{"id":6566,"date":"2023-03-07T21:43:13","date_gmt":"2023-03-07T21:43:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ramolawpc.com\/?p=6566"},"modified":"2023-04-02T21:47:48","modified_gmt":"2023-04-02T21:47:48","slug":"indiewire-otto-oscar-3-7-23","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ramolawpc.com\/new\/indiewire-otto-oscar-3-7-23\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018A Man Called Otto\u2019 Finds Oscar-Week Acclaim as a Cut-Price VOD"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\u2018A Man Called Otto\u2019 Finds Oscar-Week Acclaim as a Cut-Price VOD: <\/h1>\n

\u201cA Man Called Otto\u201d (Sony\/$14.99) was a flop as an adult-appeal awards contender, but it came out on top of VOD charts the week before the Oscars. Challenging its dominance is a strong performance by \u201cDragon Ball Super: Super Hero\u201d (Crunchyroll\/$9.99), which took #1 at Google Play while \u201cOtto\u201d led at Vudu and iTunes.<\/p>\n

Netflix has an eye-popping nine theatrical releases on its top 10, including six studio sequels. Among those are four separate \u201cHunger Games\u201d franchise entries, despite those films spending years in constant basic-cable rotation.<\/p>\n

Neither \u201cOtto\u201d nor \u201cDragon\u201d spent much time at a premium price. Sony quickly dropped the price of \u201cOtto\u201d from its initial $19.99. \u201cDragon,\u201d from the Sony-owned Japanese anime label Crunchyroll, was introduced as a $9.99 purchase. It opened in U.S. theaters last August, the same week that \u201cDemon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba \u2013 To the Swordsmith Village\u201d opened to over $10 million.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Whale\u201d (A24\/$19.99), whose stars Brendan Fraser and Hong Chau are contenders for Best Actor and Best Supporting Actress, opened at #1 at iTunes last Tuesday; it\u2019s now #2. \u201cMagic Mike\u2019s Last Dance\u201d (Warner Bros. Discovery\/$19.99), debuting after its third weekend in theaters, made two charts, with its #3 Vudu showing boosted by its higher price (that site lists by revenue, not transactions).<\/p>\n

Joining \u201cThe Whale,\u201d \u201cDemon,\u201d and \u201cOtto\u201d on all three charts were three Universal titles \u2014 \u201cKnock at the Cabin\u201d and \u201cPuss in Boots: The Last Wish\u201d (both $19.99) and \u201cThe Fabelmans\u201d ($5.99). The studio once again took 40 percent of the top 10 listings.<\/p>\n

Reduced-price Best Picture nominee \u201cWomen Talking\u201d (MGM\/$5.99) reached a higher level than previous seen, placing third at iTunes while #8 at Google Play.<\/p>\n

Netflix has seen a flood of #1 in-house movie productions dominate its listings, but this week sees only one original with #3, \u201cWe Have a Ghost.\u201d Everything else is a studio franchise sequel. Apart from the four \u201cHunger Games\u201d films, placing were \u201cHangover Part III\u201d and \u201cMagic Mike XXL.\u201d The second \u201cHangover\u201d also charted for most of the week.<\/p>\n

Leading all of them is \u201cThis Is Where I Leave You,\u201d a modest 2014 Warner Bros. dramedy. Is this a case where audiences confused it with a new release? Its cast includes Adam Driver, Jane Fonda, Tina Fey, and Jason Bateman, which may have enhanced the appeal for the Shawn Levy-directed title. #2 A forgotten Ryan Reynolds title from 2014, \u201cR.I.P.D.,\u201d is #2, further suggesting that Netflix viewers are lured by films that seem original even if they have been around for years.<\/p>\n

iTunes and Google Play rank films daily by number of transactions. For the listings for March 6, view this article at IndieWire<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u2018A Man Called Otto\u2019 Finds Oscar-Week Acclaim as a Cut-Price VOD: \u201cA Man Called Otto\u201d (Sony\/$14.99) was a flop as an adult-appeal awards contender, but it came out on top of VOD charts the week before the Oscars. Challenging its dominance is a strong performance by \u201cDragon Ball Super: Super Hero\u201d (Crunchyroll\/$9.99), which took #1
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