the Redbox kiosk chart for the week ended Nov. 11. Lionsgate’s The Spy Who Dumped Me, meanwhile, remained at No. 1 on the Redbox On Demand chart for the second consecutive week. The action comedy, with Mila Kunis and … Continue reading “‘Incredibles 2,’ Three Other New Releases Among Redbox’s Top 10 DVD, Blu-ray Disc Rentals”
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‘Smallfoot’ to March to Digital Dec. 4, Disc Dec. 11 from Warner
The animated Smallfoot will come out on digital (including Movies Anywhere) Dec. 4 and Blu-ray Combo Pack and DVD Dec. 11 from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment. The film, featuring music by Zendaya and Common, turns the Bigfoot legend upside down when a bright young Yeti (voice of Channing Tatum) finds something he thought didn’t exist … Continue reading “‘Smallfoot’ to March to Digital Dec. 4, Disc Dec. 11 from Warner”
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‘Incredibles 2,’ Three Other New Releases Among Redbox’s Top 10 DVD, Blu-ray Disc Rentals
The Incredibles 2, the latest animated hit from Walt Disney Studios, debuted at No. 1 on the Redbox kiosk chart for the week ended Nov. 11. Lionsgate’s The Spy Who Dumped Me, meanwhile, remained at No. 1 on the Redbox On Demand chart for the second consecutive week. The action comedy, with Mila Kunis and … Continue reading “‘Incredibles 2,’ Three Other New Releases Among Redbox’s Top 10 DVD, Blu-ray Disc Rentals”
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‘Spy Who Dumped Me’ Bows at No. 1 on Both Redbox Charts
The Spy Who Dumped Me, a newly released action comedy from Lionsgate starring Mila Kunis and Kate McKinnon, topped both Redbox charts for the week ended Nov. 4. The film, which follows two best friends who are chased through Europe by assassins after one of their old boyfriends turns out to be a CIA agent, … Continue reading “‘Spy Who Dumped Me’ Bows at No. 1 on Both Redbox Charts”
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Home Entertainment on a Roll as Consumer Spending Soars 15%
Consumer spending on home entertainment rose 15%, to an estimated $5.7 billion, in the third quarter of 2018, according to numbers released this week by DEG: The Digital Entertainment Group. For the first three quarters of the year, spending was at nearly $17 billion, an 11% year-over-year gain. Digital purchases of movies, TV shows and … Continue reading “Home Entertainment on a Roll as Consumer Spending Soars 15%”
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‘Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again’ Tops Redbox Digital Chart
Universal Pictures’ Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again, a musical comedy based on the music of Swedish pop group ABBA, took the top spot on the Redbox On Demand chart for the week ended Oct. 28. The Redbox On Demand chart tracks digital transactions, both electronic sellthrough (EST) and transactional video-on-demand (TVOD) streaming, the electronic … Continue reading “‘Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again’ Tops Redbox Digital Chart”
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Halloween, Horror Titles Get Big Push on Disc, Digital, and Streaming
With the Halloween holiday looming, several players in the home entertainment industry are mounting promotions to push horror and Halloween titles, both on disc and on digital. Movies Anywhere, the multi-studio digital movie “locker” that lets consumers store their digital films in the cloud and access them at will on various devices, has sent out … Continue reading “Halloween, Horror Titles Get Big Push on Disc, Digital, and Streaming”
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‘Ant-Man and The Wasp,’ ‘Reprisal’ Debut in Top 10 on Redbox Disc Rental Chart
Two new releases debuted in the top 10 on the Redbox kiosk chart, which tracks DVD and Blu-ray Disc rentals, the week ended Oct. 21. But demand for neither Walt Disney’s Ant-Man and The Wasp nor Lionsgate’s Reprisal was strong enough to dislodge Universal Pictures’ Skyscraper and Sony Pictures’ Hotel Transylvania 3 from the two … Continue reading “‘Ant-Man and The Wasp,’ ‘Reprisal’ Debut in Top 10 on Redbox Disc Rental Chart”
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‘Skyscraper,’ ‘Hotel Transylvania 3’ Bow in Two Top Spots on Redbox Charts
Once again, two new releases debuted in the two top spots on both Redbox charts the week ended Oct. 14. Universal Pictures’ Skyscraper, an action film starring Dwayne Johnson as a former FBI agent out to rescue his family from a newly built skyscraper that has been taken over by criminals and set on fire, debuted at No. … Continue reading “‘Skyscraper,’ ‘Hotel Transylvania 3’ Bow in Two Top Spots on Redbox Charts”
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‘Sicario: Day of the Soldado,’ ‘The First Purge’ Top Redbox Disc Rental and Digital Charts
Two new releases debuted in the two top spots on both Redbox charts the week ended Oct. 7. Sony Pictures’ Sicario: Day of the Soldado, a thriller centered around the drug war at the U.S.-Mexico border and a sequel to 2015’s Sicario, bowed at No. 1 on both the Redbox kiosk chart, which tracks DVD … Continue reading “‘Sicario: Day of the Soldado,’ ‘The First Purge’ Top Redbox Disc Rental and Digital Charts”
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‘Uncle Drew’ Outrents ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ at Redbox
Uncle Drew, a sports comedy from Lionsgate that earned $42.5 million in North American movie theaters, saw higher rental demand at Redbox kiosks the week ended Oct. 1 than Walt Disney’s Solo: A Star Wars Story, which even with a domestic gross of $214 million was the poorest performer of the 11 “Star Wars” movies. … Continue reading “‘Uncle Drew’ Outrents ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ at Redbox”
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FandangoNow Unveils 25 ‘Freshest’ Zombie Movies List to Celebrate ‘Living Dead’ Anniversary
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of zombie classic Night of the Living Dead, Fandango’s on-demand video service FandangoNow Oct. 1 launched a list of the 25 “freshest” zombie movies with the George Romero film taking the top spot. The list was curated by movie review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes based on the movies’Tomatometer scores. (A movie … Continue reading “FandangoNow Unveils 25 ‘Freshest’ Zombie Movies List to Celebrate ‘Living Dead’ Anniversary”
