PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 19, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Rentrak
(NASDAQ: RENT), the leader in precisely measuring movies and
TV everywhere, today announced the top weekly cross-platform
entertainment rankings for August 19,
2015.
Tom Cruise in Paramount's
"Mission: Impossible Rogue Nation" maintained the number one
position both worldwide and in the international territories for
the third straight weekend. The fifth in the franchise, this
"Mission" is now closing in on the $400
million mark globally.
In North American action, Universal Pictures does it
again with "Straight Outta Compton" debuting at number one
with $60.2 million, becoming the
biggest R-rated August debut in box office
history. Paramount's "Mission: Impossible Rogue Nation" in its
third weekend adds another $17.2
million, while Warner Bros.' big screen remake of the
classic TV series "Man From U.N.C.L.E." makes its debut with
$13.4 million. On this week's
Movies on Demand chart, Lionsgate's YA action-adventure "The
Divergent Series: Insurgent" leads the way, while Fox's Dreamworks
Animation release, "Home" moves to second place. In third, Fox's
ever-popular "Kingsman: The Secret Service" moves up from the
fourth position last week.
On our digital purchases and rentals chart, Fox's Dreamworks
animation release "Home" climbed up the charts in its sixth week of
release into the number one position. "Get Hard," the Warner Bros.'
comedy starring Will Ferrell and
Kevin Hart, continues to make its
mark by holding onto the second position after a full eight weeks
in release. Fox's "True Story," a movie based on actual events
about a disgraced New York Times
reporter who meets an accused killer, debuts strong in third
place.
On our DVD and Blu-ray Disc sales chart this week, Lionsgate's
YA action-adventure "The Divergent Series: Insurgent" debuts at
number one, while Dreamworks Animation's family-favorite "Home"
drops to second place in its second week on the chart.
This week on the DVD and Blu-ray Disc rentals side of the
ledger, Will Ferrell in Warner
Bros.' "Get Hard" holds on to the top spot for the second straight
week, while Lionsgate's "The Divergent Series: Insurgent" proves
its appeal across many small screen platforms.
On our top viewer engagement for broadcast telecasts chart,
Telemundo's "El Senor de los Cielos" reclaims the number one spot
this week and proves its never-ending popularity, while two other
Telemundo shows round out the top three with "Tierra de Reyes" and "Caso cerrado – Edicion
especial" taking second and third place.
Our top viewer engagement for cable telecasts chart shows TNT's
"Major Crimes" at the top of the
chart again this week and in a bit of chart deja vu is once again
followed by TNT's "Rizzoli & Isles" and VH1's "Love & Hip
Hop Atlanta" in third.
Finally, on our combined social media and digital engagement
chart for viewers of broadcast and cable telecasts, a
"TeachingCenter" skit highlighting the exciting world of pro
teaching featured on Comedy Central's "Key & Peele" was the
most watched clip, gaining 5M+ views on YouTube. On NBC's
"America's Got Talent," Marlon
Wayans hit the golden buzzer this week for Ventriloquist
Paul Zerdin and the video was uploaded to YouTube, gaining 1.5M+
views. ABC Family's "Pretty Little Liars" continued to ignite its
fan base in preparation of its summer season finale, as an
Instagram photo teasing fans received 191k+ interactions.
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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information, precisely measuring actual viewing behavior of movies
and TV everywhere. Using our proprietary intelligence and
technology, combined with advanced demographics, only Rentrak is
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and robust audience measurement services that movie, television and
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