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Samba TV: ‘The Crash’ Tops Weekly Streaming Viewership Through May 24
Netflix’s The Crash was No. 1 on Samba TV’s list of top streaming programs for the week of May 18 to 24. The true-crime documentary centers on an Ohio teen tried for the deaths of two passengers after allegedly driving her car intentionally into a building at 100 mph. It was released May 15. No. … Continue reading “Samba TV: ‘The Crash’ Tops Weekly Streaming Viewership Through May 24”
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HBO Max’s Roland-Garros Tennis First Two-Day Viewership Up 25%
HBO Max reported a 25% increase in total hours live-streamed in the first two-day live coverage of the 2026 Roland-Garros (French Open) tennis tournament, taking place from May 24 to June 7 in Paris. The annual tournament is a major part of Max’s live-sports catalog as part of 10-year, $650 million global streaming rights deal. … Continue reading “HBO Max’s Roland-Garros Tennis First Two-Day Viewership Up 25%”
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Samba TV: ‘The Crash’ Tops Weekly Streaming Viewership Through May 24
Netflix’s The Crash was No. 1 on Samba TV’s list of top streaming programs for the week of May 18 to 24. The true-crime documentary centers on an Ohio teen tried for the deaths of two passengers after allegedly driving her car intentionally into a building at 100 mph. It was released May 15. No. … Continue reading “Samba TV: ‘The Crash’ Tops Weekly Streaming Viewership Through May 24”
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HBO Max’s Roland-Garros Tennis First Two-Day Viewership Up 25%
HBO Max reported a 25% increase in total hours live-streamed in the first two-day live coverage of the 2026 Roland-Garros (French Open) tennis tournament, taking place from May 24 to June 7 in Paris. The annual tournament is a major part of Max’s live-sports catalog as part of 10-year, $650 million global streaming rights deal. … Continue reading “HBO Max’s Roland-Garros Tennis First Two-Day Viewership Up 25%”
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A24’s Low-Budget Horror Movie ‘Backrooms’ Looks to Top Weekend Box Office Through May 31
The box office reign of Disney/Lucasfilm’s Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu is projected to be short-lived as A24’s low-budget horror movie Backrooms sweeps in with a projected $70 million in ticket sales through May 31, according to estimates from BoxOfficeReport.com. Backrooms, which stars Chiwetel Ejiofor and Renate Reinsve and has a $10 million production budget, … Continue reading “A24’s Low-Budget Horror Movie ‘Backrooms’ Looks to Top Weekend Box Office Through May 31”
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Nielsen: Prime Video’s ‘The Boys’ Topped Weekly Household TV Streaming Through May 3
The Prime Video original series “The Boys” topped Nielsen’s household TV streaming charts for the week ended May 3 with 947 million minutes. It was just the second time that the superhero satire ranked No. 1 overall in the top 10. Again, 58% of the streaming audience was male, including men aged 18-34 (19%). Netflix … Continue reading “Nielsen: Prime Video’s ‘The Boys’ Topped Weekly Household TV Streaming Through May 3”
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‘Project Hail Mary’ Tops DEG Digital Transactions Chart for Week of May 17
Amazon MGM Studios’ Project Hail Mary was No. 1 on the DEG: The Digital Entertainment Group’s top 10 digital sales and rentals chart provided by GfK Entertainment for the week ended May 17. Available May 12 for premium digital purchase and rental, the sci-fi film based on the novel by Andy Weir stars Ryan Gosling … Continue reading “‘Project Hail Mary’ Tops DEG Digital Transactions Chart for Week of May 17”
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Comscore Sells Box Office Tracking Business to Private Equity Firm, Renamed Rentrak
Comscore May 27 announced it has sold its box office tracking business to private equity group Advaya Capital for $70 million in cash. As part of the deal, the business will return to its legacy Rentrak name. Advaya named veteran industry executive Chris Aronson, former president of domestic theatrical distribution at Paramount, to run the … Continue reading “Comscore Sells Box Office Tracking Business to Private Equity Firm, Renamed Rentrak”
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‘The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ Leaps Atop Weekly U.K. Home Entertainment Sales Chart Through May 27
Universal/Illumination’s The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, the top-grossing box office release ($983.7 million) thus far in 2026, jumped atop the Official Film Chart, the weekly U.K. home entertainment sales chart, through May 27. Amazon MGM Studios’ sci-fi adventure Project Hail Mary, starring Ryan Gosling, dropped to No. 2 in its second week on the chart, followed … Continue reading “‘The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ Leaps Atop Weekly U.K. Home Entertainment Sales Chart Through May 27”
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Omdia: U.S. Smartphone Market Declined 3% in Q1 Amid Pricing Pressure, Carrier Subsidy Shifts
The U.S. smartphone market declined 3% to 33.4 million units in the first 90 days of 2026, from 32.4 million units in the previous-year period, according to new data from Omdia. The comparison was against an elevated Q1 2025 when vendors and carriers accelerated inventory build-up ahead of potential U.S. tariff actions by the Trump … Continue reading “Omdia: U.S. Smartphone Market Declined 3% in Q1 Amid Pricing Pressure, Carrier Subsidy Shifts”
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Ampere: Streamers Waiting Longer to See New Seasons of Returning Series
Streaming audiences are waiting longer than ever for the return of high-profile original shows. The average gap between seasons of scripted originals has almost doubled from 12 months in 2020 to 21 months in 2025, according to new data from Ampere Analysis. While audiences remain loyal to hit series such as Apple TV’s “Severance” and … Continue reading “Ampere: Streamers Waiting Longer to See New Seasons of Returning Series”
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‘Fight Club’ Punches Way to Top of Disc Sales Charts
Disney-owned 20th Century Studios’ Fight Club grabbed the top spot on the Circana VideoScan chart, which tracks combined sales of all disc formats, and the dedicated sales chart for Blu-ray formats the week ended May 16. The 1999 film from director David Fincher and based on the novel of the same name by Chuck Palahniuk … Continue reading “‘Fight Club’ Punches Way to Top of Disc Sales Charts”
