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Onward (Disney) Jumanji: The Next Level (Sony) Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (Disney) Contagion (Warner Bros.) Knives Out (Lionsgate) Spies in Disguise (20th Century Fox) Bombshell (Lionsgate) A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (Sony) Ford v Ferrari (20th Century Fox) 1917 (Universal)
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Bombshell (Lionsgate) Frozen II (Disney) Knives Out (Lionsgate) Jumanji: The Next Level (Sony) Spies in Disguise (20th Century Fox) Uncut Gems (A24) Ford v Ferrari (20th Century Fox) Midway (Lionsgate) Dark Waters (Focus) A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (Sony) As you can see, Onward is the only “current” theatrical release to crack any of the lists, and it topped the iTunes chart. The rest of the charts are filled out with movies that were recently released on Blu-ray/DVD, and thus available for rental. However, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker isn’t available on physical media yet, it was made available for rental early by Disney/Lucasfilm. Otherwise, the rest of the movies are more recent home video releases, with the exception of Contagion, which has renewed interest for obvious reasons.
Since there’s no easy way to measure the number of rentals on these services, this is all we have to go on for now. But it makes sense that Onward is doing so well on the charts with kids all over the country being kept home from school. Plus, the other three theatrical releases available on VOD have a much smaller appeal to wider demographics. It’ll be interesting to see how/ the charts change when more movies like Birds of Prey, Sonic the Hedgehog and Bloodshot become available on March 24.
By Ethan Anderton/March 23, 2020 11:30 am EST
As for how the former theatrical releases of movies like The Invisible Man and Onward are faring so far, it’s only Disney’s latest Pixar Animation adventure that seems to have cracked Top 10 lists. Instead, it’s the cheaper VOD movies that were more recently released on home video have been dominating the charts. Get the lowdown below.
Onward Cracks Top 10 Charts for VOD Rentals
iTunes
Onward (Disney) Jumanji: The Next Level (Sony) Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (Disney) Contagion (Warner Bros.) Knives Out (Lionsgate) Spies in Disguise (20th Century Fox) Bombshell (Lionsgate) A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (Sony) Ford v Ferrari (20th Century Fox) 1917 (Universal)
Jumanji: The Next Level (Sony) Knives Out (Lionsgate) Bombshell (Lionsgate) Midway (Lionsgate) Uncut Gems (A24) Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (Disney) The Greatest Showman (20th Century Fox) Onward (Disney) Frozen II (Disney) A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (Sony)
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Bombshell (Lionsgate) Frozen II (Disney) Knives Out (Lionsgate) Jumanji: The Next Level (Sony) Spies in Disguise (20th Century Fox) Uncut Gems (A24) Ford v Ferrari (20th Century Fox) Midway (Lionsgate) Dark Waters (Focus) A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (Sony) As you can see, Onward is the only “current” theatrical release to crack any of the lists, and it topped the iTunes chart. The rest of the charts are filled out with movies that were recently released on Blu-ray/DVD, and thus available for rental. However, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker isn’t available on physical media yet, it was made available for rental early by Disney/Lucasfilm. Otherwise, the rest of the movies are more recent home video releases, with the exception of Contagion, which has renewed interest for obvious reasons.
Since there’s no easy way to measure the number of rentals on these services, this is all we have to go on for now. But it makes sense that Onward is doing so well on the charts with kids all over the country being kept home from school. Plus, the other three theatrical releases available on VOD have a much smaller appeal to wider demographics. It’ll be interesting to see how/ the charts change when more movies like Birds of Prey, Sonic the Hedgehog and Bloodshot become available on March 24.
As you can see, Onward is the only “current” theatrical release to crack any of the lists, and it topped the iTunes chart. The rest of the charts are filled out with movies that were recently released on Blu-ray/DVD, and thus available for rental. However, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker isn’t available on physical media yet, it was made available for rental early by Disney/Lucasfilm. Otherwise, the rest of the movies are more recent home video releases, with the exception of Contagion, which has renewed interest for obvious reasons.
Since there’s no easy way to measure the number of rentals on these services, this is all we have to go on for now. But it makes sense that Onward is doing so well on the charts with kids all over the country being kept home from school. Plus, the other three theatrical releases available on VOD have a much smaller appeal to wider demographics. It’ll be interesting to see how/ the charts change when more movies like Birds of Prey, Sonic the Hedgehog and Bloodshot become available on March 24.
