Big Number
2.75B
Number of on-demand audio streams for Taylor Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department, which tops a July 16 mid-year music report from Luminate of the top albums released in the U.S. so far in 2024. Swift’s new album also topped the sales chart with 2.4 million and vinyl chart with 988,000 sold this year. Full report.
Snapshot
Box Office Forecast
Global grosses and total cinema revenue will surpass pre-COVID-19 pandemic levels in 2026, but admissions won’t do so over the next five years, a July 15 report from accounting firm PwC forecasts. The firm sees 2019 box office revenue of $38.55 billion nearly reached in 2025 with $37.68 billion before hitting $40.23 billion in 2026. That’s the good news … Full story.
STREAMING
Top Series
The most-viewed series of the week
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NIELSEN STREAMING CONTENT RATINGS (June 10-June 16, 2024, most recent week)
Top Movies
The most-viewed films of the week
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NIELSEN STREAMING CONTENT RATINGS (June 10-June 16, 2024, most recent week)
TOP TRENDING
This week’s most consumed, searched and shared content
SOURCE: PARROT ANALYTICS (JUNE 21 – 27, 2024)
This ranking shows the most in-demand series that have debuted in the last 365 days on major platforms with US audiences.
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Presumed Innocent
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Mr. & Mrs. Smith
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Expats
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BOX OFFICE
Top Movies
The highest-grossing films domestically
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$43.5M
Weekend Gross
4,449
Theaters
$210M
Total Gross
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COMSCORE (July 12-July 14)
Upcoming Releases
Notable movies heading to theaters
Blink Twice on Aug. 23
Channing Tatum takes on the role of a tech billionaire who lures people to his private island in the trailer for Amazon MGM’s Blink Twice, Zoë Kravitz’s directorial debut.
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BROADCAST
Top TV
The most-viewed primetime network shows
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Copa América Final: Argentina vs. Colombia
Fox
6.02M
Viewers
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Biden’s July 11 Press Conference
ABC
4.97M
Viewers
3
America’s Got Talent
NBC
4.82M
Viewers
4
60 Minutes Presents
CBS
4.57M
Viewers
5
Biden’s July 14 Oval Office Address
ABC
4.01M
Viewers
Nielsen (July 8-14)
Inside View
The narrative behind the numbers
Fox / Uni
1Game
11.6M Viewers
Goooaaalll!
Both Fox and Univision set records for their telecasts of the Euro 2024 final on July 14 between Spain and England and the Copa América final, featuring Argentina and Colombia. Spain-England drew a combined 9.43 million viewers Sunday afternoon, and in primetime, Argentina’s victory over Colombia averaged 11.63 million across the two networks. Fox topped 6 million viewers for both contests: Spain’s 2-1 victory over England averaged 6.43 million viewers, and the Copa America final came in at 6.02 million.
DATA SPOTLIGHT
YouTube’s Streaming Run
Among individual streaming services in June, YouTube remained No. 1 and hit its best mark in the Nielsen Gauge’s three-year history with 9.9 percent of all TV use. Netflix had 8.4 percent, up 0.8 points from May. Fox’s free, ad-supported platform Tubi also hit its best mark ever with 2 percent of all TV usage. Details.
TV Use, By Platform
Streaming platforms achieved another milestone in June, collectively accounting for more than 40 percent of all TV use in the United States — the first time that’s happened. Details.
SOURCE: Nielsen Gauge
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