Weekend Box Office And Did Disney Really Beat Netflix In The Streaming War?

On the August 15, 2022 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editorial director Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film writer and box office analyst Ryan Scott to discuss the latest film and tv news, including this weekend’s box office and Disney+ overtaking Netflix (kinda).

In The News:

• Ryan: Bullet Train Tops The Box Office Again, But Universal's Hot Streak Is The Real Story
  • Bullet Train wins again, but it's not winning big enough
  • Universal Pictures passes a major milestone: Universal Becomes First Studio To Gross $3 Billion In A Calendar Year Since 2019
  • Also: Nope Has Finally Landed At The International Box Office, But It's Off To A Slow Start
  • A rough week for new releases
  • The Rest: Maverick, Where the Crawdads Sing, Bodies Bodies Bodies
  • What's coming out this weekend?
• Ryan: ​​Disney Now Has More Streaming Subscribers Than Netflix, But Makes Less Money From Them
  • Also: Disney+ To Raise Prices, Ad-Free Version Will Soon Cost $10.99

 

Also mentioned: 

• Our First Time At Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party!

 

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