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‘Godzilla vs. Kong’ Due on ‘Premium Digital’ May 21, 4K and Blu-ray Combo Pack and DVD June 15
Godzilla vs. Kong will come out on “Premium Digital” May 21 and on DVD, 4K Ultra HD combo pack and Blu-ray combo pack June 15 from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment. The May 21 “Premium Digital Ownership” release will be available at $29.99. The film was previously released concurrently in theaters and on the streaming service … Continue reading “‘Godzilla vs. Kong’ Due on ‘Premium Digital’ May 21, 4K and Blu-ray Combo Pack and DVD June 15”
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Spaghetti Western ‘Django’ on 4K Ultra HD and ’12 Monkeys’ in Next Batch of Blu-ray Releases From Arrow and MVD
The spaghetti Western Django on 4K Ultra HD and the sci-fi title 12 Monkeys are in the next batch of titles coming to Blu-ray Disc from Arrow Video and MVD Entertainment Group. Due June 1 is the 1966 spaghetti Western Django — the inspiration for the Oscar-winning Quentin Tarantino movie — on 4K Ultra HD … Continue reading “Spaghetti Western ‘Django’ on 4K Ultra HD and ’12 Monkeys’ in Next Batch of Blu-ray Releases From Arrow and MVD”
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‘Godzilla vs. Kong’ Due on ‘Premium Digital’ May 21, 4K and Blu-ray Combo Pack and DVD June 15
Godzilla vs. Kong will come out on “Premium Digital” May 21 and on DVD, 4K Ultra HD combo pack and Blu-ray combo pack June 15 from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment. The May 21 “Premium Digital Ownership” release will be available at $29.99. The film was previously released concurrently in theaters and on the streaming service … Continue reading “‘Godzilla vs. Kong’ Due on ‘Premium Digital’ May 21, 4K and Blu-ray Combo Pack and DVD June 15”
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Cinemark Announces New Deals With Studios to Exhibit Movies Theatrically
Cinemark, the nation’s No. 3 movie theater chain, May 7 announced it has reached agreements to theatrically showcase films from five major studio partners across its U.S. screens. This announcement builds upon the exhibitor’s November agreement with Universal Pictures and includes agreements with Warner Bros. Pictures, The Walt Disney Co., Paramount Pictures and Sony Pictures … Continue reading “Cinemark Announces New Deals With Studios to Exhibit Movies Theatrically”
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‘WW84’ Tops Disc Sales Charts for Fifth Week
Warner’s Wonder Woman 1984 remained No. 1 for a fifth week on the NPD VideoScan First Alert sales chart, which tracks combined DVD and Blu-ray Disc unit sales, and the dedicated Blu-ray Disc sales chart the week ended May 1. That’s the most weeks as No. 1 on the overall disc sales chart since another … Continue reading “‘WW84’ Tops Disc Sales Charts for Fifth Week”
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‘Wonder Woman 1984’ Tops Watched at Home Chart for Fifth Week; ‘Marksman’ Debuts at No. 3
Warner Bros.’ Wonder Woman 1984 took the No. 1 spot for a fifth consecutive week on the “Watched at Home” chart the week ended May 1. The DC Comics superhero movie starring Gal Gadot has been available on Blu-ray Disc and DVD since March 30. Best Picture Oscar winner Nomadland, from Disney-owned Searchlight Pictures, the indie … Continue reading “‘Wonder Woman 1984’ Tops Watched at Home Chart for Fifth Week; ‘Marksman’ Debuts at No. 3”
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Paramount+ to Debut New Mark Wahlberg Sci-Fi Thriller ‘Infinite’
Paramount+ (formerly CBS All Access) in June will exclusively debut the new science-fiction thriller Infinite, starring Mark Wahlberg and directed by Antoine Fuqua, ViacomCBS CEO Bob Bakish said on the May 6 first-quarter (ended March 31) fiscal call. The movie will skip theaters, Bakish said. It was originally slated to launch in theaters on Sept. … Continue reading “Paramount+ to Debut New Mark Wahlberg Sci-Fi Thriller ‘Infinite’”
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Paramount+, Showtime OTT Log 36 Million Combined Subscribers Globally
It’s a streaming world at ViacomCBS as the media company reported that its upstart Paramount+ SVOD service (formerly CBS All Access) and Showtime OTT subscription streaming video platforms had a combined 36 million subs worldwide through the first quarter (ended March 31). That’s up 6 million subs since the previously-reported period. ViacomCBS did not update … Continue reading “Paramount+, Showtime OTT Log 36 Million Combined Subscribers Globally”
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Fox: Tubi AVOD Offsets Lack of Super Bowl Broadcast
Free ad-supported streaming television platform Tubi keeps paying dividends for Fox Corp. — a year after being acquired for $440 million. The AVOD service contributed to Fox generating $915 million in advertising revenue for the third quarter (ended March 31). That compared to ad-revenue of $1.26 billion in the previous-year period when Fox hosted Super … Continue reading “Fox: Tubi AVOD Offsets Lack of Super Bowl Broadcast”
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‘Nomadland,’ ‘Cosmic Sin’ Top Redbox Charts
Best Picture Oscar winner Nomadland took over No. 1 on the Redbox On Demand chart and was No. 2 on the Redbox disc rental chart the week ended May 2. The film, from Disney-owned Searchlight Pictures, stars Frances McDormand (who won a Best Actress Oscar for her role) as a woman who lives out of … Continue reading “‘Nomadland,’ ‘Cosmic Sin’ Top Redbox Charts”
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Netflix, Cinemark Partner for Zack Synder’s ‘Army of the Dead’ Theatrical Distribution
Cinemark, the nation’s No. 3 theatrical chain, and Netflix have partnered for the pending release of the streamer’s original movie Army of the Dead from director Zack Snyder. Cinemark will release the movie on its screens in both Cinemark XD and Digital Cinema beginning May 14. Cinemark XD is a projector capable of 35 trillion … Continue reading “Netflix, Cinemark Partner for Zack Synder’s ‘Army of the Dead’ Theatrical Distribution”
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New Blu-rays May 4 Include ‘Little Things,’ ‘Judas and the Black Messiah’
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment’s The Little Things and Judas and the Black Messiah top the list of new releases on DVD and Blu-ray Disc May 4. The crime drama The Little Things was released in theaters Jan. 29, earning $15.2 million at the domestic box office, and was simultaneously available for a month on WarnerMedia’s … Continue reading “New Blu-rays May 4 Include ‘Little Things,’ ‘Judas and the Black Messiah’”