Still Living in a ‘Super Mario Galaxy’ With $35 Million in Third Weekend Box Office Revenue
Universal/Illumination’s The Super Mario Galaxy Movie remained atop the weekend box office for a third consecutive time, adding $35 million in projected ticket sales through April 19. The animated sequel has generated $355 million across North American screens, and is approaching $750 million worldwide. That said, the movie is likely to continue declining faster in … Continue reading “Still Living in a ‘Super Mario Galaxy’ With $35 Million in Third Weekend Box Office Revenue”
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Amagi, the cloud-based provider for the streaming and broadcast industries, has inked a reseller agreement with Adams, a unit of Ole Interactive Group, to drive free ad-supported streaming televison (FAST) transformation of television channels, sports leagues, and content owners across Latin America. As audience consumption shifts towards FAST channels, media companies in Latin America face the … 
The U.S. video streaming landscape is currently led by Netflix, which maintains the highest market presence across all tracking metrics with 92% consumer awareness, 79% consideration (those who considered subscribing), 74% current subscriber, and 39% preferred brand, according to new data from Conjointly Brand Tracker. Hulu (82% awareness, 61% consideration, 52% current subscriber, 15% preferred … 
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Universal/Illumination/Nickelodeon’s The Super Mario Galaxy Movie didn’t disappoint, adding $69 million in second weekend North American weekend ticket sales through April 12, upping the sequel to 2023’s The Super Mario Bros. Movie domestic gross to $308 million and $629 million globally. “Galaxy” is the top-grossing theatrical release in 2026, moving ahead of Amazon MGM Studios’ sci-fi … 
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HBO has renewed the “Rooster” for a second season, citing strong viewership from early episodes of the comedy series. According to HBO, the first four episodes of the first season, which premiered March 8, averaged 5.8 million U.S. viewers, making it the network’s most-watched freshmen comedy in more than a decade. The 10 episode-first season …