4 h, apr 12, 2021 y - CITY OF LIES #1 Movie US Digital Streaming
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FROM INDIEWIRE:Johnny Depp’s Scandal-Plagued ‘City of Lies’ Is the Recipe for a VOD Hit
The crime drama about the Tupac Shakur and Notorious B.I.G. murders sat in limbo for nearly three years, but on VOD it can finally make its mark.
BY TOM BRUEGGEMANN
Blend one well-known name with scandal; add an appealing subject. Bake in theatrical visibility and fold in home-friendly pricing. Best served with stale alternatives. With this well-tested recipe for VOD success, the long-delayed “City of Lies” stands out this week.
The troubled 2018 film stars Johnny Depp and Forest Whitaker as Los Angeles detectives investigating the murders of Notorious B.I.G. and Tupac Shakur. Open Road filed for bankruptcy shortly after it acquired the film. Legal and pandemic issues followed, and then Saban stepped in. A March 19 theater release roused $565,000; two weeks later, it debuted on VOD. It’s a trajectory similar to the one recently enjoyed by the disgraced Armie Hammer, who stars opposite Gary Oldman in another VOD hit, “Crisis.”
Priced at $6.99, “City of Lies” took first place at AppleTV, #4 at GooglePlay (both ranking by number of rentals) and an impressive fourth place at FandangoNow (which lists by revenue earned). The lagging Spectrum chart doesn’t yet include it; otherwise, it likely would have made all four.
“Wonder Woman 1984,” also $6.99, is #1 at both GooglePlay and Spectrum. At $29.99, “Raya and the Last Dragon” is an easy #1 at FandangoNow, #5 at AppleTV, and #7 at GooglePlay. It’s unavailable on Spectrum.
The Tom Hanks Western “News of the World” also made all charts at $6.99. “Promising Young Woman” and “The Croods: A New Age” remain on three charts, long after their initial releases.
Apple TV
1. City of Lies (Saban) – $6.99
2. Wonder Woman 1984 (Warner Bros.) – $5.99
FandangoNOW
1. Raya and the Last Dragon (Disney) – $29.99
2. Chaos Walking (Lionsgate) – $19.99
3. Wonder Woman 1984 (Warner Bros.) – $19.99
4. City of Lies (Saban) – $6.99
Google Play
1. Wonder Woman 1984 (Warner Bros.) – $19.99
2. The Croods: A New Age (Universal) – $5.99
3. Monster Hunter (Sony) – $5.99
4. City of Lies (Saban) – $6.99
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