Mornin! This is Sean McNulty and here’s the Hollywood + Media news to know on MONDAY June 6, 2022.
Where… can someone seriously explain to me why we’re doing this…👇 and why there will be a 2nd league of “Spring Football” next year (XFL)?
I get that the “math” might work for NBC & FOX (+ FS1) on the approx 800k viewers the USFL games are averaging… but seriously - this is embarrassing for a sport on national TV. Football rec leagues get bigger crowds.
from my couch, which had more people on it than were at this game (pardon the Summer glare)
AND: Anyone with a take on why DISNEY+ is promoting the heck out of the Giannis Antetokounmpo origin story movie “Rise” during the NBA FINALS but choosing not to premiere it until… June 24 🤔 - I’m all ears (note: even if the Finals goes all 7 games it’ll end the 19th).
It’s a streaming movie that people could go watch after a game or add to their list immediately… not a theatrical release you’re looking build “intent to see” - so I’m a mix of these whenever I see the ads 🤯🤔🤦♂️🤷♂️.
Kudos @NETFLIX for timing the new Sandler pic “Hustle”perfectly this Weds 👏.
“Top Gun: Maverick” : $86 Million ($292 Million US, $549 Million global)
Weekend-to-weekend drop was 32% :
The Lowest 2nd Weekend drop for a $100 Million+ opener since… ever. “Shrek 2” came close in 2004 with 33%.
This is Tom Cruise’s biggest US movie… ever.
Audience grew younger as the kids take the buzz from the olds for once… 49% were under 35 years-old, +4% vs opening weekend.
IMAX & “Premium format screens” were 33% of the gross.
IMAX alone was still 13% of US $$… (IMAX avg is about 8-10%)
All IMAX screens go to “Jurassic World” this Friday… which is now facing a much more formidable challenger this Friday than UNI was likely expecting.
Even a 50%-ish drop would mean a $45 Million competitor.
“Doctor Strange…” :$9.2 Million ($389 Million US, $910 Million global)
Weekend to weekend drop of 42%.
“The Bob’s Burgers Movie” : $4.5 Million ($22 Million US)
A 63% drop, not unexpected for a hard-core fanbase movie in week 2.
The Bad Guys” : $3.3 Million ($87 Million US)
Still a very slight 24% decline
“Downton Abbey: A New Era” : $3 Million ($36 Million US)
Still another big 48% drop
Will slightly exceed its $40 Million budget with the US gross (minus rev shares with theaters).
Now avail for $20 PVOD home rental
“Everything Everywhere All at Once” : $2 Million ($60 Million US)
Still an incredibly slight 17% drop from last weekend
ELSEWHERE AT THE BOX OFFICE
NEON’s Cronenberg pic “Crimes of the Future” 🔪 opened to $1.1 Million from 773 screens for an eh $1400 per screen average… as the Specialty space continues to be challenged post-covid except for “Everything Everywhere…”.
Anytime you still see chatter / headlines about “The total box office is still down from 2019 / xxxx period in the 2010’s…” - know this is overwhelmingly due to lack of product… and NOT the “people don’t like going to the movies as much anymore” sentiment this chatter is continually trying to suggest:
Apparently the Game 1 CELTICS-WARRIORSaudience wasthe lowest in 15 years (except for the past 2 covid years), with 11.9 Million people watching on ABC & ESPN2 combined last Thurs.
Out of home viewing may lift this a bit… but it’s the smallest audience for an NBA FINALS game featuring Steph Curry ever, and about 11% below the 2019 WARRIORS-RAPTORS opener. /SportsMediaWatch
CLUBHOUSE lost 4 senior leaders this spring,as downloads fell 80% from first half of 2021 to first half of 2022. Departures were the heads of News, International, Community and ‘Brand Evangelism & Development’. /Protocol
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👩💻 NEW TO WATCH:
HBO “Irma Vep” with Alicia Vikander - Apparently this is a limited series and not a movie like I thought this whole time… well anyway it premieres at 9p
HULU “Maggie” (former ABC sitcom) - no link avail
NETFLIX “Bill Burr Presents: Friends Who Kill” - STREAM HERE
🕵️♀️ THE WEEK AHEAD
TUE -“Everything Everywhere All at Once”hits PVOD $20 home rental
WED -“Ms. Marvel” hits DISNEY+ as the service launches in 41 mostly Middle Eastern countries.
Adam Sandler’s hoops pic “Hustle” hits NETFLIX
THU - “Queer as Folk” hits PEACOCK
FRI - “Jurassic World: Dominion” hits theaters. and our hearts.
SAT -Belmont Stakes on NBC
SUN -INDIA’s IPL Cricket League rights auction begins… with the DIS+ total subscriber count 👀 with keen interest.
🎥 TRAILER HOUSE
APPLE TV+ “Loot” series trailer - Maya Rudolph as a newly-divorced woman who gets $87 Billion in the settlement… and finally has to run the foundation she’s apparently had all along. This definitely feels like it could be a “White Lotus” for Summer 2022, funny spot! PREMIERES FRI JUNE 24
FX “What We Do In the Shadows” Season 4 teaser -PREMIERES TUE JULY 12
🎧 PLAYING ME OFF
New PANIC! AT THE DISCO “Viva Las Vengeance” from their new album.
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