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‘Superman: Man of Tomorrow’ Flies to Top of Disc Sales Charts
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment’s Superman: Man of Tomorrow debuted at No. 1 on the NPD VideoScan First Alert chart, which tracks combined DVD and Blu-ray Disc units sales, and the dedicated Blu-ray Disc sales chart the week ended Sept. 12. The direct-to-video animated movie tells the story of Superman’s early days in Metropolis. All disc … Continue reading “‘Superman: Man of Tomorrow’ Flies to Top of Disc Sales Charts”
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Redbox Entertainment Acquires Rights to Two New Movies
Redbox Entertainment, the movie acquisition arm of the packaged media kiosk vendor/AVOD provider, continues to aggressively seek independent titles for distribution in the U.S. and abroad. The unit reportedly acquired rights to two films, Chick Fight, and Shadow in the Cloud — the latter a Toronto Film Festival entrant screened to potential buyers last week … Continue reading “Redbox Entertainment Acquires Rights to Two New Movies”
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‘Superman: Man of Tomorrow’ Flies to Top of Disc Sales Charts
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment’s Superman: Man of Tomorrow debuted at No. 1 on the NPD VideoScan First Alert chart, which tracks combined DVD and Blu-ray Disc units sales, and the dedicated Blu-ray Disc sales chart the week ended Sept. 12. The direct-to-video animated movie tells the story of Superman’s early days in Metropolis. All disc … Continue reading “‘Superman: Man of Tomorrow’ Flies to Top of Disc Sales Charts”
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Redbox Entertainment Acquires Rights to Two New Movies
Redbox Entertainment, the movie acquisition arm of the packaged media kiosk vendor/AVOD provider, continues to aggressively seek independent titles for distribution in the U.S. and abroad. The unit reportedly acquired rights to two films, Chick Fight, and Shadow in the Cloud — the latter a Toronto Film Festival entrant screened to potential buyers last week … Continue reading “Redbox Entertainment Acquires Rights to Two New Movies”
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Pauly Shore’s ‘Guest House’ Most Viewed New Release Movie in U.S. Homes
Three new films appeared on the weekly “Watched at Home” chart for the week ended Sept. 12: Guest House at No. 7, Superman: Man of Tomorrow at No. 12, and The Karate Kid at No. 14. Guest House, from Lionsgate, is a comedy starring Pauly Shore, best known for a string of 1990s comedies such … Continue reading “Pauly Shore’s ‘Guest House’ Most Viewed New Release Movie in U.S. Homes”
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Report: Disney+ Generated $270 Million in ‘Mulan’ PVOD Sales
The Walt Disney Co.’s calculated foray into premium VOD distribution for original movie Mulan reportedly has been a fiscal home run. Yahoo! Finance, citing data from 7Park Data, contends the movie has been purchased by 9 million Disney+ subscribers for $29.99 each through Sept. 12. That tally would suggest the $200 million budget movie, which … Continue reading “Report: Disney+ Generated $270 Million in ‘Mulan’ PVOD Sales”
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Disney+ Wins First-Ever Emmys With ‘The Mandalorian’
Disney’s upstart subscription streaming video service, Disney+, Sept. 16 scored its first Emmy award for original series, “The Mandalorian,” winning Outstanding Special Visual Effects at the Creative Emmy Awards. The trophy was followed by series (30-minutes in length) wins for for Outstanding Cinematography For A Single-Camera Series, Outstanding Sound Mixing For a Comedy or Drama … Continue reading “Disney+ Wins First-Ever Emmys With ‘The Mandalorian’”
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Sony PlayStation 5 Bowing Nov. 12 Priced at $500; Digital Edition at $400
Sony Interactive Entertainment Sept. 16 disclosed the launch date and pricing for its next-edition PlayStation 5 video game console. The PS5 launches Nov. 12 priced at $500 for a unit capable of playing 4K UHD Blu-ray and standard Blu-ray Disc content. A digital-only PS5 without disc capacity will sell for $400. Sony disclosed the details … Continue reading “Sony PlayStation 5 Bowing Nov. 12 Priced at $500; Digital Edition at $400”
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‘Irresistible’ Again Tops Redbox Disc Rentals; ‘Invisible Man’ Returns as On Demand No. 1
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment’s Irresistible remained No. 1 on Redbox’s disc rental chart the for a second week the week ended Sept. 13. But Redbox’s On Demand chart, which tracks digital rental transactions, had Universal’s remake of The Invisible Man at No. 1. Irresistible was No. 6. After two weeks in the digital top spot, … Continue reading “‘Irresistible’ Again Tops Redbox Disc Rentals; ‘Invisible Man’ Returns as On Demand No. 1”
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Universal’s ‘Trolls World Tour’ Tops British Home Entertainment Sales Chart for Seventh Time
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment’s Trolls World Tour finished atop the weekly Official Chart through Sept. 16 in the United Kingdom for the seventh time. The animated sequel has sold more than 215,000 units across DVD, Blu-ray Disc and digital download. This week’s highest new entry, Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (Disney) finished No. 2 … Continue reading “Universal’s ‘Trolls World Tour’ Tops British Home Entertainment Sales Chart for Seventh Time”
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‘Cats & Dogs 3’, ‘The Secret: Dare to Dream’ Top New Digital Releases; ‘Roman Holiday’ Makes Blu-ray Disc Debut
The family film Cats & Dogs 3: Paws Unite!, from Warner Bros., and Lionsgate’s The Secret: Dare to Dream top the slate of new digital releases available for purchase Sept. 15, while a flurry of independent films arrive on disc the same day. Also out Sept. 15: the classic 1953 film Roman Holiday, arriving for the … Continue reading “‘Cats & Dogs 3’, ‘The Secret: Dare to Dream’ Top New Digital Releases; ‘Roman Holiday’ Makes Blu-ray Disc Debut”
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CBS All Access Rebranding as ‘Paramount+’ in 2021
ViacomCBS Sept. 15 announced that its pending global streaming video platform will be called “Paramount+” and take over CBS All Access in early 2021 as part of the service’s expansion to feature content from ViacomCBS’s portfolio of broadcast, news, sports and entertainment brands. ViacomCBS will also bring Paramount+ to international markets with an initial debut … Continue reading “CBS All Access Rebranding as ‘Paramount+’ in 2021”