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‘Force of Nature’ Tops Overall Disc Sales; ‘Sonic’ Remains Top Blu-ray
Sonic the Hedgehog‘s six-week reign atop the disc sales chart has come to an end. For the week ended July 4, Lionsgate’s Force of Nature debuted at No. 1 on the NPD VideoScan First Alert chart, which tracks combined DVD and Blu-ray Disc unit sales. Paramount’s Sonic slipped to No. 2 for the week, selling … Continue reading “‘Force of Nature’ Tops Overall Disc Sales; ‘Sonic’ Remains Top Blu-ray”
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‘Game of Thrones’ Complete Series on 4K Disc Due Nov. 3
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment will release Game of Thrones: The Complete Collection on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Disc Nov. 3. The set, listed at $254.99, will include all 73 episodes of the HBO series in UHD for the first time to own on disc, plus more than 15 hours of bonus content, and a digital … Continue reading “‘Game of Thrones’ Complete Series on 4K Disc Due Nov. 3”
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‘Force of Nature’ Tops Overall Disc Sales; ‘Sonic’ Remains Top Blu-ray
Sonic the Hedgehog‘s six-week reign atop the disc sales chart has come to an end. For the week ended July 4, Lionsgate’s Force of Nature debuted at No. 1 on the NPD VideoScan First Alert chart, which tracks combined DVD and Blu-ray Disc unit sales. Paramount’s Sonic slipped to No. 2 for the week, selling … Continue reading “‘Force of Nature’ Tops Overall Disc Sales; ‘Sonic’ Remains Top Blu-ray”
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U.S. Survey: A Fifth Have Purchased and More Than Half Would Consider PVOD
A fifth have purchased and more than half would consider buying premium VOD titles, according to a survey of U.S. respondents from online site TV Time. TV Time is a free TV viewership tracking app that tracks consumers’ viewing habits worldwide and is visited by more than 1 million consumers every day, according to the … Continue reading “U.S. Survey: A Fifth Have Purchased and More Than Half Would Consider PVOD”
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‘Trolls World Tour’ Jumps to Top Spot on ‘Watched at Home’ Chart
DreamWorks Animation’s Trolls World Tour, distributed by Universal Pictures, pushed to the top of the weekly “Watched at Home” chart the week ended July 4. The animated film was released for digital sellthrough June 23 and was No. 2 the previous week on the chart, which tracks transactional video activity compiled from studio and retailer … Continue reading “‘Trolls World Tour’ Jumps to Top Spot on ‘Watched at Home’ Chart”
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Study: Average U.S. SVOD Household Has Access to Almost 100,000 Hours of Content
The average U.S. SVOD household has access to almost 100,000 hours of content, delivered via 3.8 different services, according to research from Ampere Analysis. It would take 11 years to watch it all back-to-back, and nearly 70 years if the average viewer watched an average of four hours per day, according to Ampere. The main … Continue reading “Study: Average U.S. SVOD Household Has Access to Almost 100,000 Hours of Content”
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Universal Pictures Delays Additional Movies, Including Sequel ‘Halloween Kills’
Universal Pictures is delaying the theatrical release of additional movies due to upticks in coronavirus infections nationwide. The studio July 8 announced Candyman will now hit screens on Oct. 16 from its original Sept. 25 debut. Separately, The Forever Purge has been moved to July 9, 2021, from July this year, while Halloween Kills — … Continue reading “Universal Pictures Delays Additional Movies, Including Sequel ‘Halloween Kills’”
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‘Force of Nature’ Tops Redbox Charts
Lionsgate’s direct-to-video thriller Force of Nature debuted at No. 1 on both Redbox’s disc and digital charts the week ended July 5. The film stars Mel Gibson as a man helping defend his family against thieves who have planned a heist during a hurricane in Puerto Rico. No. 2 on Redbox’s kiosk disc rental chart, … Continue reading “‘Force of Nature’ Tops Redbox Charts”
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Theater Group Sues New Jersey to Re-Open Screens
The National Association of Theatre Owners (NATO), including AMC Theatres, Cinemark and Regal Cinemas, has filed a lawsuit against New Jersey Gov. Philip Murphy and Judith Persichilli, acting commissioner of health of New Jersey, for their legal mandates keeping movie theaters shuttered due to the coronavirus pandemic. The suit, filed July 6 in U.S. District … Continue reading “Theater Group Sues New Jersey to Re-Open Screens”
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Report: Young Adults Willing to Buy PVOD Movies
Premium video-on-demand, affording consumers concurrent access to new-release theatrical movies in the home, has been resurrected from its deathbed by studios as a distribution alternative with the coronavirus pandemic shuttering movie theaters. New data from Hub Entertainment Research finds PVOD is embraced by young consumers, with more than 60% of survey respondents (18-34 years old) … Continue reading “Report: Young Adults Willing to Buy PVOD Movies”
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Apple TV+ Inks Exclusive Deal With The Maurice Sendak Foundation
In a move that will add more childrens stories and characters exclusively to Apple TV+, Apple announced a first-of-its-kind, multiyear deal with The Maurice Sendak Foundation. Through the deal, Apple will reimagine new children’s series and specials based on the books and illustrations by Maurice Sendak, which will premiere globally on $4.99 Apple TV+. Sendak … Continue reading “Apple TV+ Inks Exclusive Deal With The Maurice Sendak Foundation”