PORTLAND, Ore., June 24, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Rentrak
(NASDAQ: RENT), the leader in precisely measuring movies and
TV everywhere, today announced the top weekly cross-platform
entertainment rankings for June 24,
2015.
Dinosaurs and a new Pixar movie turned the box office inside out
as Universal's "Jurassic World" continues its record smashing run
with a massive worldwide weekend of $267.1
million, propelling the movie past the $1 billion global mark on Monday in a record 13
days! The movie also posted the biggest second weekend gross ever
in North America with $106.6 million.
In more good box office news, Disney/Pixar's "Inside
Out" got off to a fantastic start this weekend with a global
total of $131.4 million that combines
the second biggest North American debut for a Pixar title of
$90.4 million plus $41 million from the international
territories. Notably, "SPL 2," a Hong Kong-Chinese action movie, took third
place worldwide this weekend with $29
million and a to-date total of $40
million.
Lionsgate's teen comedy "The DUFF" rises above to take the top
place on our Movies on Demand chart, followed by Warner Bros.'
"American Sniper" and "Focus."
Meanwhile, Warner Bros.' "Jupiter Ascending" literally ascends
back to number one on our digital purchases and rentals chart.
Disney's running flick, "McFarland USA," starring Kevin
Costner, debuted strong digitally in its first week of
release, coming in at number four.
At the top of our DVD and Blu-ray Disc sales chart, Fox's
"Kingsman: The Secret Service" guards its place at number one
against Warner Bros.' "American Sniper" at number two. On the
rentals side, Universal's "Fifty Shades of Grey" dominates the top
spot followed by Paramount's kid favorite "The SpongeBob Movie:
Sponge Out Of Water."
Telemundo's "El Señor de los Cielos" once again tops our viewer
engagement for broadcast telecasts chart, followed by the "2015 NBA
Finals" on ABC. And on our top viewer engagement for cable
telecasts chart, VH1's "Love and Hip Hop Atlanta" battles it
out for number one with ABC Family's "Pretty Little Liars."
On our combined social media and digital engagement chart for
viewers of broadcast and cable telecasts, the "Pretty Little Liars"
summer premier kicked off with a bang with more than 147k
interactions with a reminder post on Instagram. In the second
spot, one of the most popular segments on "Jimmy Kimmel Live,"
"Mean Tweets," was back in action with the NBA Edition posted
on Facebook. In third, "America's Got Talent" had an inspiring
performance by a young blind dancer named Benjamin Yonattan, whose
video earned 797k+ views on YouTube.
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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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
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