‘The Housemaid’ Tops DEG Digital Transactions Chart for Week of Feb. 15

Lionsgate’s The Housemaid was No. 1 on the DEG: The Digital Entertainment Group’s top 10 digital sales and rentals chart provided by GfK Entertainment for the week ended Feb. 15.

The thriller became available for premium digital sale and rental Feb. 3. Based on the best-selling novel of the same name, it follows Millie (Sydney Sweeney) who, trying to escape her past, accepts a job as a live-in housemaid for the wealthy Nina (Amanda Seyfried) and Andrew Winchester (Brandon Sklenar). What begins as a dream job quickly unravels into something dangerous.

No. 2 was Disney’s animated sequel Zootopia 2, which became available for premium digital rental and sale Jan. 27. The sequel finds buddy cops Judy Hopps the rabbit and Nick Wilde the fox once again teaming up to crack a new case when they find themselves on the twisting trail of a mysterious reptile.

No. 3 was A24’s Oscar-nominated Marty Supreme, which became available for premium digital rental and sale Feb. 10. The film stars Timothée Chalamet as Marty Mauser, a shoe salesman who also competes on the table tennis circuit in 1952 and begins an affair with a married actress (Gwyneth Paltrow).

Down two spots to No. 4 was Sony Pictures’ comedic remake of Anaconda. In the film, Doug (Jack Black) and Griff (Paul Rudd) have been best friends since they were kids, and have always dreamed of remaking their all-time favorite movie: the cinematic “classic” Anaconda. When a midlife crisis pushes them to finally go for it, they head deep into the Amazon to start filming. But things get real when an actual giant anaconda appears, turning their comically chaotic movie set into a deadly situation.

No. 5 was Lionsgate’s Now You See Me: Now You Don’t. The third “Now You See Me” film, which became available for premium digital rental and sale Dec. 16, finds the original Four Horsemen (Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Dave Franco and Isla Fisher) reuniting to expose the corruption of a diamond heiress (Rosamund Pike) with connections to international criminals. The cast also includes Justice Smith, Dominic Sessa and Ariana Greenblatt as a new team of illusionists, plus returning cast members Morgan Freeman and Lizzy Caplan.

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No. 6 was Lionsgate’s Greenland 2: Migration. The disaster actioner became available for premium digital rental and sale beginning Jan. 27. In the aftermath of a comet strike that devastates most of the Earth, the film follows devoted family man John Garrity (Gerard Butler) and his wife and son (Morena Baccarin, Roman Griffin Davis) after they’re forced to leave the safety of their bunker in Greenland to search for a new home in a shattered world.

Down two spots to No. 7 was Sony Pictures Classics’ Nuremberg. In the historical drama, based on the 2013 book The Nazi and the Psychiatrist, the Allies, led by the unyielding chief prosecutor Robert H. Jackson (Michael Shannon), have the task of ensuring high ranking Nazi officials answer for the Holocaust in the trial of the century while a U.S. Army psychiatrist (Rami Malek) is locked in a dramatic psychological duel with former Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring (Russell Crowe), revealing the sobering truth that ordinary men commit extraordinary evil.

No. 8 was Paramount’s household pet-turned-predator horror film Primate. In the film from director Johannes Roberts, a family vacation turns deadly when a pet chimpanzee is bitten by a rabid animal and becomes violent.

No. 9 remained Universal’s Wicked: For Good. The sequel to 2024’s Wicked, available for premium digital rental and sale starting Dec. 30, adapts the second half of the 2003 Broadway musical of the same name, which itself is based on a 1995 novel by Gregory Maguire that explores the backstories of the witches featured in The Wizard of Oz. It stars Ariana Grande as Glinda and Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba, the Wicked Witch of the West.

Down from the top spot to No. 10 was 20th Century Studios’ Predator: Badlands. The sci-fi actioner deepens Yautja lore by introducing new characters Dek (Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi) and Thia (Elle Fanning). Set in the future on a deadly remote planet, the film follows Dek, a young Predator outcast from his clan, who finds an unlikely ally in Thia and embarks on a treacherous journey in search of the ultimate adversary.

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GfK Entertainment’s Top 10 Transactional Digital Titles for the week ended Feb. 15:

  1. The Housemaid (Lionsgate)
  2. Zootopia 2 (Disney)
  3. Marty Supreme (A24)
  4. Anaconda (2025) (Sony Pictures)
  5. Now You See Me: Now You Don’t (Lionsgate)
  6. Greenland 2: Migration (Lionsgate)
  7. Nuremberg (Sony Pictures)
  8. Primate (Paramount)
  9. Wicked: For Good (Universal)
  10. Predator: Badlands (20th Century)

Sights From DEG’s EnTechFest 2026

DEG: The Digital Entertainment Group held its fifth annual EnTech Fest at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles Feb. 25. The one-day event featured keynotes by Cineverse CEO Chris McGurk, Netflix ad chief Amy Reinhard, and Kartel CEO Kevin Reilly; exhibits, panel discussions, case studies and fireside chats; and the DEG’s signature annual reception. Conference topics included emerging technologies, the consumer experience, immersive storytelling, artificial intelligence and advanced content delivery. Launched in 2022, EnTech has become a key event on the digital entertainment world’s annual calendar. (All photos by Media Play News staff)

Future of Digital Entertainment to Take Center Stage as EnTech Fest 2026 Opens Today

Entech Fest 2026, one of the premier events on the digital entertainment industry’s annual calendar, takes place today (Feb. 25) at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles.

Produced by DEG: The Digital Entertainment Group, the event is expected to draw hundreds of entertainment and technology executives for discussions on the trends and issues shaping the future of content distribution, streaming, immersive storytelling and advanced media technology.

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The one-day event features keynote presentations from leaders such as Chris McGurk, chairman and CEO of Cineverse, and Amy Reinhard, president of advertising for Netflix, who will talk about the evolving role of advertising, monetization and platform strategy in streaming.

Another keynote, “Telling Stories With More Power and Flexibility Through AI,” will feature Kartel CEO Kevin Reilly and Empire House’s Rick Hack. They will talk about how the future of advanced content creation and distribution will be built with more efficient processes for integrated workflows, intelligent systems that support content creators, and frameworks that amplify marketing.

Also on the AI front are a conversation with Quinn Favret of Tavus, exploring what happens when content can respond, adapt and hold a conversation; a fireside chat with entertainment lawyer Ken Ziffren, who will share his views on how the use of AI in entertainment will develop over the next five years; a panel discussion on how AI can help consumers in search and discovery;  and a case study panel, “Adding AI Layers to Modernize Legacy Product Offerings,” which will explore how two companies are innovating their legacy offerings by leveraging AWS’s AI Prototyping Team to help make their customers’ workflows more efficient.

EnTech Fest 2026 also will provide plenty of opportunities for networking, including the DEG’s annual reception, which prior to the pandemic was held each year in Las Vegas during CES.

There’s also an exhibit floor with displays highlighting emerging technologies, the consumer experience, immersive storytelling, and advanced content delivery.

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‘Predator: Badlands’ Tops DEG Digital Transactions Chart for Week of Feb. 8

The 20th Century Studios sci-fi actioner Predator: Badlands was No. 1 on the DEG: The Digital Entertainment Group’s top 10 digital sales and rentals chart provided by GfK Entertainment for the week ended Feb. 8.

Up six spots from the previous week, the sci-fi actioner deepens Yautja lore by introducing new characters Dek (Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi) and Thia (Elle Fanning). Set in the future on a deadly remote planet, the film follows Dek, a young Predator outcast from his clan, who finds an unlikely ally in Thia and embarks on a treacherous journey in search of the ultimate adversary.

Staying No. 2 was Sony Pictures’ comedic remake of Anaconda. In the film, Doug (Jack Black) and Griff (Paul Rudd) have been best friends since they were kids, and have always dreamed of remaking their all-time favorite movie: the cinematic “classic” Anaconda. When a midlife crisis pushes them to finally go for it, they head deep into the Amazon to start filming. But things get real when an actual giant anaconda appears, turning their comically chaotic movie set into a deadly situation.

No. 3 was Universal’s Hamnet. The historical drama dramatises the family life of William Shakespeare (Paul Mescal) and his wife, Agnes Hathaway (Jessie Buckley), as they cope with the death of their 11-year-old son.

No. 4 was Sony Pictures’ Groundhog Day, the 1993 comedy starring Bill Murray as a man trapped in a loop repeating the same day over and over again.

Down two spots to No. 5 was Sony Pictures Classics’ Nuremberg. In the historical drama, based on the 2013 book The Nazi and the Psychiatrist, the Allies, led by the unyielding chief prosecutor Robert H. Jackson (Michael Shannon), have the task of ensuring high ranking Nazi officials answer for the Holocaust in the trial of the century while a U.S. Army psychiatrist (Rami Malek) is locked in a dramatic psychological duel with former Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring (Russell Crowe), revealing the sobering truth that ordinary men commit extraordinary evil.

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No. 5 was Universal’s Five Nights at Freddy’s 2. Set one year after the supernatural nightmare at Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza, the sequel follows former security guard Mike’s sister, Abby, when she sneaks out in search of her animatronic friends. As terrifying events begin to unfold, dark secrets about the true origin of Freddy’s are revealed, unleashing a long-forgotten horror hidden away for decades.

Down a spot to No. 7 was Universal’s Bugonia. Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos, the comedic psychological thriller follows two conspiracy-obsessed young men who kidnap a powerful CEO they believe is an alien out to destroy humanity. The cast includes Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons, Stavros Halkias, Aidan Delbis, Marc T. Lewis, Vanessa Eng and Alicia Silverstone.

Down three spots to No. 8 was Universal’s Song Sung Blue. The film from writer-director Craig Brewer stars Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson as Mike and Claire, two down-on-their-luck musicians who fall in love forming a Neil Diamond tribute band called Lightning and Thunder, rising from a humble garage to dive bar gigs to unexpected hometown stardom.

No. 9 was Universal’s Wicked: For Good. The sequel to 2024’s Wicked, available for premium digital rental and sale starting Dec. 30, adapts the second half of the 2003 Broadway musical of the same name, which itself is based on a 1995 novel by Gregory Maguire that explores the backstories of the witches featured in The Wizard of Oz. It stars Ariana Grande as Glinda and Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba, the Wicked Witch of the West.

No. 10 was Sony Pictures’ Sisu: Road to Revenge. The follow-up to the 2022 Finnish sleeper hit Sisu finds former commando Aatami Korpi (Jorma Tommila), two years after his first rampage against the Nazis, returning to the house where his family was brutally murdered during the World War II. He dismantles it and loads it onto a truck, determined to rebuild it somewhere safe in their honor. However, his plans are interrupted by the return of the Soviet officer (Stephen Lang) who killed his family, who now commands a squadron of agents determined to eliminate Aatami once and for all.

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GfK Entertainment’s Top 10 Transactional Digital Titles for the week ended Feb. 8:

  1. Predator: Badlands (20th Century)
  2. Anaconda (2025) (Sony Pictures)
  3. Hamnet (Universal)
  4. Groundhog Day (Sony Pictures)
  5. Nuremberg (Sony Pictures)
  6. Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 (Universal)
  7. Bugonia (Universal)
  8. Song Sung Blue (Universal)
  9. Wicked: For Good (Universal)
  10. Sisu: Road to Revenge (Sony Pictures)

DEG: Ad-Supported Subscription Streaming Revenue Soared in 2025, With Digital Sales and Rentals Resilient

Ad-supported subscription streaming dominated in 2025.

The segment’s revenue jumped 60.9% in 2025, from 2024 to $10.3 billion, growing more than any other home entertainment segment, according to data from DEG: The Digital Entertainment Group.

The growth dwarfed non-ad-supported subscription streaming revenue expansion, which grew 13.4% to $47.2 billion.

Overall total home entertainment spending tallied $62.2 billion, up 17.4% from $53 billion in 2024.

Overall subscription streaming revenue jumped 19.8% to $57.5 billion, continuing to dominate the home entertainment marketplace and accounting for more than 92% of all U.S. consumer spending on home entertainment.

Meanwhile, digital transactional sales (EST) and rentals (VOD) fell 3.3% and 4.7%, respectively, year-over-year to $2.2 billion and $1.6 billion, respectively. For the year, total spending on digital transactions (including all VOD and EST, but excluding subscription streaming) showed resilience, falling about 4% for the full year, to almost $3.9 billion. In the fourth quarter, spending on digital transactions (EST and VOD) fell 20.2%, to $843 million, over-indexing on a 45% drop in box-office spending on titles released to the home. Softness in theatrical new release box office power — historically a key driver of transactional home entertainment spending — contributed to a fourth quarter decline in EST spending of 24.3%. The fourth quarter of 2025 included tough comparisons with titles released in the year-earlier period, which included two $600 million-plus-box office theatrical hits: Disney’s Deadpool and Wolverine and Inside Out 2, and the TV hit “Yellowstone” season five, part two, from Paramount.

In the fourth quarter, spending on digital rentals fell 14.5 percent, also as a result of the weaker release slate.

Among the 2025 fourth quarter’s best-performing titles released by DEG member companies across all transactional formats were Black Phone 2 (Universal); Caught Stealing (Sony); The Conjuring: Last Rites (WBD); The Fantastic Four: First Steps (Disney); Good Fortune (Lionsgate); Jurassic World Rebirth (Universal); The Long Walk (Lionsgate); Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning (Paramount); Nuremberg (Sony); One Battle After Another (WBD); Roofman (Paramount); and Tron: Ares (Disney).

Meanwhile, spending on all physical formats, including DVD, Blu-ray and 4K UHD disc, showed some resilience, dropping less than 10% in 2025 and the fourth quarter, according to the DEG. The small but premium 4K UHD category provided buoyancy, with spending on the collectible format flat or up for every quarter, finishing the year up 12%.

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‘Greenland 2: Migration’ Tops DEG Digital Transactions Chart for Week of Feb. 1

Lionsgate’s Greenland 2: Migration was No. 1 on the DEG: The Digital Entertainment Group’s top 10 digital sales and rentals chart provided by GfK Entertainment for the week ended Feb. 1.

The disaster actioner became available for premium digital rental and sale beginning Jan. 27. In the aftermath of a comet strike that devastates most of the Earth, the film follows devoted family man John Garrity (Gerard Butler) and his wife and son (Morena Baccarin, Roman Griffin Davis) after they’re forced to leave the safety of their bunker in Greenland to search for a new home in a shattered world.

No. 2 was Sony Pictures’ comedic remake of Anaconda. In the film, Doug (Jack Black) and Griff (Paul Rudd) have been best friends since they were kids, and have always dreamed of remaking their all-time favorite movie: the cinematic “classic” Anaconda. When a midlife crisis pushes them to finally go for it, they head deep into the Amazon to start filming. But things get real when an actual giant anaconda appears, turning their comically chaotic movie set into a deadly situation.

Up one spot to No. 3 was Sony Pictures Classics’ Nuremberg. In the historical drama, based on the 2013 book The Nazi and the Psychiatrist, the Allies, led by the unyielding chief prosecutor Robert H. Jackson (Michael Shannon), have the task of ensuring high ranking Nazi officials answer for the Holocaust in the trial of the century while a U.S. Army psychiatrist (Rami Malek) is locked in a dramatic psychological duel with former Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring (Russell Crowe), revealing the sobering truth that ordinary men commit extraordinary evil.

No. 4 was Lionsgate’s Now You See Me: Now You Don’t. The third “Now You See Me” film finds the original Four Horsemen (Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Dave Franco and Isla Fisher) reuniting to expose the corruption of a diamond heiress (Rosamund Pike) with connections to international criminals. The cast also includes Justice Smith, Dominic Sessa and Ariana Greenblatt as a new team of illusionists, plus returning cast members Morgan Freeman and Lizzy Caplan.

Down from the top spot to No. 5 was Universal’s Song Sung Blue. The film from writer-director Craig Brewer stars Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson as Mike and Claire, two down-on-their-luck musicians who fall in love forming a Neil Diamond tribute band called Lightning and Thunder, rising from a humble garage to dive bar gigs to unexpected hometown stardom.

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Up a spot to No. 6 was Universal’s Bugonia. Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos, the comedic psychological thriller follows two conspiracy-obsessed young men who kidnap a powerful CEO they believe is an alien out to destroy humanity. The cast includes Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons, Stavros Halkias, Aidan Delbis, Marc T. Lewis, Vanessa Eng and Alicia Silverstone.

Down five spots to No. 7 was the 20th Century Studios sci-fi actioner Predator: Badlands. The latest entry in the “Predator” franchise, available for premium digital rental and sale starting Jan. 6, deepens Yautja lore by introducing new characters Dek (Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi) and Thia (Elle Fanning). Set in the future on a deadly remote planet, the film follows Dek, a young Predator outcast from his clan, who finds an unlikely ally in Thia and embarks on a treacherous journey in search of the ultimate adversary

Dropping five slots to No. 8 was Paramount’s The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants, which became available for premium digital rental and sale Jan. 20. In the film, when an attempt to prove he’s a true big guy accidentally summons the fearsome ghost pirate The Flying Dutchman, SpongeBob and Patrick are swept into a wild underworld quest.

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GfK Entertainment’s Top 10 Transactional Digital Titles for the week ended Feb. 1:

  1. Greenland 2: Migration (Lionsgate)
  2. Anaconda (2025) (Sony Pictures)
  3. Nuremberg (Sony Pictures)
  4. Now You See Me: Now You Don’t (Lionsgate)
  5. Song Sung Blue (Universal)
  6. Bugonia (Universal)
  7. Predator: Badlands (20th Century)
  8. The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants (Paramount)
  9. Best in Show (Warner)
  10. One Battle After Another (Warner)

 

Artificial Intelligence Key Theme at DEG’s EnTech Fest 2026 Feb. 25

Artificial intelligence will be a key theme at DEG: The Digital Entertainment Group’s Feb. 25 EnTech Fest 2026 at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles.

The lineup includes a keynote conversation, “Telling Stories With More Power and Flexibility Through AI,” featuring Kartel CEO Kevin Reilly, who is known for reshaping network and streaming content over four decades, who will discuss with Empire House’s Rick Hack the opportunity to enhance storytelling with AI that extends human creativity. They will discuss how the future of advanced content creation and distribution will be built with more-efficient processes for integrated workflows, intelligent systems that support content creators, and frameworks that amplify marketing.

Also part of the program is a conversation featuring Quinn Favret of Tavus and moderator Ben Relles of the Office of Reid Hoffman, exploring what happens when content can respond, adapt and hold a conversation. AI-powered avatars and digital twins are turning passive viewing into interactive experiences, opening new possibilities for how audiences connect with talent and storytelling. This session will explore where AI avatars are already gaining traction, where interactive video is headed and why it matters now.

In a fireside chat with leading entertainment lawyer Ken Ziffren, known for his groundbreaking deals in film and television, Ziffren will share his views on how the use of AI in entertainment will develop over the next five years. The chat will be moderated by The Wall Street Journal‘s Ben Fritz.

A panel will discuss how AI might help consumers, overwhelmed by an explosion of choice and a maze of fragmented platforms, figure out what to watch — and where to watch it, as well as how streamers and platforms differ on where discovery should happen. Panelists include Justin Inman of Emberos, Andreas Hofmann of LG Electronics and Matthew Dominguez of Xperi.

A case study panel, “Adding AI Layers to Modernize Legacy Product Offerings,” will unveil how two companies are innovating their legacy offerings by leveraging AWS’s AI Prototyping Team to help make their customers’ workflows more efficient. Speakers include AWS’s Shane Madigan, Fabric’s Rob Delf and Nomad Media’s Adam Miller.

EnTech Fest 2026 is a one-day event that includes exhibits, conference programming, and the DEG’s annual reception. In addition to AI, focus exhibit categories include emerging technologies, the consumer experience, immersive storytelling, and advanced content delivery. The annual event is for content distribution and marketing executives, platform partners, technology enablers, trend trackers, connected device and display developers, and innovators in digital entertainment.

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‘Song Sung Blue’ Tops DEG Digital Transactions Chart for Week of Jan. 25

Universal Pictures’ musical Song Sung Blue stayed No. 1 on the DEG: The Digital Entertainment Group’s top 10 digital sales and rentals chart provided by GfK Entertainment for the week ended Jan. 25.

The film from writer-director Craig Brewer stars Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson as Mike and Claire, two down-on-their-luck musicians who fall in love forming a Neil Diamond tribute band called Lightning and Thunder, rising from a humble garage to dive bar gigs to unexpected hometown stardom. Song Sung Blue, based on Greg Kohs’ 2008 documentary of the same name, became available for premium digital rental and sale Jan. 13.

No. 2 was the 20th Century Studios sci-fi actioner Predator: Badlands. The latest entry in the “Predator” franchise, available for premium digital rental and sale starting Jan. 6, deepens Yautja lore by introducing new characters Dek (Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi) and Thia (Elle Fanning). Set in the future on a deadly remote planet, the film follows Dek, a young Predator outcast from his clan, who finds an unlikely ally in Thia and embarks on a treacherous journey in search of the ultimate adversary

No. 3 was Paramount’s The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants, which became available for premium digital rental and sale Jan. 20. In the film, when an attempt to prove he’s a true big guy accidentally summons the fearsome ghost pirate The Flying Dutchman, SpongeBob and Patrick are swept into a wild underworld quest.

Up two spots to No. 4 was Sony Pictures Classics’ Nuremberg. In the historical drama, based on the 2013 book The Nazi and the Psychiatrist, the Allies, led by the unyielding chief prosecutor Robert H. Jackson (Michael Shannon), have the task of ensuring high ranking Nazi officials answer for the Holocaust in the trial of the century while a U.S. Army psychiatrist (Rami Malek) is locked in a dramatic psychological duel with former Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring (Russell Crowe), revealing the sobering truth that ordinary men commit extraordinary evil.

Down three spots to No. 5 was the Universal Pictures musical Wicked: For Good. The sequel to 2024’s Wicked adapts the second half of the 2003 Broadway musical of the same name, which itself is based on a 1995 novel by Gregory Maguire that explores the backstories of the witches featured in The Wizard of Oz. It stars Ariana Grande as Glinda and Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba, the Wicked Witch of the West.

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Dropping three spots to No. 6 was Warner’s One Battle After Another. The action comedy — written, directed and produced by Paul Thomas Anderson — stars Leonardo DiCaprio as a washed-up former member of a terrorist group who is now a stoner living in a state of paranoia, surviving off the grid with his spirited, self-reliant daughter Willa. When the military officer (Sean Penn) hunting his team resurfaces after 16 years and she goes missing, the former radical scrambles to find her.

Down three slots to No. 7 was Universal’s Bugonia. Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos, the comedic psychological thriller follows two conspiracy-obsessed young men who kidnap a powerful CEO they believe is an alien out to destroy humanity. The cast includes Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons, Stavros Halkias, Aidan Delbis, Marc T. Lewis, Vanessa Eng and Alicia Silverstone.

Dropping three slots to No. 8 was Universal Pictures’ Five Nights at Freddy’s 2. The horror sequel is set one year after the supernatural nightmare at Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza. A new chapter of terror begins when former security guard Mike’s sister, Abby, sneaks out in search of her animatronic friends: Freddy, Bonnie, Chica and Foxy. As terrifying events begin to unfold, dark secrets about the true origin of Freddy’s are revealed, unleashing a long-forgotten horror hidden away for decades.

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GfK Entertainment’s Top 10 Transactional Digital Titles for the week ended Jan. 25:

  1. Song Sung Blue (Universal)
  2. Predator: Badlands (20th Century)
  3. The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants (Paramount)
  4. Nuremberg (Sony Pictures)
  5. Wicked: For Good (Universal)
  6. One Battle After Another (Warner)
  7. Bugonia (Universal)
  8. Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 (Universal)
  9. Tron: Ares (Disney)
  10. Sarah’s Oil (MGM)

 

‘Song Sung Blue’ Tops DEG Digital Transactions Chart for Week of Jan. 18

Universal Pictures’ musical Song Sung Blue took over the No. 1 spot on the DEG: The Digital Entertainment Group’s top 10 digital sales and rentals chart provided by GfK Entertainment for the week ended Jan. 18.

The film from writer-director Craig Brewer stars Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson as Mike and Claire, two down-on-their-luck musicians who fall in love forming a Neil Diamond tribute band called Lightning and Thunder, rising from a humble garage to dive bar gigs to unexpected hometown stardom. Song Sung Blue, based on Greg Kohs’ 2008 documentary of the same name, became available for premium digital rental and sale Jan. 13.

Down from the top spot to No. 2 was the Universal Pictures musical Wicked: For Good. The sequel to 2024’s Wicked adapts the second half of the 2003 Broadway musical of the same name, which itself is based on a 1995 novel by Gregory Maguire that explores the backstories of the witches featured in The Wizard of Oz. It stars Ariana Grande as Glinda and Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba, the Wicked Witch of the West.

Up two spots to No. 3 was Warner’s One Battle After Another. The action comedy — written, directed and produced by Paul Thomas Anderson — stars Leonardo DiCaprio as a washed-up former member of a terrorist group who is now a stoner living in a state of paranoia, surviving off the grid with his spirited, self-reliant daughter Willa. When the military officer (Sean Penn) hunting his team resurfaces after 16 years and she goes missing, the former radical scrambles to find her.

No. 4 was Universal’s Bugonia. Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos, the comedic psychological thriller follows two conspiracy-obsessed young men who kidnap a powerful CEO they believe is an alien out to destroy humanity. The cast includes Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons, Stavros Halkias, Aidan Delbis, Marc T. Lewis, Vanessa Eng and Alicia Silverstone.

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Down a slot to No. 5 was Universal Pictures’ Five Nights at Freddy’s 2. The horror sequel is set one year after the supernatural nightmare at Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza. A new chapter of terror begins when former security guard Mike’s sister, Abby, sneaks out in search of her animatronic friends: Freddy, Bonnie, Chica and Foxy. As terrifying events begin to unfold, dark secrets about the true origin of Freddy’s are revealed, unleashing a long-forgotten horror hidden away for decades.

Staying No. 6 was Sony Pictures Classics’ Nuremberg. In the historical drama, based on the 2013 book The Nazi and the Psychiatrist, the Allies, led by the unyielding chief prosecutor Robert H. Jackson (Michael Shannon), have the task of ensuring high ranking Nazi officials answer for the Holocaust in the trial of the century while a U.S. Army psychiatrist (Rami Malek) is locked in a dramatic psychological duel with former Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring (Russell Crowe), revealing the sobering truth that ordinary men commit extraordinary evil.

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GfK Entertainment’s Top 10 Transactional Digital Titles for the week ended Jan. 18:

  1. Song Sung Blue (Universal)
  2. Wicked: For Good (Universal)
  3. One Battle After Another (Warner)
  4. Bugonia (Universal)
  5. Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 (Universal)
  6. Nuremberg (Sony Pictures)
  7. If I Had Legs I’d Kick You (A24)
  8. Regretting You (Paramount)
  9. Sarah’s Oil (MGM)
  10. Black Phone 2 (Universal)

 

‘Wicked: For Good’ Tops DEG Digital Transactions Chart for Week of Jan. 11

The Universal Pictures musical Wicked: For Good remained No. 1 on the DEG: The Digital Entertainment Group’s top 10 digital sales and rentals chart provided by GfK Entertainment for the week ended Jan. 11.

The sequel to 2024’s Wicked, available for premium digital rental and sale starting Dec. 30, adapts the second half of the 2003 Broadway musical of the same name, which itself is based on a 1995 novel by Gregory Maguire that explores the backstories of the witches featured in The Wizard of Oz. It stars Ariana Grande as Glinda and Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba, the Wicked Witch of the West.

Up four spots to No. 2 was MGM’s Sarah’s Oil. The narrative follows a young black girl who is granted seemingly worthless land in Oklahoma through a federal allotment program. When the land begins gushing oil, she must fend off greedy businessmen and corrupt officials looking to get their hands on it.

Up six spots to No. 3 was Paramount’s The Running Man, also available for premium digital rental and sale starting Dec. 16. Based on the novel of the same name by Stephen King, the film is about a deadly game show in which contestants must survive 30 days while being hunted by professional assassins. This version (Arnold Schwarzenegger starred in the 1987 film version) stars Glen Powell, William H. Macy, Lee Pace, Michael Cera, Emilia Jones, Daniel Ezra, Jayme Lawson, Sean Hayes, Katy O’Brian, Colman Domingo and Josh Brolin.

Down two slots to No. 4 was Universal Pictures’ Five Nights at Freddy’s 2, available for premium digital rental and sale starting Dec. 23. The horror sequel is set one year after the supernatural nightmare at Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza. A new chapter of terror begins when former security guard Mike’s sister, Abby, sneaks out in search of her animatronic friends: Freddy, Bonnie, Chica and Foxy. As terrifying events begin to unfold, dark secrets about the true origin of Freddy’s are revealed, unleashing a long-forgotten horror hidden away for decades.

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Staying No. 5 was Warner’s One Battle After Another. The action comedy — written, directed and produced by Paul Thomas Anderson — stars Leonardo DiCaprio as a washed-up former member of a terrorist group who is now a stoner living in a state of paranoia, surviving off the grid with his spirited, self-reliant daughter Willa. When the military officer (Sean Penn) hunting his team resurfaces after 16 years and she goes missing, the former radical scrambles to find her.

Dropping three spots to No. 6 was Sony Pictures Classics’ Nuremberg. In the historical drama, based on the 2013 book The Nazi and the Psychiatrist, the Allies, led by the unyielding chief prosecutor Robert H. Jackson (Michael Shannon), have the task of ensuring high ranking Nazi officials answer for the Holocaust in the trial of the century while a U.S. Army psychiatrist (Rami Malek) is locked in a dramatic psychological duel with former Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring (Russell Crowe), revealing the sobering truth that ordinary men commit extraordinary evil.

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GfK Entertainment’s Top 10 Transactional Digital Titles for the week ended Jan. 11:

  1. Wicked: For Good (Universal)
  2. Sarah’s Oil (MGM)
  3. The Running Man (2025) (Paramount)
  4. Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 (Universal)
  5. One Battle After Another (Warner)
  6. Nuremberg (Sony Pictures)
  7. Regretting You (Paramount)
  8. Black Phone 2 (Universal)
  9. Avatar: The Way of Water (20th Century)
  10. Pitch Perfect 3 (Universal)

 

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