Showbiz Sandbox 559: Dune Survives The Streaming Desert
October 26, 2021
Despite being available to stream day-and-date with its theatrical release, Denis Villeneuve’s epic film adaptation of Frank Herbert’s science fiction novel “Dune” opened to strong box office around the world. While we don’t know, and may never know, how many people viewed the movie on HBO Max, it’s availability on the service has surely cut into its box office potential.
Speaking of numbers, Apple TV+ has begun working with Nielsen to get its streaming numbers reported on the company’s charts. And Netflix finally suggests it too will start embracing the “total minutes watched” metric that Nielsen has been using. Maybe Nielsen isn’t dead after all, as so many media pundits have espoused.
Of course we also cover the week’s top entertainment headlines including the latest on the new IATSE contract and the dreadful firearms accident involving actor Alec Baldwin on the set of the film “Rust” that left the cinematographer of the movie dead and the director seriously injured.
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‘Dune’ Spices Up With $221M Global Cume In Expanded Release; ‘No Time To Die’ Tops $525M WW; ‘Venom’ Voracious
https://deadline.com/2021/10/dune-no-time-to-die-venom-china-global-international-box-office-1234861416/
‘Dune’ Opens to $40 Million at the Box Office. Strong Enough for a Sequel?
https://variety.com/2021/film/box-office/dune-box-office-opening-weekend-timothee-chalamet-1235096320/
‘Dune’ Bumps Up In China With $16M Through Saturday; Will Cross $200M WW On Sunday
https://deadline.com/2021/10/dune-china-uk-korea-opening-international-box-office-1234860686/
Nielsen Streaming TV Charts Now Include Apple TV+ for the First Time, Ted Lasso Debuts in Top 10
https://9to5mac.com/2021/10/21/nielsen-apple-tv-plus-streaming/
Cinematographers Guild Lays Out Gains In New IATSE Agreement & Rollbacks Sought By AMPTP That Were Thwarted
https://deadline.com/2021/10/cinematographers-guild-gains-iatse-agreement-1234859086/
Leaders of Largest IATSE Local Recommend Ratifying Controversial Tentative Deal
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/iatse-deal-local-leaders-recommend-ratifying-1235034106/
Alec Baldwin Discharged Prop Gun That Killed Woman On Movie Set, Sheriff Says
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2021-10-21/woman-fatally-shot-by-prop-firearm-on-a-new-mexico-movie-set
‘Rust’ Tragedy Reflects Troubling Trends on Movie and TV Sets: ‘We Did This to Ourselves’
https://variety.com/2021/film/news/rust-halyna-hutchins-death-alec-baldwin-production-1235096161/
Guns, Ammo, Accountability: Hollywood Munitions Experts Grapple With ‘Rust’ Tragedy
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/alec-baldwin-shooting-rust-movie-munitions-experts-gun-safety-1235035713
Ralph Carmichael Dies: ‘The Blob’ & ‘My Mother The Car’ Composer, Arranger Of Beloved Christmas Classics Was 94
https://deadline.com/2021/10/ralph-carmichael-dead-composer-music-arranger-the-blob-my-mother-the-car-chestnuts-roasting-was-94-1234859279/
Leslie Bricusse Dies: Oscar-Winning ‘Doctor Dolittle’, ‘Goldfinger’, ‘Willy Wonka’ Songwriter Was 90
https://deadline.com/2021/10/leslie-bricusse-dead-goldfinger-willy-wonka-doctor-dolittle-songwriter-was-90-1234858373/
Obituary: Jerry Pinkney
https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-industry-news/article/87686-obituary-jerry-pinkney.html
Peter Scolari Dies: Emmy-Winning ‘Bosom Buddies’, ‘Newhart’, ‘Girls’ Actor Was 66
https://deadline.com/2021/10/peter-scolari-dead-obituary-bosom-buddies-newhart-girls-actor-was-66-1234860691/
James Michael Tyler, Actor Who Played Gunther on ‘Friends,’ Dies at 59
https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/james-michael-tyler-dead-friends-actor-gunther-1235096487/
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