HBO Max, GKIDS Cut Licensing Deal for 20 Adult Animated and Live-Action Films
HBO Max and GKIDS on Aug. 13 announced an exclusive licensing deal for 20 Japanese adult animated and live-action films, many streaming for the first time in North America. The deal also includes new 4K releases. Among the films are Your Name, Shin Godzilla, Perfect Blue, The Colors Within, Angel’s Egg, and Summer Wars. The … Continue reading “HBO Max, GKIDS Cut Licensing Deal for 20 Adult Animated and Live-Action Films”
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Part 1 of the second season of Netflix popular Addams Family-themed comedy thriller, “Wednesday,” generated 50 million views to dominate the streamer’s weekly charts, including finishing No. 1 on the English-language TV chart. Netflix counts a “view” after someone has been streaming content for at least two minutes. Again featuring Jenna Ortega in the title … 
The second season of Netflix original “Addams Family” series “Wednesday,” starring Jenna Ortega in the title role, picked up where the first season ended — atop most media measurement charts. Season two, which debuted Aug. 6, generated 2.7 million U.S. households during the first four days, up 8% from 2.5 million households for season one … 
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Disney-owned Marvel Studios’ Thunderbolts* debuted at No. 1 on the Circana VideoScan chart, which tracks combined DVD and Blu-ray Disc unit sales, and the dedicated Blu-ray Disc chart the week ended Aug. 2. The film assembles an unconventional team of disillusioned castoffs whose survival depends on uncovering a secret program to create new superheroes. The … 
GKIDS has acquired theatrical and home entertainment rights to the Chinese box office hit The Legend of Hei 2. Released in China July 18, the film had grossed more than $49 million in its domestic release as of Aug. 4. The Legend of Hei 2 is a follow up to the 2019 feature The Legend … 
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The documentaries Atomic People and Pompeii: The New Dig — House of Treasures are available on the PBS Documentaries Prime Video Channel in August. Atomic People features the testimony of some of the last ‘Hibakusha’ — survivors of the two atomic bombs that were dropped on Japan — before their voices are lost forever. Combining … 
Adam Sandler’s star keeps shining at Netflix. On the day the streamer disclosed the star’s co-billing in a new original movie, Jay Kelly, starring George Clooney, and bowing Dec. 5, Sandler’s sequel Happy Gilmore 2 remained atop the streamer’s weekly charts with 40.8 million views through Aug. 3 — less than a 15% decline from … 
Paramount Pictures’ classic Sunset Boulevard will be released on Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD disc Aug. 5 from Alliance Home Entertainment. Originally released on Aug. 10, 1950, the movie stars Gloria Swanson as aging silent film queen Norma Desmond and William Holden as struggling young screenwriter Joe Gillis. It was among the first films selected …