After a disappointing box office performance pixar‘s “Lightyear” was recently added to the Disney+. Here’s a look at how the film performed on the streaming platform and how it compares to other major releases.
What happened: “Light year” was looked 1.3 billion minutes in first week on Disney+, owned by The Walt Disney Company DISaccording to data from Nielsen Holdings NLSN.
Nielsen data shows that “Lightyear” was the third most viewed streaming title for the week of August 1-7. “Stranger Things” and “Virgin River”, both available on Netflix Inc NFLX were the top two titles for that period.
The data also showed that “Lightyear” saw 36% of its audience aged 2 to 11 and 23% aged 18 to 34.
The top ten for the week of August 1-7 according to Nielsen:
- Stranger Things (Netflix): 1.424 billion minutes (34 episodes)
- Virgin River (Netflix): 1.389 billion minutes (42 episodes)
- Light Year (Disney+): 1.306 billion minutes
- The Sandman (Netflix): 1.021 billion minutes (11 episodes)
- Uncharted (Netflix): 1.014 billion minutes
- Purple Hearts (Netflix): 828 million minutes
- Cocomelon (Netflix): 741 million minutes (18 episodes)
- Keep Breathing (Netflix): 722 million minutes (6 episodes)
- NCIS (Netflix): 692 million minutes (354 episodes)
- Grey’s Anatomy (Netflix): 678 million minutes (396 episodes)
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Why it matters: The list shows “Lightyear” as the only non-Netflix title in the top ten watched by minutes during the week the Pixar film hit Disney+. “Lightyear” was also the most watched feature film during this period.
The animated film grossed $115.8 million domestically and $97.8 million internationally prior to its streaming release. The country’s international box office was likely damaged by a ban in several countries about a same-sex kiss.
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