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‘Dune’ Takes Over Top Spot on Redbox Disc Rental Chart
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment’s Dune debuted at No. 1 on the on the Redbox disc rental chart the week ended Jan. 16. From director Denis Villeneuve, the film is the latest adaptation of the 1965 Frank Herbert novel about factions of a galactic empire warring over the riches of a desert planet. It earned $107.4 … Continue reading “‘Dune’ Takes Over Top Spot on Redbox Disc Rental Chart”
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‘Ghostbusters: Afterlife’ Tops U.K. Home Entertainment Chart in Debut
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment’s Ghostbusters: Afterlife launched at No. 1 on the U.K.’s Official Film Chart, which tracks packaged-media and digital retail sales, for the week ended Jan. 19. Afterlife knocked Sony’s Venom: Let There Be Carnage off the pole position, with the Tom Hardy sequel dropping down to the No. 3 spot behind MGM’s … Continue reading “‘Ghostbusters: Afterlife’ Tops U.K. Home Entertainment Chart in Debut”
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Netflix: ‘Brazen’ Debut for New Alyssa Milano Romantic Thriller
The Netflix original thriller Brazen, starring actress/activist Alyssa Milano as a murder-mystery writer who gets pulled into a real-life plot involving her sister, was the streamer’s most-watched English-language movie through Jan. 16 with more than 45.3 million hours viewed. The romantic drama topped another newcomer, The Secret Life of Pets 2, with 9.4 million hours … Continue reading “Netflix: ‘Brazen’ Debut for New Alyssa Milano Romantic Thriller”
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EAO: Netflix, Sky Dominate European SVOD, Pay-TV Markets
Subscription streaming video pioneer Netflix, and satellite-based pay-TV operator Sky continue to dominate the European market, according to new data from the European Audiovisual Observatory, part of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, France. The report, which aims to shed light on the structure of the streaming video and pay-TV industry in Europe in terms … Continue reading “EAO: Netflix, Sky Dominate European SVOD, Pay-TV Markets”
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JustWatch: Apple’s ‘The Tragedy of McBeth’ Scores Streaming Movie Win
The Tragedy of Macbeth, the new historical thriller on Apple TV+ written and directed by Joel Coen, and based on the play Macbeth by Shakespeare, was the top-streamed movie for the week ended Jan. 16, according to new data from JustWatch. The first film directed by one of the Coen brothers without the other’s involvement … Continue reading “JustWatch: Apple’s ‘The Tragedy of McBeth’ Scores Streaming Movie Win”
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Ampere: International Expansion, Local Content, Sports Rights Key Streaming Video Drivers in 2022
Streaming video aims to grow its subscriber bases in 2022 by focusing on markets beyond North America and Western Europe and diversifying content offering, according to new data from Ampere Analysis. The London-based research firm contends that post-pandemic, with content production back up to full speed, a large quantity of new scripted shows and movies … Continue reading “Ampere: International Expansion, Local Content, Sports Rights Key Streaming Video Drivers in 2022”
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Nielsen: Streaming Video Still Lags Behind Pay-TV, Broadcast Use
It may be an over-the-top video ecosystem, but combined legacy pay-TV and broadcast use continues to dominate U.S. households, according to new data from Nielsen. Driven largely by live sports (up 7%), including college football bowl games, the cable television market share in December 2021 held steady at 37.2%, while broadcast tracked at 26.1% among … Continue reading “Nielsen: Streaming Video Still Lags Behind Pay-TV, Broadcast Use”
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‘Cobra Kai’ Still No. 1 on Parrot’s TV Series Demand Chart
Netflix’s “Cobra Kai” remained No. 1 on both Parrot Analytics’ digital originals U.S. rankings and the data firm’s list of all TV shows the week ended Jan. 14. The “Karate Kid” sequel series had 83.3 times the demand of the average series after a 6.6% drop in demand expressions, the proprietary metric Parrot uses to … Continue reading “‘Cobra Kai’ Still No. 1 on Parrot’s TV Series Demand Chart”
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What a ‘Scream’! New No. 1 at Domestic Box Office
Paramount Pictures’ Scream, the fifth installment in the slasher franchise, exceeded the studio’s projections to generate more than $35 million in estimated North American theatrical revenue through Jan. 16. Paramount had expected a conservative $20 million opening weekend. The movie — the first since 2011 and without original director Wes Craven, who died in 2015 … Continue reading “What a ‘Scream’! New No. 1 at Domestic Box Office”
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‘Venom: Let There Be Carnage’ Tops December Disc Sales; ‘F9’ Takes Crown for 2021
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment’s Venom: Let There Be Carnage was No. 1 on the top 10 list of combined U.S. DVD and Blu-ray Disc unit sales for December 2021, according to the NPD Group’s VideoScan tracking service. The Marvel Comics-inspired sequel to 2018’s Venom features the return of Tom Hardy as Eddie Brock, who teams … Continue reading “‘Venom: Let There Be Carnage’ Tops December Disc Sales; ‘F9’ Takes Crown for 2021”
