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DEG International Re-Launches ‘Mega Movie Week’ Discount Sales Campaign in Germany

The Digital Entertainment Group International Feb. 13 announced the return of the “Mega Movie Week” marketing campaign in Germany. The promotion through Feb. 19 aims to drive the digital retail growth of more than 200 local and Hollywood movies at discounted prices.

U.S. movies include Universal Studios Home Entertainment’s Ticket to Paradise, Walt Disney Studio’s Amsterdam, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment’s Spider-Man: No Way Home, Paramount Home Entertainment’s Smile and Studiocanal’s Orphan: First Kill, among others.

Participating digital platforms include Prime Video, Apple TV App, CHILI, Freenet Video, Maxdome, Microsoft Movies & TV, Rakuten TV, Sky Store, Videociety and Videoload.

The campaign is co-sponsored by The Federal Association for Audiovisual Media (Der Bundesverband für Audiovisuelle Medien e.V. / BVV), and The Society for the Promotion of Audiovisual Media (Die Gesellschaft zur Förderung audiovisueller Medien mbH / FAM), among others.

The campaign is being marketed across YouTube, Google, Meta and TikTok, among other social media platforms.

“We know from our experience in Germany in 2021, where we saw a week on week volume uplift of 440%, as well as the other international markets where DEGI runs successful campaigns, that these initiatives deliver genuine category growth,” Liz Bales, CEO of DEGI, said in a statement.

‘Ticket to Paradise’ Tops Redbox Disc Rentals for Third Week

Universal Pictures Home Entertainment’s Ticket to Paradise was No. 1 for a third-consecutive week on the Redbox disc rental chart the week ended Jan. 1.

The rom-com stars Julia Roberts and George Clooney as exes who find themselves on a shared mission to stop their lovestruck daughter from making the same mistake they once made.

Sony Pictures’ The Woman King remained No. 2 for a third week on the Redbox disc rental chart, which tracks DVD and Blu-ray Disc rentals at Redbox’s thousands of red kiosks, and rose two spots to No. 4 on the Redbox On Demand chart, which tracks digital VOD and sellthrough transactions. The historical drama stars Viola Davis as the titular character and is inspired by true events that took place in the Kingdom of Dahomey, one of the most powerful states of Africa in the 18th and 19th centuries.

Paramount Home Entertainment’s Top Gun: Maverick was No. 3 on both charts.

The top newcomer to the disc rental chart, at No. 4, was Universal’s Halloween Ends, the completion of the rebooted trilogy of sequels to the 1978 original Halloween.

The No. 5 disc rental, and No. 8 digital title, was Sony Pictures’ musical comedy Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile, the film about a family that takes in a singing crocodile.

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The top title on the Redbox On Demand chart was Lionsgate’s Knives Out, the 2019 mystery comedy from director Rian Johnson. The film got a boost due to the Netflix debut of the second cinematic adventure of celebrity detective Benoit Blanc, Glass Onion.

The No. 2 digital title was Lionsgate’s Fall, the thriller about two adventurous young women who find themselves trapped atop a 2,000-foot-tall broadcast tower.

Screen Media’s horror reboot Jeepers Creepers: Reborn was the No. 5 digital title.

Top DVD and Blu-ray Disc Rentals, Redbox Kiosks, Week Ended Jan. 1:

  1. Ticket to Paradise — Universal
  2. The Woman King — Sony Pictures
  3. Top Gun: Maverick — Paramount
  4. Halloween Ends — Universal
  5. Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile — Sony Pictures
  6. Smile — Paramount
  7. Paradise City — Lionsgate
  8. The Lair — RLJ
  9. Gold (2022) — Screen Media
  10. Lamborghini: The Man Behind the Legend — Lionsgate

 

Top Digital (VOD + Sellthrough), Redbox On Demand, Week Ended Jan. 1:

  1. Knives Out — Lionsgate
  2. Fall — Lionsgate
  3. Top Gun: Maverick — Paramount
  4. The Woman King — Sony Pictures
  5. Jeepers Creepers: Reborn — Screen Media
  6. Mindcage — Lionsgate
  7. Violent Night — Universal
  8. Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile — Sony Pictures
  9. Smile — Paramount
  10. Secret Headquarters — Paramount

 

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‘Ticket to Paradise,’ ‘Woman King’ Take Over Redbox Charts

Universal Pictures Home Entertainment’s Ticket to Paradise took over the No. 1 spot on the Redbox disc rental chart the week ended Dec. 18.

The rom-com stars Julia Roberts and George Clooney as exes who find themselves on a shared mission to stop their lovestruck daughter from making the same mistake they once made. It earned $68 million at the domestic box office.

Sony Pictures’ The Woman King debuted at No. 2 on the Redbox disc rental chart, which tracks DVD and Blu-ray Disc rentals at Redbox’s thousands of red kiosks, and took over the top spot on the Redbox On Demand chart, which tracks digital VOD and sellthrough transactions. The historical drama stars Viola Davis as the titular character and is inspired by true events that took place in the Kingdom of Dahomey, one of the most powerful states of Africa in the 18th and 19th centuries. The film earned more than $67 million at the domestic box office.

Paramount’s Smile slipped to No. 4 on the digital chart, and debuted at No. 3 on the disc rental chart following its Dec. 13 disc release. The film stars Sosie Bacon as a therapist who begins to experience an overwhelming terror that takes over her life after witnessing a patient’s bizarre suicide. It earned $105.9 million at the domestic box office.

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The No. 4 disc rental, and No. 6 digital title, was Sony Pictures’ musical comedy Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile, the film about a family that takes in a singing crocodile. It took in $46.5 million from U.S. theaters.

Paramount Home Entertainment’s Top Gun: Maverick, which had been the top disc rental for six weeks, dropped to No. 5 on both charts.

The previous week’s top Redbox On Demand title, Universal’s 2018 animated The Grinch, slipped to No. 2, but also rose to No. 10 on the disc rental chart thanks to a holiday-season push. The 2000 live-action How the Grinch Stole Christmas, also based on the Dr. Seuss book, was the No. 3 digital title.

Top DVD and Blu-ray Disc Rentals, Redbox Kiosks, Week Ended Dec. 18:

  1. Ticket to Paradise — Universal
  2. The Woman King — Sony Pictures
  3. Smile — Paramount
  4. Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile — Sony Pictures
  5. Top Gun: Maverick — Paramount
  6. The Minute You Wake Up Dead — Lionsgate
  7. Savage Salvation — Redbox
  8. Poker Face — Screen Media
  9. Medieval — Paramount
  10. The Grinch — Universal

 

Top Digital (VOD + Sellthrough), Redbox On Demand, Week Ended Dec. 18:

  1. The Woman King — Sony Pictures
  2. The Grinch — Universal
  3. How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) — Universal
  4. Smile — Paramount
  5. Top Gun: Maverick — Paramount
  6. Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile — Sony Pictures
  7. Elf — Warner
  8. The Minute You Wake Up Dead — Lionsgate
  9. The Polar Express — Warner
  10. Office Christmas Party — Paramount

 

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Warner’s ‘Black Adam’ Hits Sluggish Weekend Box Office With $18.5 Million Punch

Warner Bros. Pictures/DC Comics superhero movie Black Adam delivered a projected $18.5 million punch to another slow box office, to up its global take to $250 million after three weekends. While the result counts as another win for Warner, fiscally conservative corporate parent Warner Bros. Discovery has to be second-guessing the movie’s reported $195 million production budget.

And with Disney/Marvel Studios’ bowing sequel Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Nov. 11, Black Adam’s window of opportunity could be closing. Regardless, the movie easily topped Crunchyroll’s anime musical One Piece Film: Red, which is set to generate almost $10 million in its North American debut. The movie has already topped $141 million in global ticket sales since its Aug. 6 bow in Japan.

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Rounding out the podium is Universal Pictures’ adult romantic comedy Ticket to Paradise, with an estimated $8.5 million in in ticket sales through its third weekend of release. The Julia Roberts/George Clooney movie has topped $137 million in global ticket sales, including more than $46 million across North American screens — strong numbers for a movie with a reported $60 million production budget.

Finally, Halloween might be over, but moviegoers still covet the horror genre. Paramount Pictures’ Smile topped $200 million at the global box office after six weeks in release. The low-budget film has to-date grossed more than $99.1 million domestically and more than $103.8 million internationally for worldwide tally of $202.9 million. 

Lionsgate’s Prey for the Devil took in an estimated $3.9 million this weekend. Through Sunday, the film will gross an estimated total of $13.6 million at the box office. The film held strong from last week (down only 46%) and was up better than projected (+49%) from Friday, grossing an estimated $1.7 million yesterday (off only -31% from Oct. 29) and finishing fifth overall in the domestic marketplace on Saturday.