The troubled 2018 film stars Johnny Depp and Forest Whitaker as Los Angeles detectives investigating the murders of Notorious B.I.G. and Tupac Shakur. Open Road filed for bankruptcy shortly after it acquired the film. Legal and pandemic issues followed, and then Saban stepped in. A March 19 theater release roused $565,000; two weeks later, it debuted on VOD. It’s a trajectory similar to the one recently enjoyed by the disgraced Armie Hammer, who stars opposite Gary Oldman in another VOD hit, “Crisis.” Priced at $6.99, “City of Lies” took first place at AppleTV, #4 at GooglePlay (both ranking by number of rentals) and an impressive fourth place at FandangoNow (which lists by revenue earned). The lagging Spectrum chart doesn’t yet include it; otherwise, it likely would have made all four.

“Wonder Woman 1984,” also $6.99, is #1 at both GooglePlay and Spectrum. At $29.99, “Raya and the Last Dragon” is an easy #1 at FandangoNow, #5 at AppleTV, and #7 at GooglePlay. It’s unavailable on Spectrum. The Tom Hanks Western “News of the World” also made all charts at $6.99. “Promising Young Woman” and “The Croods: A New Age” remain on three charts, long after their initial releases. Warner Bros/Courtesy Everett Collection “Judas and the Black Messiah,” now available at $19.99 after its HBO Max play, placed 10th at FandangoNow. Despite its strong Oscar placement, the film has fallen short compared to other post-HBO Max releases. Star power propelled “Thunder Force” at Netflix to an immediate #1 this weekend. Starring Melissa McCarthy and Octavia Spencer as a pair of unusual superheroes, and directed by McCarthy’s husband Ben Falcone, it’s in the vein of prior Netflix hits starring Adam Sandler. Random sighting: Penelope Spheeris’ “The Little Rascals” is #2. The modest 1994 hit is one of the rare pre-21st century titles to make an impact at a site that favors titles made in the last decade. On that note, Steven Spielberg’s 1998 “Saving Private Ryan” also ranked at #8.

Apple TV

Ranked by number of transactions, with position as of Monday, April 12

FandangoNOW

Ranked by revenue accrued not transactions, for April 5-11

Google Play

Ranked by number of transactions, with the daily position as of Monday, April 12

Spectrum

All priced $6.99 except where noted

Netflix Movies

Most viewed, current ranking as of Monday, April 12; originals include both Netflix-produced and -acquired titles