PORTLAND, Ore., March 4, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Rentrak
(NASDAQ: RENT), the leader in precisely measuring movies and
TV everywhere, today announced the top weekly cross-platform
entertainment rankings for March 4,
2015.
Universal's "Fifty Shades of Grey" remains a staggering
worldwide phenomenon with $486.2
million to-date after adding nearly $50 million in 60 territories as it tops the
global chart again this weekend. The modestly budgeted erotic
drama will cross the $500 million
mark globally this week making it one of the most profitable films
released over the past year.
Fox's "Kingsman: The Secret Service" once again guards its
number two spot on both charts, generating $37.5 million worldwide last weekend
($210.3 million total) and
$11.9 million domestically
($85.8 million total).
In North American action, Will
Smith grabs the 14th number one debut of his career as he
co-stars with rising star Margot
Robbie in Warner Bros.' R-rated comedy caper "Focus" which
snatched $18.7 million to top the
domestic chart and $31.3 million to
take the third spot globally.
It was a great week on the small screen for Fox's "Gone Girl" as
the gripping thriller starring Ben
Affleck and Academy Award® nominee
Rosamund Pike tops the DVD and
Blu-ray rentals chart (followed by Sony's Brad Pitt WWII tank drama
"Fury") and grabs the second spot on the digital movie purchases
and rentals chart just behind the Keanu Reeves action drama
"John Wick," that maintains the
number one position in its fifth week of release.
The DVD and Blu-ray sales chart sees a bevy of newcomers taking
the top 5 spots led by Warner Bros.' "Game of Thrones: The Complete
Fourth Season" followed by Universal's comedy sequel "Dumb and
Dumber To" (which notably took the top spot on our Movies on Demand
chart), Sony's "The Interview," Anchor Bay's "St. Vincent" and
Fox's Best Picture Academy Award® winner
"Birdman."
The Oscar action continues as Academy
Award® winner for Best Actor Eddie Redmayne stars as the iconic physicist
Stephen J. Hawking in Universal's
"The Theory of Everything," which debuts at number two on our
Movies on Demand chart.
CBS' "NCIS" family wins big on our broadcast TV engagement chart
again this week with "NCIS: New
Orleans" and "NCIS" at number one and three, respectively
while Telemundo's "Dueños del Paraíso" takes the second spot.
The ever-popular "The Walking Dead" tops the cable TV engagement
chart once again, followed by Hallmark's heartwarming movie "All of
My Heart" starring Lacy Chabert,
Brennan Elliott and Ed Asner.
Finally, the top spot for social media and digital
engagement for viewers of broadcast and cable telecasts
goes to Saturday Night Live which is attracting a lot of
attention in the celebration of 40 years on the air, followed by TV
Land's "Family Feud."
Click the links below to view the most recent charts:
Worldwide Box Office
Domestic Box Office
DVD & Blu-ray Disc Sales
DVD & Blu-ray Disc Rentals
Movies on Demand
Digital Movies Sales & Rentals
TV & Social Media Engagement
About Rentrak Corporation
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the entertainment and marketing industries' premier provider of
worldwide consumer viewership information, precisely measuring
actual viewing behavior of movies and TV everywhere. Using our
proprietary intelligence and technology, combined with advanced
demographics, only Rentrak is the census currency for VOD and
movies. Rentrak provides the stable and robust audience measurement
services that movie, television and advertising professionals
across the globe have come to rely on to better deliver their
business goals and more precisely target advertising across
numerous platforms including box office, multiscreen television and
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