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Universal Pictures/Illumination’s animated actioner The Super Mario Bros. Movie topped weekly movie digital transactions, while the second season of Hulu’s critically-acclaimed family diner drama series “Hulu” ranked No. 1 among episodic … Continue reading “JustWatch: ‘The Super Mario Bros. Movie,’ ‘The Bear’ Topped Weekly Streaming Through July 2”

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Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment July 5 announced showcase four original animated movies at special panel presentations at this month’s San Diego Comic-Con 2023. The films include Adult Swim’s The … Continue reading “Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment Bringing Four Original Animated Movies to San Diego Comic-Con 2023”

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Lionsgate will release the comedic horror flick The Blackening on premium VOD July 7. The film premiered in theaters on June 16 and earned $15.7 million at the global box … Continue reading “Comedic Horror Flick ‘The Blackening’ Available Via PVOD July 7”

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Kino Lorber on July 25 will release of Soundies: The Ultimate Collection, a four-disc set featuring 200 short musical subjects that entertained Americans during the World War II era. The … Continue reading “Kino Lorber Celebrates ‘Soundies’ With Four-Disc Blu-ray Collection Due July 25”

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Freestyle Digital Media, the digital film distribution division of Byron Allen’s Allen Media Group, has acquired North American VOD rights to the drama Waiting for the Light to Change. The … Continue reading “Freestyle Digital Media Snags North American VOD Rights to ‘Waiting for the Light to Change’”

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The Deep in the Heart Film Festival has announced a special 30th Anniversary screening of Richard Linklater’s Dazed and Confused on July 22.   The special celebration of the 1993 … Continue reading “Texas Film Festival to Screen, Honor Actor From Classic ‘Dazed and Confused’”

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The 2023 North American theatrical box office has not been a good one for Warner Bros. Pictures through the midpoint (June 30). The perennial Top 5 studio sits at No. … Continue reading “Mid-Year 2023 Studio Box Office Surprise: Warner Bros. Pictures Out of Top 5”

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In June, data science company BB Media detected seven new streaming platforms around the world, including El Gourmet and RM Play, both in Spain. Additionally, Croatia saw two updates with … Continue reading “BB Media Finds Seven New Streaming Platforms Around the World in June”

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Twentieth Century Studios’ Avatar: The Way Of Water returned to the top of the weekly U.K. home entertainment sales chart — a sixth non-consecutive week at No. 1 — following … Continue reading “‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ Returns Atop U.K. Weekly Home Entertainment Sales Chart Following Disc Release”

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The Chris Hemsworth-starring hit sequel Extraction 2 again topped all streaming content on Netflix for the third consecutive week, with 17.5 million views for the seven-day period ended July 2. … Continue reading “Netflix: ‘Extraction 2’ Topped All Weekly Streaming Through July 2 With 17.5 Million Views”

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