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2 weeks ago | 
thewrap.com | Christofer Hamilton |Haleigh Foutch
Pro Available to WrapPRO members Parrot Analytics data shows that the share of demand for truly original, non-IP-based movies has been growing since 2020 June 13, 2025 @ 10:39 AM Michael B. Jordan in "Sinners" (Warner Bros. Pictures) In the five-year period from 2020 to 2024, around 12% of new movies and shows were based on existing intellectual property (IP).
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1 month ago | 
thewrap.com | Christofer Hamilton |Haleigh Foutch
Pro Available to WrapPRO members Parrot Analytics’ Streaming Economics system calculates that the “Chicago” series is currently the biggest revenue driver in Wolf’s catalog May 16, 2025 @ 10:55 AM Eamonn Walker on "Chicago Fire" (CREDIT: NBC) With the announcement that the next season of “Law & Order: Organized Crime” will premiere on Peacock and a new Dick Wolf series on Prime Video in January (“On Call”), it is clear that streamers want their share of the Dick Wolf’s expansive, proven and...
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1 month ago | 
thewrap.com | Christofer Hamilton |Haleigh Foutch
Pro Available to WrapPRO members Parrot Analytics unpacks how best-laid plans can be derailed by external events May 9, 2025 @ 10:23 AM "Conclave" (Focus Features) Donald Rumsfeld popularized the concept of known knowns, known unknowns, and unknown unknowns (though ‘popularized’ might be the wrong term for a convoluted quote from a Secretary of Defense about the Iraq War). “Conclave” provides an illustrative example of how to view content performance through this risk assessment framework. A...
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1 month ago | 
thewrap.com | Christofer Hamilton |Adam Chitwood
Ahead of Star Wars Day (May the fourth be with you) fans of the franchise have lots to celebrate. A 20th anniversary theatrical re-release of “Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith” is pulling in box office dollars, even beating “The Accountant 2.” The 20-year-old film with a plot centered around trade wars and a crumbling republic was panned when it premiered but is now looking eerily prescient.
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2 months ago | 
thewrap.com | Christofer Hamilton |Adam Chitwood
Pro Available to WrapPRO members The streamer has a higher demand for its total catalog compared to others, and is still a relative bargain April 25, 2025 @ 8:24 AM Charlotte Ritchie and Penn Badgley in "You" Season 4 (Netflix) Amid choppy seas for markets, investors were looking to Netflix’s earnings last week for good news.
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2 months ago | 
thewrap.com | Christofer Hamilton |Haleigh Foutch
Pro Available to WrapPRO members Parrot Analytics unpacks the streaming revenue data behind the acclaimed shows April 18, 2025 @ 12:02 PM Pedro Pascal in "The Last of Us" and Aimee Lou Wood in "The White Lotus" (HBO) In recent weeks, HBO and Max have dominated the Sunday night discourse with their acclaimed series.
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2 months ago | 
thewrap.com | Christofer Hamilton |Haleigh Foutch
Pro Available to WrapPRO members Hulu’s award-winning drama has generated nearly $300 million in global streaming revenue, according to Parrot Analytics data April 11, 2025 @ 1:22 PM The Handmaid's Tale, Season 5 (Hulu) The sixth and final season of “The Handmaid’s Tale” premiered on Hulu on April 8.
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2 months ago | 
thewrap.com | Christofer Hamilton |Haleigh Foutch
The ongoing tensions between the United States and Canada have been a fruitful source of material for late-night comedy. But it isn’t just Americans making sense of the situation through late-night comedy — there has been a surge in demand for these shows north of the border in Canada in recent months. U.S. variety shows (“Saturday Night Live,” “The Daily Show,” and “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon”) accounted for three of the ten most in-demand shows in Canada in March.
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Mar 28, 2025 | 
thewrap.com | Christofer Hamilton |Haleigh Foutch
Pro Available to WrapPRO members Parrot Analytics unpacks the data behind the iconic spy’s value for streaming services, including which Bond film generates the most global subscriber revenue March 28, 2025 @ 10:00 AM Sean Connery in James Bond (EON) The recent news that Amazon acquired creative control of the James Bond franchise surprised many in the industry, as the Broccoli family has tightly controlled the franchise since the first film adaptation of Ian Fleming’s character in 1962. It’s...
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Mar 23, 2025 | 
thewrap.com | Christofer Hamilton |Haleigh Foutch
Pro Available to WrapPRO members According to Parrot Analytics data, the epic adaptations are neck-and-neck, but one has a slight lead for now March 23, 2025 @ 10:55 AM Rosamund Pike in "Wheel of Time" and Morfydd Clark in "Rings of Power" (Amazon MGM Studios) Since premiering, two flagship fantasy series on Amazon Prime Video have had a similar impact in terms of the amount of subscriber revenue they have brought in for the streaming platform. As of the end of 2024, “The Lord of the Rings:...
