PORTLAND, Ore., April 8, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Rentrak
(NASDAQ: RENT), the leader in precisely measuring movies and
TV everywhere, today announced the top weekly cross-platform
entertainment rankings for April 8,
2015.
Audiences around the globe got furious in movie theaters as
Universal's "Furious 7" put the box office into high gear and
smoked a massive international weekend of $240.4 million. This is Universal's highest
grossing international weekend by a mile, beating the previous
record holder "Fast & Furious 6" and its $162 million debut. Combined with the North
American April opening weekend record gross of $147.2 million, the worldwide total for the
latest installment in the "Fast and Furious" franchise is already
nearing $400 million and will likely
be the first of the series to top the $1
billion mark globally.
Once again, newcomers dominate DVD and Blu-ray sales this week
with Warner Bros.' epic Middle-earth saga "The Hobbit: The Battle
of the Five Armies" taking first place, Disney's live-action
musical "Into the Woods" in second and Universal's WWII true story
"Unbroken" landing in third. On the DVD and Blu-ray rentals side of
the ledger, Disney's animated favorite "Big Hero 6" leads the
charge this week followed by box office hit "The Hunger Games:
Mockingjay - Part 1" and Universal's comedy sequel "Dumb And Dumber
To" in third place.
On our digital purchases and rentals chart, Paramount had
a stellar week with its film "Interstellar," which makes
its debut at number one. Lionsgate's "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay
- Part 1," now in its fifth week of release, continues to sit high
on the charts in the third spot. Notably, Warner Bros.' "The
Hobbit: Battle Of The Five Armies" lands in the seventh
position.
Fox's music industry hit drama "Empire" tops our broadcast TV
engagement chart this week as Univision's telenovela "Mi Corazon es tuyo" grabs the second position,
followed by Telemundo's telenovela "Duenos del paraiso."
The zombies of AMC's "The Walking Dead" maintain their long-time
stranglehold at the top of the cable TV engagement chart, followed
by Bravo's reality hit "The Real Housewives of Atlanta" and the ABC Family teenage drama
series "Pretty Little Liars."
On our combined social media and digital engagement chart for
viewers of broadcast and cable telecasts, NBC's singing
competition "The Voice" continued its battle rounds, staying at the
top, while Fox's "Empire" ended its stellar season on a high note
at number two with all social media networks buzzing over the
finale. Taking the third spot on our list is ESPN's
"SportsCenter," which reacted to Steve
Nash's retirement announcement by uploading a photo of him
on Instagram, noting his third place rank on the all-time NBA
assists list.
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
Rentrak (NASDAQ: RENT) is 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 home video. For more information on
Rentrak, please visit Rentrak.com.
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