PORTLAND, Ore., May 20, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Rentrak
(NASDAQ: RENT), the leader in precisely measuring movies and
TV everywhere, today announced the top weekly cross-platform
entertainment rankings for May 20,
2015.
Disney/Marvel's summer mega-hit "Avengers: Age of Ultron" got
off to a phenomenal start in China, grossing a truly staggering
$156.3 million in
the six days since its Tuesday debut, pushing
it to the number one spot on our global chart. Along with the
solid performance in other international territories and
North America, the total global
gross for "Avengers: Age of Ultron" now stands at $1.143 billion, which makes it the
eighth highest grossing film of all time. Warner
Bros.' "Mad Max: Fury Road" blasted into cinemas in 68
international markets, grossing an impressive $65 million with a global total of
$110.4 million. Universal's "Pitch
Perfect 2" had a solid international weekend, earning
$26.9 million in 29 markets for a
total of $38.1 million and a
worldwide total of $107.3
million.
In North America, Universal's
PG-13 "Pitch Perfect 2" earned more in its opening
weekend ($69.2
million) than the original "Pitch Perfect" earned in
its entire theatrical run ($65.001
million) in North America. Debuting in second
place is Warner Bros.' brilliant and groundbreaking R-rated "Mad
Max: Fury Road" from director George
Miller, starring Tom Hardy as the title character and
Charlize Theron in a career-defining
performance as "Furiosa." This movie drew critical
accolades across the board and audiences responded to the tune of
$45.4 million this weekend.
On our digital purchases and rentals chart, Sony's "The Wedding
Ringer" celebrated this week at number one. Warner Brothers,
"American Sniper," now in its second week of release, continues to
hit the bullseye with consumers, coming in at the number
two position. Disney's 2012 release, "Marvel's The
Avengers" climbed back onto the chart, landing in the seventh
spot, thanks in large part to the recent theatrical release of
"Avengers: Age Of Ultron."
Both our Movies on Demand chart and our DVD & Blu-Ray
Disc sales chart are topped by Universal's erotic drama
"Fifty Shades of Grey" which posted the biggest February opening
weekend in theaters at $85.17
million earlier this year. Sony's Kevin Hart comedy "The Wedding Ringer" took
top honors this week on our DVD & Blu-Ray Disc rentals
and Movies on Demand charts (and on the aforementioned digital
purchases and rentals chart). It was quite a solid week for
Kevin Hart on the small screen.
Telemundo's "El SeƱor de los Cielos" tops the chart again this
week followed by CBS's "Blue Bloods" and "NCIS: New Orleans" in third. There was
a bit of a shake up on our cable TV engagement chart with
TLC's reality show "19 Kids and Counting" at the top followed by
TNT's broadcast of the "2015 NBA Playoffs" and A&E's acclaimed
"Bates Motel."
On our combined social media and digital engagement chart for
viewers of broadcast and cable telecasts, NBC's "The Voice" got
their top eight underway this week. Sawyer
Fredericks' "Simple Man" earned the most views this week
with 980k+. ESPN's "SportsCenter" capitalized on all the
conversations from the Mayweather and Pacquiao fight. They
posted a 48-0 photo after the fight on Instagram, gaining
145k+ interactions. SpikeTV's "Lip Sync Battle" this week
featured daytime talk show hosts Hoda Kotb vs. Michael Strahan. Hoda Kotb's battle
song led the way this week with 619k+ views.
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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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,
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