Thanks Bill - certainly 2 back to back duds, but preceded by 2 big hits so… let’s hope the JJ pic and Apatow movie scores! Those should be the final evidence submissions to decide.
How’s NBA on NBC doing? @seanmcnulty.bsky.social takes a look:
Listen up, #medianerds: @seanmcnulty.bsky.social breaks down WBD's Q3 earnings, from its linear TV apocalypse to its studio successes. Plus, what's in it for the main contenders like Paramount or Netflix if they bid for Warners? theankler.com/p/wbd-q3-mov...
With "The Release Party of a Showgirl" set to rake in millions in movie theaters, @seanmcnulty.bsky.social has another idea for Taylor Swift to save the box office: livestream her wedding to theaters. Full podcast episode: theankler.com/p/hollywoods...
With this year's summer box office done, dusted, and disappointing, @elainelow.bsky.social , @seanmcnulty.bsky.social , @natjarv.bsky.social and @kateyrich.bsky.social look forward to the movies on next year’s slate theankler.com/p/summer-dud...
Outside of #Weapons - count the #KpopDemonHunters theatrical experiment as the most important development to watch at the box office in August or September.
Viewers don’t want ads, so marketers are slipping them into the story. @ashleycullins.bsky.social tells @elainelow.bsky.social, @seanmcnulty.bsky.social , and @natjarv.bsky.social how brand integration became less about Coke cans and more about Krypto selling Milk-Bones theankler.com/p/apples-f1-...
Disney's Q1 earnings are in and they're...fine! Any exponential growth? No. Are there any big uh-oh’s on the horizon? No . . . depending how that HULU / COMCAST decision goes. @seanmcnulty.bsky.social breaks it down for The Wakeup Lunch Hour: theankler.com/p/dis-on-tru...
Come hang with Richard and I in our weekly Monday lunchtime (or late breakfast for west coast folks) live chat - #thunderbolts is up first as summer movie season kicks off! Plus reading thru the movie tariff tea leaves. Link below!
. @richardrushfield.bsky.social and @seanmcnulty.bsky.social are live on Substack to talk about actually good box office news from this weekend: open.substack.com/live-stream/...
Sinners is #1 at the box office, the highest-grossing non-IP film since "Us", and the first horror film to earn an A CinemaScore. @richardrushfield.bsky.social and @seanmcnulty.bsky.social discuss these achievements and why many in the media are committed to tearing it down bit.ly/44zmgIP
Time for an Ankler crossover episode: @seanmcnulty.bsky.social and @richardrushfield.bsky.social assess 13 franchises from Marvel to Star Wars to see which IP worlds have more life, which need to go away for a while, which have promising revivals, and which look wobbly theankler.com/p/big-ip-fra...
I actually forgot to mention the (unknown) YT view factor… which is likely where more of the missing younger demos were.
The @netflix.com Film chart this week shows just how potent studio libraries are, plus how NETFLIX usage continues to pretty much mirror what cable TV was:
A 1998 action comedy was the 3rd most popular film in America.
Take a dive into the comps & numbers to know 👇
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What movies worked on @netflix.com in 2024?
I break down what their self-reported data tells us across US movies, what regions globally deliver hit movies, what genres are most NETFLIX users not interested in and much more in today’s WAKEUP.
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Comcast’s #SpinCo not only raised a ton of ?s at @nbcnews.com — but also in Hollywood at large as it searches for a solve to its melting #cabletv core.
Sadly, Comcast’s attempt at a solve really doesn’t look like one for everyone else. Here’s why 👇
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Last week, The Atlantic discovered a database of over 139,000 scripts used to train AI, setting writer group chats ablaze.
@elainelow.bsky.social spoke to writers to see what recourse they have and what kind of systems could be put in place for them to be compensated.
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12 million folks left their house this weekend to go to a US movie theaters to see #Glicked
This weekend also matched 2018 & 2019 totals (not adjusted for inflation). Still a lotta money in the banana stand out there when it’s properly stocked.
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