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Universal Pictures Home Entertainment’s Kandahar remained No. 1 on the Redbox disc rental chart the week ended July 30. In the film, Gerard Butler reteams with action director Ric Roman … Continue reading “‘Kandahar’ Still No. 1 on Redbox Disc Rental Chart; ‘Super Mario Bros.’ Remains Atop Digital Chart”

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Netflix’s new action-comedy Hidden Strike, co-starring John Cena and Jackie Chan, topped the streamer’s weekly Top 10 overall chart by a wide margin with 22 million views through July 30. … Continue reading “Five-Year-Old John Cena, Jackie Chan Actioner ‘Hidden Strike’ Tops Netflix Chart 48 Hours After Debut”

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As part of the year-long centennial celebration for the 100th anniversary of Warner Bros. Studio, the supernatural horror film The Exorcist from Academy Award-winning director William Friedkin (The French Connection) … Continue reading “‘The Exorist’ Headed to 4K Ultra HD Disc and Digital Sept. 19”

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Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, streaming on Paramount+, led the Whip Media chart of streaming movies, while “Secret Invasion,” streaming on Disney+, again topped the Whip Media chart of streaming originals among U.S. consumers … Continue reading “‘Transformers: Rise of the Beasts,’ ‘Secret Invasion’ Top Weekly Whip U.S. Streaming Charts”

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Celebrating the 25th anniversary of the franchise, Halloween H2O: 20 Years Later will be released in a limited-edition 4K Ultra HD Steelbook on Sept. 26 from Paramount Home Entertainment. Jamie … Continue reading “‘Halloween H2O: 20 Years Later’ Due on 4K Ultra HD Steelbook Sept. 26”

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The 20th Century Fox horror thriller The Boogeyman arrives on digital Aug. 29 and on Blu-ray and DVD Oct. 10 from Disney. Based on the story by Stephen King, the … Continue reading “Horror Thriller ‘The Boogeyman’ Headed to Digital Aug. 29, Disc Oct. 10”

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European streaming video platform Rakuten TV Aug. 1 announced the launch of its video streaming app for the PlayStation 5 gaming console, affording gamers easier access to Hollywood movies, among … Continue reading “Rakuten TV Bows PlayStation 5 App Across Europe Featuring Hollywood Movies”

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Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, the year’s No. 2 movie at the box office, will be released to home audiences digitally on Aug. 8 and on Blu-ray Disc, 4K Ultra HD … Continue reading “‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’ Gets Home Release Dates on Digital, Disc”

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The inclusion of ad-supported content across the streaming video ecosystem is a boon for consumers and distributors, according to new data from Hub Research. Virtually all TV viewers consume ad-supported … Continue reading “Hub: Content Advertising a Lifeline to Streaming Video Distribution”

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“Barbenheimer,” the social media-coined buzzword that has helped propel Warner Bros. Pictures’ Barbie and Universal Pictures’ Oppenheimer into theatrical blockbusters, cuts both ways. Warner has reportedly apologized after the studio’s … Continue reading “Warner Bros. Apologizes Following Insensitive ‘Barbenheimer’ Social Media Comment”

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