Big Number
7.5M
Disney+ got a solid start from Daredevil: Born Again, its revival of the Marvel series (which previously ran on Netflix) that stars Charlie Cox and Vincent D’Onofrio. The season’s first episode gathered 7.5 million views worldwide in the five days after its March 4 premiere — with a run time of exactly one hour, that means 7.5 million hours of watch time — to become the most watched premiere on Disney+ of the year so far. TV review.
Snapshot
Bridget Jones Abroad
Even though it did not get a theatrical run in the United States, Universal Pictures and StudioCanal’s sequel Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy has topped a box office milestone with $100 million worldwide in receipts. The Renée Zellweger and Hugh Grant film, streaming on Peacock stateside, has grossed more than $45 million in the United Kingdom alone. Movie review.
STREAMING
Top Series
The most-viewed series of the week
1
2
4
5
↑ NCIS, which boasts 22 seasons, returns to the charts powered by distribution on three streaming platforms.
NIELSEN STREAMING CONTENT RATINGS (Feb. 3-Feb. 9, most recent week)
Top Movies
The most-viewed films of the week
1
2
4
5
↑ Amy Schumer’s Netflix comedy Kinda Pregnant saw 54% of its audience from the 18-49 demographic.
NIELSEN STREAMING CONTENT RATINGS (Feb. 3-Feb. 9, most recent week)
Shoot Days in Los Angeles
Filming in L.A. picked up at the end of 2024, though overall production last year finished at historically low levels. Local shooting in 2024 recorded 23,480 shoot days — the second lowest figure observed by FilmLA outside of 2020 when filming was halted amid the pandemic. As concerns about runaway production mount while California looks to balance its budget and prepares for potential federal funding cuts, top Hollywood unions are pulling out all the stops to support proposed expansions to the state’s film and TV tax incentives program.
More: THR‘s Film and TV Tax Credit news hub.
BOX OFFICE
Top Movies
The highest-grossing films domestically
1
2
Captain America: Brave New World
Disney / Marvel
$8.5M
Weekend Gross
3,480
Theaters
$176.5M
Total Gross
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4
5
↑ Overseas, Bong Joon Ho’s sci-fi space epic Mickey 17 has earned $24.5 million to date, including a hefty $11.4 million in Bong’s native South Korea, for an early global tally of $53.3 million globally.
COMSCORE (Mar. 7-Mar. 9)
TRAILER SPOTLIGHT
Minecraft Ahead
Warner Bros.’ live-action film from director Jared Hess, arriving in theaters April 4, stars Jack Black, Danielle Brooks and Jason Momoa.
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Upcoming Releases
Notable movies heading to theaters
Mar. 28
Apr. 3
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Apr. 11
DATA SPOTLIGHT
TV Distributors, Ranked
Disney retained its spot atop the rankings of TV distributors in January, recording its highest share of viewing in the year-plus Nielsen has been compiling such figures. Netflix also hit its best mark so far. For the January reporting period Disney outlets captured 12 percent of all TV use in the United States. That’s the most for the company in the past 15 months, when Nielsen started compiling TV usage by distributor.
SOURCE: Nielsen (Latest ranking updated Feb. 25)
BROADCAST
Top TV
The most-viewed primetime network shows
1
Tracker
CBS
7.86M
Viewers
2
3
Presidential Address to Congress
ABC
6.33M
Viewers
4
Matlock
CBS
6.14M
Viewers
5
Chicago Med
NBC
5.8M
Viewers
Nielsen (March 3-March 9)
Inside View
The narrative behind the numbers
CBS
2 Shows
7.5M
Viewers
FBI Footprint Shrinks
CBS, home to more franchise shows and spinoffs than any other network, is actually cutting back on one of those franchises. The network has canceled FBI: Most Wanted and FBI: International after six and four seasons, respectively, despite both still pulling in solid ratings. Both shows average about 7.5 million viewers after a week of cross-platform viewing, ranking among the top 25 broadcast shows this season — which makes them prime candidates for the unfortunate title of “most watched canceled series” of 2024-25. The flagship FBI series will continue on CBS, and another spinoff involving the CIA is in development.
TOP TRENDING
This week’s most consumed, searched and shared content
SOURCE: PARROT ANALYTICS (FEB 14 – FEB 20, 2025)
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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NEWS FEED
China’s $2B Blockbuster ‘Ne Zha 2’ to Release Across Europe
Already the highest-grossing animated film in movie history, the film will soon launch in the U.K., Germany, France, Spain and 30 more territories, courtesy of Trinity CineAsia.
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Box Office: Bong Joon Ho’s ‘Mickey 17’ Opens to Sluggish $19M in U.S. Launch
The Warner Bros. film, starring Robert Pattinson, still won the weekend despite coming in on the lower end of expectations.
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AMC Theatres Wants to Turn Back the Clock
As moviegoing lags, the mega chain hopes to push studios back to at least a 45-day theatrical window.
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Cinemark CEO Sees Amazon MGM, Apple Helping Boost Number of Theatrical Releases
CEO Sean Gamble said he expects Amazon MGM to grow to 16 wide releases by 2027.
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Andrew Cripps Named Disney’s Head of Global Theatrical Distribution
The veteran executive landed the plum assignment weeks after recently departing Warner Bros.
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Fitch Cuts Outlook for Cineplex to Negative
The debt ratings agency cites concerns over the Canadian exhibition giant’s smaller scale and weaker free cash flow compared to its American peers.
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Box Office: ‘Captain America’ Leads Slowest Oscar Weekend in Years, ‘Last Breath’ Opens to $7.8M
With no new big titles on the marque and most of the top nominated pictures now available in the home, Marvel’s superhero pic easily stayed atop the chart in its third outing with $15 million.
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