Big Number
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Francis Ford Coppola’s long-gestating and much-discussed sci-fi epic Megalopolis had its world premiere on May 16 at the Cannes Film Festival, and was greeted with a 10-minute standing ovation inside the Grand Lumiere Theatre. The legendary filmmaker, 85, last had a film in competition at the fest 45 years ago with Apocalypse Now. Full review.
Snapshot
Upfronts Week
It used to be all about the trailers and the broadcast fall schedules. Now those are largely a thing of the past as the media sector’s upfront presentations to Madison Avenue ad buyers evolve. Following a week of spin and hard sales, here are eight takeaways after Netflix, Amazon, NBCUniversal, Disney, Warner Bros. Discovery, YouTube and Fox made their pitches. Full story.
STREAMING
Top Series
The most-viewed series of the week
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NIELSEN STREAMING CONTENT RATINGS (April 15-April 21, 2024, most recent week)
Top Movies
The most-viewed films of the week
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NIELSEN STREAMING CONTENT RATINGS (April 15-April 21, 2024, most recent week)
TOP TRENDING
This week’s most consumed, searched and shared content
SOURCE: PARROT ANALYTICS (APRIL 26 – MAY 2, 2024)
This ranking shows the most in-demand series that have debuted in the last 365 days on major platforms with US audiences.
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Parish
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Mrs. & Mrs. Smith
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BOX OFFICE
Top Movies
The highest-grossing films domestically
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Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
20th Century
$25.4M
Weekend Gross
4,075
Theaters
$100.6M
Total Gross
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COMSCORE (May 17-19)
Upcoming Releases
Notable movies heading to theaters
June 28
June 28
Twisters Set for July 19
Lee Isaac Chung directs Universal’s feature follow-up to the 1996 film that starred Helen Hunt and Bill Paxton.
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BROADCAST
Top TV
The most-viewed primetime network shows
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Tracker
CBS
7.3M
Viewers
2
NCIS
CBS
6.84M
Viewers
3
Young Sheldon*
CBS
6.82M
Viewers
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Young Sheldon*
CBS
6.65M
Viewers
5
60 Minutes
CBS
6.22M
Viewers
Nielsen (May 6-May 12); *Two episodes aired during time frame.
Inside View
The narrative behind the numbers
CBS
1 Episode
8.95 M Viewers
Sheldon Finale
The final episodes of Young Sheldon drew a big crowd for CBS. The comedy ended its seven-season run on May 16 with 8.95 million viewers for its series finale, based on fast national ratings from Nielsen. That’s the biggest same-day audience for the show in four years — since its third season finale on April 30, 2020. Young Sheldon ended with a pair of episodes, and the first drew almost as many viewers (8.82 million) at 8 p.m. ET/PT as the 8:30 p.m. finale. The two episodes rank second and third in same-day viewers among all scripted series this season, behind only the post-Super Bowl premiere of Tracker.
DATA SPOTLIGHT
The Subscriber Race (Is Over?)
As Netflix hits nearly 270 million global subscribers the streaming giant is also marking the end of an era, telling investors that it will stop providing quarterly sub numbers in 2025. The past year has seen subscriber numbers rise swiftly, juiced by the company’s password-sharing crackdown. That effort isn’t done yet, but it is safe to say the end is in sight. Read more.
YouTube Tops in TV Use
YouTube was once again the top individual streaming service with 9.7 percent of all TV use in March — the largest for any single streamer since Nielsen began its Gauge rankings in May 2021. Netflix (8.1 percent of TV use) and Hulu (3 percent) also grew month to month. Streaming remained the biggest platform for TV users, gathering 38.5 percent of viewing for March — up from 37.7 percent a month earlier. Read more.
SOURCE: Company filings; Nielsen Gauge
RED CARPET POWER RANKINGS
Top Fashion Brands
Media Impact Value (MIV) for luxury labels throughout Awards Season
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Dior
Pictured: Jenna Ortega at the Emmys in Dior and Christian Louboutin
$59.2M
in MIV
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$52.1M
in MIV
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$50.4M
in MIV
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$48.9M
in MIV
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$45.2M
in MIV
Top Accessory Brands
Media Impact Value (MIV) for accessories labels throughout Awards Season
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$16.1M
in MIV
2
$10.9M
in MIV
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Manolo Blahnik
Pictured: Margot Robbie at the Globes in Armani Privé, Lorraine Schwartz and Manolo Blahnik
$2M
in MIV
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$1.4M
in MIV
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$1.3M
in MIV
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NEWS FEED
‘Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story’ to Get Special September 2024 Release in Theaters
DC Studios and Fathom Events are partnering to give Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story a special theatrical release. The film, which DC Studios, HBO Documentary Films and CNN Films acquired out of the Sundance Film Festival this year, will debut in cinemas across the U.S. on Sept. 21, 2024. An encore presentation will follow on […]
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Box Office: John Krasinski’s Ryan Reynolds Starrer ‘IF’ Improves to $35M Opening for No. 1 Finish
Paramount and writer-director John Krasinski are breathing a sigh of relief after IF‘s domestic opening improved to an estimated $35 million thanks to a strong family turnout on Saturday. Still, the live-action/CGI hybrid film — starring Ryan Reynolds and featuring an A-list voice cast — came in behind tracking’s projected $40 million domestic opening amid […]
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Box Office: John Krasinski’s Ryan Reynolds ‘IF’ Movie Starts Off With $1.8M in Previews
Writer-director John Krasinski‘s original family film IF has started off its box office run with $1.8 million in Thursday previews. The fantasy pic, headlining Ryan Reynolds and Cailey Fleming alongside an A-list voice cast, explores the world of discarded imaginary friends and what happens when a young girl and her neighbor try to reunite them […]
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‘Five Nights at Freddy’s’ Sequel Sets December 2025 Release, ‘M3GAN 2.0’ Shifts One Month
Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 has received an official release date in theaters — Dec. 5, 2025. The move was among a handful of key additions and changes Universal and prolific partner Blumhouse made to their 2025 theatrical calendar, including pushing back the release of M3GAN 2.0 by a month, from May 16 to June […]
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Alex Garland’s ‘Civil War’ Lands China Release Date
Alex Garland’s hit dystopian thriller Civil War has landed a potentially lucrative theatrical release in China. Chinese company Huahua Media acquired the local rights to the film and will distribute it in partnership with Alibaba Pictures on June 7. The plans mark a significant milestone for the tastemaking mini-major A24. It’s the influential studio’s very first […]
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Box Office: ‘IF’ Hopes to Make Millions of Friends With $40M Opening
The first major studio family film of summer 2024 opens at the box office this weekend, and it couldn’t boast more star power. Writer-director John Krasinski’s IF — headlining Ryan Reynolds and Cailey Fleming alongside an A-list voice cast — explores the world of discarded imaginary friends and what happens when a young girl and […]
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China Box Office: ‘Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga’ Cleared for Release (Exclusive)
George Miller’s Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga will have some good commercial news at its back as it roars into its much-anticipated Cannes Film Festival premiere Wednesday night. The Warner Bros. action tentpole has received censorship approval from Beijing regulators to get released in China, a source with knowledge of the decision tells The Hollywood […]
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