Another Paramount title, “SpongeBob: Sponge on the Run,” finally made its American debut as a Premium VOD for $19.99. It bested all premium titles and took #1 on the revenue-based FandangoNow chart. It’s the latest breakout success among animated films that includes “The Croods: A New Age,” “Soul,” and “Tom & Jerry.”
“Raya and the Last Dragon” also debuted this weekend in theaters and on Disney+ for those subscribers willing to pay an additional $29.99. (No indication as to how many customers paid to see it at home.) Box office for Disney Animation’s first release in over a year underwhelmed at $8.6 million; some exhibitors refused to play the film over the studio’s rental terms. By comparison, “Tom & Jerry” grossed almost $21 million in 10 days. Related ‘Glass Onion’ and Christmas-Themed Titles Dominate VOD and Netflix Charts Four Originals Debut in Netflix Top Ten – but Not ‘Bardo’ Related New Movies: Release Calendar for December 23, Plus Where to Watch the Latest Films Oscars 2023: Best Original Score PredictionsWith its recently reduced price at $5.99, “Croods” claimed the distinction of being only film on all four charts and ranked in the top three spots. The just-discounted “Monster Hunter” took top spot at both Apple TV and Google Play after weeks of PVOD success. Paramount Also registering among PVOD titles are awards contenders “The Mauritanian,” Robin Wright’s “Land,” and A24’s “Minari,” a trend that should continue in the weeks ahead. (Searchlight’s “Nomadland” is available for free for Hulu subscribers.) Netflix’s top film at the moment is “Sentinelle,” a French-language thriller in which a soldier uses lethal skills to hunt down an abuser. It sounds like another version of the “Taken” franchise (itself a French production), only here Olga Kurylenko is in the Liam Neeson role. Two Christopher Nolan Batman titles are now available on Netflix and rank high in their debuts. Customers might well expect them to be on HBO Max, but prior deals are still in play and it will take years to see titles return to their actual owners. Philippe Bosse Apple TV Ranked by number of transactions, with position as of Monday, March 8
FandangoNOW
Ranked by revenue accrued not transactions, for March 1-7
Google Play
Ranked by number of transactions, with the daily position as of Monday, March 1
Spectrum
Ranked by transactions between February 26-March 4, all priced $6.99 except where noted
Netflix Movies
Most-viewed, current ranking as of Monday, March 8; originals include both Netflix-produced and -acquired titles
