PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 25, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Rentrak
(NASDAQ: RENT), the leader in precisely measuring movies and
TV everywhere, today announced the top weekly cross-platform
entertainment rankings for Feb. 25,
2015.
"Fifty Shades of Grey" continues to dominate the charts adding
$91.3 million worldwide in its second
weekend at the box office—bringing its grand total to an impressive
$410.6 million. "Fifty Shades" also
whips the competition domestically, making $22.3 million at the box office this weekend for
a grand total of $129.2 million.
Meanwhile, "Kingsman: The Secret Service" fiercely guards its
number two spot on both charts, generating $50.5 million worldwide last weekend
($153.7 million total) and
$18.3 domestically ($67.9 million total). Not to be set adrift, kids'
favorite "Spongebob Squarepants: Sponge Out of Water" soaked up
$37.4 million worldwide and
$16.6 million domestically over the
weekend for a grand total of $201.2
million worldwide and $126.2
million domestically.
Notably, Academy Award® nominee "American
Sniper" soldiers on in the fourth spot on our worldwide chart with
a grand total of $428.1 million.
"Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad
Day," inspired by the beloved children's book, has a very good
week, topping both the DVD and Blu-ray sales and Movies on Demand
charts.
In its first time out on Blu-ray Disc, Disney animated favorite
"101 Dalmations" comes in second on our DVD and Blu-ray sales
chart, while "Nightcrawler" creeps into the number two spot for
Movies on Demand.
"John Wick" hits our digital
movie and sales rentals chart with a vengeance this week, killing
it at number one. This Keanu Reeves
action flick also ranks number three in Movies on Demand and number
four in DVD and Blu-ray sales.
Rounding out this week's digital movies sales and rentals,
Disney's robotic "Big Hero 6" comes in second and "Fury" holds out
until the end at number three.
CBS' "NCIS" family wins big on our broadcast TV engagement chart
this week with "NCIS: New Orleans"
and "NCIS" at number one and two, respectively. The ever popular
"The Walking Dead" tops the cable TV engagement chart, followed by
another of Tom Selleck's police
mystery TV movie series, "Jesse
Stone: Benefit of the Doubt," on Hallmark.
Finally, the top spot for social media and digital
engagement for viewers of broadcast and cable telecasts
goes to Comedy Central's "Key & Peele."
"Saturday Night Live" ranks number two followed by the
57th Annual GRAMMY Awards® at number
three.
Click the links below to view the most recent charts:
Worldwide Box Office
Domestic Box Office
DVD & Blu-ray Disc Sales
DVD & Blu-ray Disc Rentals
Movies on Demand
Digital Movies Sales & Rentals
TV & Social Media Engagement
About Rentrak Corporation
Rentrak (NASDAQ: RENT) is the entertainment and marketing
industries' premier provider of worldwide consumer viewership
information, precisely measuring actual viewing behavior of movies
and TV everywhere. Using our proprietary intelligence and
technology, combined with advanced demographics, only Rentrak is
the census currency for VOD and movies. Rentrak provides the stable
and robust audience measurement services that movie, television and
advertising professionals across the globe have come to rely on to
better deliver their business goals and more precisely target
advertising across numerous platforms including box office,
multiscreen television and home video. For more information on
Rentrak, please visit Rentrak.com.
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Office: 818.917.9697
Email: pauld@rentrak.com
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PR Specialist
Office: 646.722.1561
Email: aibrahim@rentrak.com
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