The latest streaming and TV ratings, box office grosses, industry data — and the narratives behind the numbers.
Updated: Feb. 3, 2026
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One Number
$7M
The domestic opening weekend bow for Melania. Amazon MGM Studios paid $40 million for worldwide rights to release the Brett Ratner-directed project both in theaters and on its streaming service Prime Video, making Melania the most expensive doc in history in what many view as an attempt to curry favor with President Donald Trump. Amazon spent another $35 million on the global marketing campaign, with at least $20 million dedicated to the U.S.
Milestone
New Record
With 8.65 billion minutes viewed, Stranger Things saw the largest single-week total since Nielsen began tracking streaming viewing in 2020, beating the previous mark of 8.46 billion minutes — also held by Stranger Things during the week of its final season premiere in late November. The series now has the four best weekly totals ever in Nielsen’s charts, including 7.2 billion minutes a week after season four premiered in 2022 and 6.89 billion minutes.
SPOTLIGHT
STREAMING
The most-viewed series and movies of the week
↑ Stranger Things ended its five-season odyssey on Netflix on top — of not just the weekly streaming charts, but also Nielsen’s all-time weekly numbers.
↑ Netflix’s documentary Evil Influencer: The Jodi Hildebrandt Story led the movie rankings with 620 million viewing minutes.
↑ Landman declined for the first time during its second season — but only by a slight 4 percent to 1.58 billion minutes for Paramount+.
↑ Library shows The Closer (1.43 billion minutes), Homeland (1.08 billion) and Bluey (1.06 billion) also had big weeks.
BOX OFFICE
The highest-grossing films domestically each weekend
↑ Indie pic Iron Lung from Mark Fischbach (aka Markiplier) of YouTube gaming fame nipped at Send Help‘s heels but ultimately placed second with nearly $17.9 million.
BROADCAST
Top TV
The most-viewed network shows
What’s premiering on TV this week:
Wednesday, Feb. 4
We Call It Imagineering (Disney+)
8 p.m.: Nature: Parenthood (PBS)
9 p.m.: The Muppet Show (ABC)
Thursday, Feb. 5
The Lincoln Lawyer (Netflix)
Friday, Feb. 6
Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony (NBC/Peacock)
Sunday, Feb. 8
The Burbs (Peacock, all episodes)
2 p.m.: Puppy Bowl XXII (Animal Planet/HBO Max)
6 p.m. ET/3 p.m. PT: Super Bowl LX (NBC)
Inside View
The narrative behind the numbers
FOX
Episodes: 1
Viewers 7.39M
A Killer Post-NFL Premiere
Fox’s drama Memory of a Killer, starring Patrick Dempsey, got a prime spot for its series premiere following the NFC Championship game — and it made the most of it. The Jan. 25 debut drew 7.39 million viewers, the biggest same-day audience for a network drama not named Tracker so far this season. It’s also the best showing for any Fox scripted show in almost six years (since an episode of 911 in April 2020). Sustaining the post-NFL bounce is unlikely, but it could entice at least some viewers to follow the show to its regular home on Mondays.
BROADWAY
The top theatrical productions each week
↑ Mamma Mia! played its final Broadway performance Feb. 1, after opening at the Winter Garden Theatre on Aug. 14. The musical revival, which was often one of the top grossing shows in the industry, brought in $1.8 million in its final week.
Trailer Spotlight
Wuthering Heights
Emerald Fennell’s feature adaptation, starring Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi, hits theaters on Feb. 13 from Warner Bros.
PREVIEW
Upcoming Releases
Notable movies heading to theaters
TRENDING
This week’s most searched and shared content
SOURCE: PARROT ANALYTICS ( Jan 9, 2026 – Jan 15, 2026)
This ranking shows the most in-demand series that have debuted in the last 365 days on major platforms with US audiences.
NEWS FEED
Box Office: ‘Melania’ Bests Jason Statham’s ‘Shelter’ to Place No. 3 With $7M, ‘Send Help’ Soars to $20M Win
Amazon MGM Studios paid $40 million for world rights to the Brett Ratner-directed film shadowing first lady Melania Trump in the 20 days before her husband’s second inauguration and an accompanying docuseries on Prime Video.
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Box Office: ‘Melania’ Heads for $8 Million Opening, the Best Showing in a Decade for a Doc
Melania Trump’s new Amazon MGM documentary — the most expensive in history — is even beating out Jason Statham’s new action for a third-place finish behind ‘Send Help’ and ‘Iron Lung’ after galvanizing older conservative females and earning an A-CinemaScore.
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Japan Box Office Roars Back to Record High in 2025, Powered by ‘Demon Slayer’ and ‘Kokuho’
Total ticket sales revenue jumped 32 percent to a record 274.45 billion yen ($1.79 billion) as local megahits drove the world’s third-largest film market past its prior pre-pandemic peak.
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Weekend Preview: Rachel McAdams to Be First Lady of the Box Office Despite Melania Trump’s Lavishly Backed Doc
‘Melania’ faces intense scrutiny as it finally opens in theaters, but only needs to earn just north of $5 million to claim victory.
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How Paul Feig’s ‘The Housemaid’ Became a $300 Million Box Office Wonder When No One Was Looking
The female-skewing psychological thriller — starring Sydney Sweeney and Amanda Seyfried — has already passed up ‘Bridesmaids’ to become the top-grossing film of Feig’s career in its original run.
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Box Office: Chris Pratt’s ‘Mercy’ Topples ‘Avatar 3’ With $11.2M but Can’t Outrun Brutal Winter Storm
The movie’s opening number was revised downward as hundreds of theaters closed across the county. The same was true across the board.
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Meet the Mastermind Behind Anime Juggernaut ‘Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle’
Ufotable founder Hikaru Kondo discusses building a $700-plus box-office phenomenon — and what’s next for anime’s biggest franchise.
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