Big Number
$144M
Brad Pitt’s F1 opened to $57 million in North America and another $88.4 million overseas for a global start of at least $144 million. The Apple film has a huge advantage in having a lock on Imax screens for three weeks — it grossed $28 million in its Imax bow — in addition to playing other premium large-format screens, for part of that time. One major caveat: the movie sports a hefty production budget of at least $200 million before marketing. Full story.
Snapshot
Streaming Growth
In a surprise, Spanish-language service ViX is expected to be the fastest-growing subscription streaming service in the Americas in 2025, according to Ampere Analysis forecasts. Ampere, a media analyst firm based in London, believes ViX will grow its subscriber base by 18 percent this year, reaching 10.5 million paying customers in the Americas (the U.S., Central and South America — no Canada). The report.
STREAMING
Top Series
The most-viewed series of the week
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↑ The series finale of The Handmaid’s Tale helped bring the show one of its biggest weeks ever in Nielsen’s streaming ratings.
NIELSEN STREAMING CONTENT RATINGS (May 26-June 1, most recent week); Updated June 26
Top Movies
The most-viewed films of the week
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↑ Captain America: Brave New World led the movie top 10 and finished eighth overall with 750 million viewing minutes after its May 28 streaming premiere on Disney+.
NIELSEN STREAMING CONTENT RATINGS (May 26-June 1, most recent week); Updated June 26
TV Use, By Platform
Streaming platforms have led Nielsen’s Gauge rankings of TV use for most of the monthly snapshot’s four-year existence. It had yet to eclipse the combined total usage for cable and broadcast outlets, though — emphasis on had. The Gauge for May shows that streaming captured 44.8 percent of viewing time in the United States for May, beating the combined tally of 44.2 percent for cable (24.1 percent) and broadcast (20.1 percent). Other TV use (gaming, physical media playback, some on-demand viewing) made up the remainder. YouTube and Netflix, the two biggest streamers, accounted for 20 percent of all TV use, nearly beating the broadcast total by themselves.
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BOX OFFICE
Top Movies
The highest-grossing films domestically
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How to Train Your Dragon
Universal / DreamWorks Animation
$19.5M
Weekend Gross
4,127
Theaters
$200M
Total Gross
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↑ One formidable challenge: F1 cost a net $200 million to produce before marketing, if not closer to $300 million, so will need long legs to turn a profit at the box office.
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$4.1M
Weekend Gross
2,157
Theaters
$186M
Total Gross
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↑ M3GAN 2.0‘s global start was an equally disappointing $17.2 million. The sequel cost a modest $25 million to produce before marketing, but that’s still more than double M3GAN‘s miniscule $12 million budget.
COMSCORE (June 27-June 29)
Trailer Spotlight
Superman Returns
James Gunn’s reboot of the series for Warner Bros. hits theaters July 11. The feature stars David Corenswet as Superman, Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane, and Nicholas Hoult as Lex Luthor.
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Upcoming Releases
Notable movies heading to theaters
July 25
Aug. 1
The Long Tail
Top Network Series Over 35 Days of Viewership
The Nielsen 35-day figures for the 2024-25 season (or most of it, in the case of 35-day numbers) show that for series that originate on broadcast or cable networks, five weeks of streaming can grow a show’s audience by 40 to 50 percent — and in a few outlier cases, practically double it — from its linear total over the same time frame. Nearly as important, though, is the fact that streaming continues to be a sizable fount of new viewers even after on-air and DVR viewing essentially stops. The majority of streaming also happens in the first week — but, in further evidence that streaming has reoriented viewing habits, a good amount of a show’s five-week streaming total happens from day eight onward.
BROADCAST
Top TV
The most-viewed primetime network shows
1
Pacers vs. Thunder (Game 7)
ABC
16.61M
Viewers
2
Pacers vs. Thunder (Game 5)
ABC
9.54M
Viewers
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Pacers vs. Thunder (Game 6)
ABC
9.28M
Viewers
4
60 Minutes Presents
CBS
5.33M
Viewers
5
America’s Got Talent
NBC
4.58M
Viewers
Nielsen (June 16-June 22)
Inside View
The narrative behind the numbers
ABC
1 Game
16.61M
Viewers
NBA Finals Get Game 7 Boost
The first game seven of an NBA Finals since 2016 delivered a big audience for ABC — and helped the series avoid some historic ratings lows. The Oklahoma City Thunder’s 103-91 win over the Indiana Pacers on June 22 averaged 16.61 million viewers, per Nielsen. It peaked at 19.28 million from 9:45-10 p.m. ET as the Thunder wrapped up their win. The 16.35 million viewers makes the contest the most-watched NBA Finals contest since 2019, when the last two games of that series each drew better than 18 million viewers.
TOP TRENDING
This week’s most consumed, searched and shared content
SOURCE: PARROT ANALYTICS (June13 – Jun 19, 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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Sherlock & Daughter
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Lazarus
Watch Now
1
The Better Sister
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NEWS FEED
Box Office: ‘F1’ Zooms to $55.6M Opening and $144M Globally, ‘M3GAN 2.0’ Bombs With $10M U.S. Start
The Formula One racing pic starring Brad Pitt is the first major theatrical win for Apple Original Films and had no trouble topping the chart as the ‘M3GAN’ sequel went up in flames.
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Box Office Preview: ‘F1’ to Leave ‘M3GAN 2.0’ in the Dust With High-Octane $40M-$50M U.S. Opening
The Formula One racing pic starring Brad Pitt is a seminal moment for Apple’s theatrical ambitions after several misses, while the ‘M3GAN’ sequel may come in well behind the first film.
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The Spotlight on Pixar Intensifies as ‘Elio’ Becomes Latest Original Animated Pic to Crash Land
Even before the film opened to a record low for the studio, Pixar was in the midst of a course correction to balance its lineup with a mix of unknown characters and established IP.
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Box Office: ‘Elio’ Limps to Record-Low $21M Pixar Opening as ‘How to Train Your Dragon’ Stays No. 1
The live-action ‘Dragon’ pic also devoured Danny Boyle’s zombie sequel ’28 Years Later,’ which opened in second place domestically with $30 million.
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Box Office: Danny Boyle’s ‘28 Years Later’ Bites Off $5.8M in Previews, Pixar’s ‘Elio’ Takes in $3M
The summer’s latest two event pics took advantage of the Juneteenth holiday by starting shows earlier in the day, but they still weren’t able to topple ‘How to Train Your Dragon’ from the top spot.
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James Gunn’s ‘Superman’ Tracking for $135 Million U.S. Box Office Opening
Opinion is sharply divided as to how high the superhero pic can fly when it hits theaters, with some suggesting a much lower range of $90 million to $120 million.
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Box Office Preview: Will ‘How to Train Your Dragon’ Eat ’28 Years Later’ and Pixar’s ‘Elio’ for Lunch?
Projections are all over the place for Danny Boyle’s long-awaited ’28 Days’ sequel as ‘Elio’ braces for a soft opening, and possibly the lowest in the storied studio’s history.
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