Big Number
$18.9B
As Amazon leans into content through Prime Video, MGM, Freevee and live sports, the company said that its 2023 content spend totaled $18.9 billion. The tech giant launched its first Black Friday game with the NFL last year and 2023 marked the first full year that the company owned MGM. Read more here.
Snapshot
The King of Streaming
With 100 million more subscribers than its nearest rival, Netflix now has outpaced its competitors to the point where they are focused on streaming profits rather than growth. Netflix is also extending an olive branch as a buyer of shows and as a possible bundle partner. Read more here.
STREAMING
Top Series
The most-viewed series of the week
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NIELSEN STREAMING CONTENT RATINGS (Jan. 1-7, 2024, most recent week)
Top Movies
The most-viewed films of the week
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NIELSEN STREAMING CONTENT RATINGS (Jan. 1-7, 2024, most recent week)
TOP TRENDING
This week’s most consumed, searched and shared content
SOURCE: PARROT ANALYTICS (JAN. 19-25, 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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COMSCORE (Feb. 2-5)
Upcoming Releases
Notable movies heading to theaters
Feb. 14
Mar.1
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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NFL Playoffs (49ers vs. Lions)
Stream Fox online: DirecTV | Fubo | Hulu + Live TV | Sling
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60 Minutes
Stream CBS online: Paramount+ with Showtime | DirecTV Stream | Fubo | Hulu + Live TV
6.55M
Viewers
NIELSEN (JAN. 22-28); Excludes sports pre- and post-game shows
NEWS FEED
Super Bowl LVII: ‘Deadpool 3, ‘Twisters’ and ‘IF’ Among the Movie Spots Suiting Up for Game Day
In 2016, Ryan Reynolds’ first Deadpool movie scored a huge marketing touchdown at the Super Bowl when using the weekend of the big game to hold a number of promotional events, culminating with a final trailer spot released during the showdown between the Denver Broncos and Carolina Panthers. Two weeks later, the irreverent R-rated pic […]
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Box Office: Matthew Vaughn and Apple’s Big-Budget ‘Argylle’ Bombs With $18M U.S. Debut
Spurned by many critics and consumers alike, Matthew Vaughn‘s pricey spy comedy Argylle bombed at the North American box office in the biggest miss to date for Apple’s theatrical ambitions. The movie opened to an estimated $18 million from 3,605 cinemas against a price tag of $200 million to $250 million, according to sources. The […]
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Box Office: Matthew Vaughn’s ‘Argylle’ Starts Off With $1.7M in Previews
Matthew Vaughn’s action spy-comedy Argylle hopes to be an agent of change at the box office this weekend, but it could be a tough mission to complete. The pic, whose star-packed ensemble cast is led by Henry Cavill and Bryce Dallas Howard, started off its box office tour with a subdued $1.7 million in Thursday […]
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AMC Theatres Lands Matt Damon and Ben Affleck’s Doc ‘Kiss the Future,’ Sets U.S. February Release
AMC Theatres is continuing its foray into the distribution business following Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour and Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé. The world’s largest cinema circuit revealed Wednesday it has pacted with Fifth Season to release the Matt Damon and Ben Affleck-produced documentary Kiss the Future in the U.S. The acclaimed film chronicles the […]
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Anime and ‘Godzilla Minus One’ Push Japan’s Box Office Higher in 2023
Japan’s box office climbed 4 percent to a post-pandemic high of $1.5 billion (221.5 billion yen) in 2023, driven again by a strong slate of anime and a steady return to theaters. Hollywood films maintained the same market share of around 31 percent as the previous year, though a very weak yen reduced earnings in […]
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‘Despicable Me 4’ Adds Will Ferrell, Sofia Vergara and Others to the Franchise
Gru is getting a gaggle of new friends and foes. Illumination and Universal revealed the full cast of Despicable Me 4 when airing a trailer spot for the animated summer tentpole during Sunday’s showdown between the Kansas City Chiefs and Baltimore Ravens AFC Championship game. The studio also released details of the plot for the […]
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Box Office: ‘Mean Girls’ Dances Past ‘The Beekeeper’ to Win Slow Weekend With $6.9M
On Sunday, both Mean Girls and The Beekeeper claimed victory amid an otherwise sluggish weekend at the domestic box office. It turns out Mean Girls was right. Weekend actuals show Paramount’s musical teen comedy earned $6.9 million, compared to $6.7 million for Amazon MGM Studios’ The Beekeeper. Both films came in behind initial estimates after […]
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