Rentrak Cross-Platform Entertainment Rankings - April 1, 2015

PORTLAND, Ore., April 1, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Rentrak (NASDAQ: RENT), the leader in precisely measuring movies and TV everywhere, today announced the top weekly cross-platform entertainment rankings for April 1, 2015.

There's no place like "Home" when it comes to this weekend's box office as the Dreamworks Animation release distributed by Fox added $76.1 million globally, topping the international chart and leading the charge in its first weekend in North America (with a debut of $52.1 million) for a combined worldwide total to-date of just over $100 million. Another PG-rated movie marked a milestone as Disney's hit live-action "Cinderella" crossed the $300 million threshold this weekend with a global total to-date of $336.2 million.

Newcomers dominate DVD and Blu-ray sales this week with Fox's "Penguins of Madagascar," Fox's "Exodus: Gods and Kings" and Sony's family musical "Annie" taking the top three spots. On the DVD and Blu-ray rentals side, "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1" remains a favorite followed by Universal's comedy sequel "Dumb And Dumber To" and Fox's Best Picture Oscar^® winner "Birdman" taking the third spot.

On our digital purchases and rentals chart, Lionsgate's "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1" holds onto the number one position, now in its fourth week of release, with Fox's "Night At The Museum: Secret Of The Tomb" making a strong debut at the number two spot. Sony's, "Annie" opened at number 17. Notably, our Digital Download Essentials team pointed out that this 2014 "Annie" is the third film adaptation following Columbia's 1982 "Annie," which coincidentally hit the charts at number 20.

On our Movies on Demand chart, Sony's musical "Annie" sings its way to a first place finish this week with the ubiquitous "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1" from Lionsgate demonstrating its power across many screens in the second position and Disney's "Big Hero 6" showing continued popularity in the third position.

CBS takes the top three spots on our broadcast TV engagement chart this week with "Blue Bloods" topping the chart again. CBS' "NCIS" family holds a tenacious hold week after week with the original "NCIS" in second place and relative newcomer "NCIS: New Orleans" taking third.

AMC's "The Walking Dead" keeps a death grip on the top of the cable TV engagement chart once again, followed by Bravo's "The Real Housewives of Atlanta" and TNT's original series "Rizzoli & Isles."

Finally, in our combined social media and digital engagement for viewers of broadcast and cable telecasts, NBC's "The Voice" began their battles and continued their YouTube dominance. Fox's "Empire" began gearing up for their season finale and Instagram showed particularly strong engagement as they asked for a double tap from anyone watching the episode the night of the 11th.

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Worldwide Box Office
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Movies on Demand
Digital Movies Sales & Rentals
TV & Social Media Engagement

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