VOD Charts Divided Among Lower Cost Titles While ‘Sing 2’ Leads at Netflix
The order of films on VOD charts shuffled a bit this week. Nothing new debuted, and the offerings are tame compared to the buzz in theaters.
The order of films on VOD charts shuffled a bit this week. Nothing new debuted, and the offerings are tame compared to the buzz in theaters.
There will be bumps ahead, but this weekend, more than any other since theaters reopened, justified earlier optimism that they could rebound.
The once-dominant LA theater is one step closer to reopening — but faces a much-changed landscape from when it ceased operations in 2020.
July has the goods to not only be the biggest box office month since 2019, but also the closest “normal” month since COVID began.
It could be the appeal of current films, but home viewers may be starting to make their choices based on perceived value at lower prices.
“Elvis” is ahead of expectations in a crowded field, but total grosses fall again as the audience for mainstream movies is not expanding further.
More deja vu: This weekend might resemble the way business used to be — even if the “Elvis” and “The Black Phone” debuts are consigned to playing backup.
Sony’s lower-priced movies rule the VOD charts elsewhere as consumers look for value in their home-viewing spending.
Box office reporting numbers are always in flux, but not usually in favor of a film that didn’t play on Friday or Saturday (and which also happens to be decades old).
It was a $163 million weekend, 20 percent better than 2019 — but after “Doctor Strange” at #4, theater attendance plummeted.
Reviews for the Disney feature have not been great, but that’s only one part of the box-office problem.
“Unbearable Weight” and “Downton Abbey” also scored on PVOD, but the staying power of Daniels’ multiverse hit stands out 11 weeks after theatrical release.