Big Number
$2.3B
Walmart’s $2.3 billion deal to buy TV maker Vizio opens up a new front in the increasingly lucrative advertising space for retail and tech giants that are, in turn, spending big on content. Walmart now wants to compete with the medium, TV, that helped it become a household name. This puts TV ad execs in a tight spot. Read more here.
Snapshot
Taylor Sheridan’s Most-Watched Shows
The ultra-prolific writer-director’s Yellowstone universe shows and his other Paramount+ dramas perform quite strongly, helping to heavily prop up the streamer with its 63 million subscribers. Naturally, however, some shows outpull others. Read more here.
STREAMING
Top Series
The most-viewed series of the week
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NIELSEN STREAMING CONTENT RATINGS (Jan. 22-28, 2024, most recent week)
Top Movies
The most-viewed films of the week
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NIELSEN STREAMING CONTENT RATINGS (Jan. 22-28, 2024, most recent week)
TOP TRENDING
This week’s most consumed, searched and shared content
SOURCE: PARROT ANALYTICS (FEB. 2 – FEB. 8, 2024)
This ranking shows the most in-demand new series available on each major platform with US audiences that have debuted in the last 365 days.
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BOX OFFICE
Top Movies
The highest-grossing films domestically
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Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba — to the Hashira Training
Sony/Crunchyroll
$11.5M
Weekend Gross
1,949
Theaters
$11.5M
Total Gross
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COMSCORE (Feb. 23-25)
Upcoming Releases
Notable movies heading to theaters
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Amy Winehouse Biopic ‘Back to Black’ Trailer Debuts
Up-and-coming British actress Marisa Abela plays Winehouse in the feature from director Sam Taylor-Johnson. Produced by Monumental Pictures and StudioCanal, Back to Black will bow in the U.K. and Ireland on April 12 and go out in the U.S. via Focus Features on May 17.
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BROADCAST
Top TV
The most-viewed primetime network shows
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NIELSEN (Feb. 19-25)
NEWS FEED
Regal Cinemas’ Post-Bankruptcy Plan Revealed By CEO
Eduardo Acuna, CEO of Regal Cinemas owner Cineworld Group, says his movie theater chain is well-positioned for post-pandemic and post-bankruptcy growth amid Hollywood’s box office recovery. “I think it’s a very pivotal moment in our history,” Acuna told The Hollywood Reporter in an interview on Wednesday via Zoom while seated in a giant 4DX auditorium […]
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Box Office Slowdown Hits Imax As Quarterly Revenue Falls
Imax released its fourth quarter earnings on Tuesday, and posted slightly lower net earnings on falling overall revenues. That came amid tentpoles like Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour and Wonka playing on the cinema technology company’s big screens. Overall fourth-quarter revenue came to $86 million, down 12 percent from a […]
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Box Office: Bob Marley’s ‘One Love’ Jams Past $120M Globally, ‘Madame Web’ and ‘Drive-Away Dolls’ Spin Out
Hollywood’s latest music biopic, Bob Marley: One Love, continues to jam at the global box office, where it crossed the $100 million mark on Friday, including $61.4 million domestically and $39.7 million overseas after only 10 days in theaters. The Paramount movie easily stayed atop this weekend’s domestic box office chart with an estimated $13.5 […]
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Box Office: Bob Marley ‘One Love’ Jams to Massive $52M Opening, ‘Madame Web’ Wipes Out at $26M
Paramount’s Bob Marley: One Love delivered a huge $50 million-plus domestic opening over the six-day Valentine’s Day-Presidents Day corridor, enough to crush Madame Web‘s $26.2 million start, a record worst for Sony’s superhero adventures. Monday estimates show One Love raking in $52 million for the six days domestically, up from Sunday’s estimate of $51 million. […]
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Berlin: Toei Animation’s Yoshi Ikezawa on Ambitious New CGI Feature ‘Hypergalactic’
Instrumental in bringing anime to the world through properties such as Sailor Moon, Dragon Ball and One Piece, Toei Animation is now on a mission to reach even wider audiences by combining Japanese aesthetics with storytelling and themes from around the globe. The storied studio, where Hayao Miyazaki began his career, landed a huge hit […]
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Box Office: Bob Marley’s ‘One Love Hits $17.9M on Thursday, Overwhelming ‘Madame Web’
Paramount’s Bob Marley: One Love easily maintained its lead over Sony’s troubled superhero pic Madame Web at the Thursday box office after opening the previous day at $14 million from 3,536 theaters, the top midweek opener ever for Valentine’s Day, the studio says. The honor previously belonged to 2012’s The Vow ($11.5 million). Better yet […]
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Cinemark CEO: 95 Wide Release Movies to Hit Theaters In 2024, 75 Percent of Pre-Pandemic Level
Cinemark reported a narrowed fourth-quarter loss of $18 million, compared to a year-earlier loss of $99.3 million, as revenue rose 6.5 percent to $638.9 million, the exhibition giant reported Friday. Quarterly adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA), another profitability metric, grew to $79.6 million from $73.5 million a year ago. On the earnings call, CEO […]
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