We recently reported on Nielsen’s streaming songs for the end of December, including a major success story for the Disney release Soul. In that post, we noted that Nielsen had not included HBO Max in the streaming chart’s songs. But now it has released those numbers anyway – at least, before Wonder Woman 1984.
As divided by the Hollywood Reporter, the Nielsen numbers for Wonder Woman 1984 are very very good. They back up claims made by WarnerMedia about the film’s performance – during its first week of release, the film racked up 2.25 billion viewing minutes. That makes it the best streaming title of the week SoulIt’s 1.67 billion minutes. This reportedly makes it the most watched movie on the maintenance.
Nielsen is not yet releasing HBO Max’s numbers into the charts, and the publication of these stats could be justified by WarnerMedia‘s desire to, you know, one up Soul here.
“The effect of Wonder Woman 1984 on HBO Max cannot be underestimated, ”said Andy Forssell, Executive Vice President of HBO Max. “As announced on Wednesday during our earnings and as this data from Nielsen shows, it was a huge Christmas gift to consumers at a time when they wanted and needed it. This partnership with Warner Bros. of course goes all year round, but it started Wonder Womanarrival on Christmas Day with great success. “
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That said, don’t expect Nielsen to release these songs on a regular basis, at least until it finally adds HBO Max to its standard streaming charts. This was, according to the service, a one-off thing.
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