Big Number
2026
James Gorman will become chairman of the board of Disney in January, with finding a successor to CEO Bob Iger as his top priority, targeting an “early 2026” decision. It’s no easy task, with two years having passed since Iger returned to the company with a promise to figure out succession once more, alongside a contract extension that keeps him at Disney through 2026. THR takes a close look at some of Gorman’s options for the search process. The odds.
Snapshot
Netflix’s Top Stand-Up Specials
The roast of NFL great Tom Brady was far and away the biggest comedy event on the streaming giant in 2024, per Luminate viewership data released Oct. 25. Kevin Hart, Mike Epps, Matt Rife and Joe Rogan round out the top 5. Just missing the list: Jo Koy: Live From Brooklyn (240.4 million minutes watched) and Ellen DeGeneres: For Your Approval (213.6 million minutes watched).
STREAMING
Top Series
The most-viewed series of the week
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NIELSEN STREAMING CONTENT RATINGS (Oct. 7-Oct. 13, most recent week)
Top Movies
The most-viewed films of the week
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NIELSEN STREAMING CONTENT RATINGS (Oct. 7-Oct. 13, most recent week)
TOP TRENDING
This week’s most consumed, searched and shared content
SOURCE: PARROT ANALYTICS (OCT 25 – 31, 2024)
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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BOX OFFICE
Top Movies
The highest-grossing films domestically
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The Wild Robot
Universal / Dreamworks Animation
$7.4M
Weekend Gross
3,231
Theaters
$121.3M
Total Gross
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COMSCORE (Nov. 1-Nov. 3)
Upcoming Releases
Notable movies heading to theaters
Mufasa Returns Dec. 20
Directed by Barry Jenkins, the music-filled movie serves as both an origin story and follow-up to Jon Favreau’s 2019 box office hit.
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BROADCAST
Top TV
The most-viewed primetime network shows
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Los Angeles Dodgers vs. New York Yankees (Game 5)
Fox
18.15M
Viewers
2
Los Angeles Dodgers vs. New York Yankees (Game 4)
Fox
16.28M
Viewers
3
Indianapolis Colts vs. Minnesota Vikings
NBC
16.18M
Viewers
4
Los Angeles Dodgers vs. New York Yankees (Game 3)
Fox
13.21M
Viewers
5
Nielsen (Oct. 28-Nov. 3)
Inside View
The narrative behind the numbers
Multi
18 Networks
42.29M
Viewers
Election Night’s TV Turnout
Primetime coverage of the presidential election averaged 42.29 million viewers across 18 cable and broadcast networks from 7-11 p.m. ET, according to final same-day ratings from Nielsen. That’s a 26 percent decline from four years ago, which drew 56.92 million viewers, and the least watched election night since the ratings service began keeping total viewer tallies in 2000. Nov. 5’s coverage also drew the smallest household rating (22.6) on record. Fox News led the way with 10.32 million viewers from 8-11 p.m. ET, but all of the big four broadcast networks and big three cable news channels were down from 2020.
DATA SPOTLIGHT
Disney Tops Media Distributor Ranking
The start of football season was a boon to several media companies in September — including Disney, which once again claimed the No. 1 spot in Nielsen‘s rankings of TV distributors. Disney outlets accounted for 11.3 percent of all TV use in the United States for Nielsen’s September measurement period (which ran from Aug. 26-Sept. 29). That’s up from 9.5 percent in August and marks the company’s ninth time in the top spot in the 11 months Nielsen has shared distributor data.
SOURCE: Nielsen
NEWS FEED
‘Moana 2’ Tracking for Record-Shattering $125M-$135M Thanksgiving Opening
The animated feature is eyeing the biggest debut ever for the holiday, besting fellow Walt Disney Animation's 'Frozen.' It could also beat 'Frozen II' to become the top Thanksgiving earner of all time.
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Christopher Nolan’s ‘Interstellar’ Finalizes 10th Anniversary Plans for Exclusive Imax Rerelease
The 2014 space epic earned several Oscar nominations and featured a star-studded cast including Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway and Matt Damon.
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Bong Joon Ho’s ‘Mickey 17’ Lands New April 2025 Release Date
The movie is delaying its debut in theaters by a few months in order to have full access to Imax theaters around the globe.
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AMC Theatres Swings to Loss on Revenue Fall
The mega-exhibitor teased plans to invest up to $1.5 billion in theater upgrades over the next four to seven years as part of a "Go Plan" to formally unveiled on Thursday.
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Cineplex Revenue Slows As It Looks to Bigger Year Ahead
The exhibitor recorded the one-time charge to pay for a Competition Tribunal penalty for a online movie ticket booking fee charge ruled as deceptive to consumers.
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Box Office: ‘Venom 3’ Scores $26M to Stay No. 1, ‘Here’ Goes Nowhere With $5M Opening
Clint Eastwood's 'Juror 2' opened this weekend, but is only getting an awards qualifying run before going to Max. It's receiving a limited release overseas, where it earned $5 million from just six markets.
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Thanksgiving Boom: ‘Wicked’ Eyes $85M Opening, Followed by $65M for ‘Gladiator II’
Both tentpoles are tracking to do big business over the holiday.
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