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Robert De Niro Film ‘The Alto Knights’ Due on Premium Digital April 11, Disc May 27

Warner Bros. Pictures’ The Alto Knights, starring Academy Award winner Robert De Niro in a dual role and directed by Academy Award-winning filmmaker Barry Levinson, will debut for premium digital rental and sale on April 11. 

The film, which has earned $9.5 million at the global box office, will debut on DVD and Blu-ray Disc on May 27.

The film follows two of New York’s most notorious organized crime bosses, Frank Costello (De Niro) and Vito Genovese (De Niro), as they vie for control of the city’s streets. Once the best of friends, petty jealousies and a series of betrayals place them on a deadly collision course that will reshape the Mafia (and America) forever. 

The Alto Knights was written by Oscar nominee Nicholas Pileggi (Goodfellas) and produced by Oscar winner Irwin Winkler (Rocky, Goodfellas), Levinson, Jason Sosnoff, Charles Winkler and David Winkler, with Mike Drake executive producing. 

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De Niro stars alongside Debra Messing (“Will & Grace”), Cosmo Jarvis (“Shogun”), Kathrine Narducci (The Irishman) and Michael Rispoli (“Billions”), along with Michael Adler (Peppermint), Ed Amatrudo (Till, Nashville), Joe Bacino (Kick-Ass), Anthony J. Gallo (The Irishman), Wallace Langham (Ford v Ferrari), Louis Mustillo (“Cooper’s Bar,” “Mike & Molly”), Frank Piccirillo, Matt Servitto (“Billions”) and Robert Uricola (Raging Bull). 

The digital release includes a making-of featurette.

Neon’s Horror Flick ‘The Monkey’ Tops Weekly Fandango at Home Chart Through April 6

Neon’s horror film The Monkey led the chart of the top 10 titles on Fandango’s transactional digital service Fandango at Home for the week ended April 6.

The film, based on the Stephen King story, became available for premium digital rental and sale April 4. Produced by James Wan (The Conjuring, Saw) and directed by Osgood Perkins, the film follows twin brothers who find a mysterious wind-up monkey, which results in a series of outrageous deaths that tear their family apart. Twenty-five years later, the monkey begins a new killing spree forcing the estranged brothers to confront the cursed toy.

Landing at No. 2 on the chart was the Focus Features spy thriller Black Bag, available for premium digital rental and sale. In the film directed by Steven Soderbergh and starring Michael Fassbender, when intelligence agent Kathryn Woodhouse is suspected of betraying the nation, her husband — also a legendary agent — faces the ultimate test of whether to be loyal to his marriage or his country.

Debuting at No. 3 on the chart was Sony Pictures’ Paddington in Peru, which became available for digital rental and sale starting April 1. The family film finds the marmalade-loving bear lost in the jungle on a high-stakes adventure. When Paddington discovers his beloved Aunt Lucy has gone missing from the Home for Retired Bears, he and the Brown family head to the wilds of Peru to look for her. A “Paddington” three-movie collection landed on the chart at No. 10.

Falling from No. 3 to No. 4 on the chart was DreamWorks Animation’s Dog Man. In the animated film based on the book series, when a faithful police dog and his human police officer owner are injured on the job, a harebrained surgery fuses the two of them together and Dog Man is born. As he embraces his new identity, Dog Man must stop the villainous Petey the Cat (Pete Davidson) from cloning himself and creating an evil kitten, doubling his evil abilities. The title is available for regular digital purchase (after a premium-priced run) from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment.

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Landing at No. 5 on the chart was Blumhouse’s Wolf Man, available for digital rental and on sale for digital purchase. From the director of The Invisible Man, it’s a modern take on the classic monster story.

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Fandango at Home’s top 10 titles for the week ended April 6, in terms of revenue, were: 

  1. The Monkey
  2. Black Bag
  3. Paddington in Peru
  4. Dog Man
  5. Wolf Man
  6. Companion
  7. Moana 2
  8. Last Breath
  9. The Last Supper
  10. Paddington 3 Movie Collection (Bundle)

Fandango at Home Offering ‘Foolish’ Deals on April Fool’s Day

To celebrate April Fool’s Day, Fandango at Home is offering “foolish” deals on more than 600 TV and film titles.

For one day only,  select film titles are available to purchase for $4 each, while select TV series are available to purchase in their entirety for $20 each. 

Fandango at Home is also offering an exclusive deal of the day with the “Master of Comedy 5-pack” bundle. The bundle includes Analyze This, Analyze That, Club Paradise, National Lampoon’s Vacation and Caddyshack for $10.

The $4 films in the sale include the mystery Knives Out; A24 indies Midsommar, Ex Machina, Pearl: An X-traordinary Origin Story and Love Lies Bleeding; actioners Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard, My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising, The Bricklayer and Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero. 

Series for $20 include “Star Trek: Picard,” “Breaking Bad,” “The Goldbergs,” “The Shield,” “New Girl” and “Cheers.”

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‘The Office’ Complete Series Bundle Tops Weekly Fandango at Home Chart Through March 30

The complete series bundle of “The Office” led the chart of the top 10 titles on Fandango’s transactional digital service Fandango at Home for the week ended March 30.

Based on the award-winning British comedy of the same name, the American series exposes the humorous and often foolish events at Dunder-Mifflin Paper Company. The bundle of the comedy series (2005-2013) is on sale for $49.99.

Falling from the top spot to No. 2 on the chart was Focus Features’ thriller Last Breath. Based on a true story, the film, starring Woody Harrelson, follows a deep diving crew as they try to rescue a trapped crewmate. It’s available for premium digital rental and sale.

Rising from No. 5 to No. 3 on the chart was DreamWorks Animation’s Dog Man. In the animated film based on the book series, when a faithful police dog and his human police officer owner are injured on the job, a harebrained surgery fuses the two of them together and Dog Man is born. As he embraces his new identity, Dog Man must stop the villainous Petey the Cat (Pete Davidson, “Saturday Night Live”) from cloning himself and creating an evil kitten, doubling his evil abilities. The title became available for premium digital rental and sale Feb. 18 from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment.

Landing at No. 4 on the chart was the complete series bundle of the series “Xena: Warrior Princess” (1995-2001), on sale for $24.99. Starring Lucy Lawless, the series follows Xena, a mighty warrior princess with a dark past who sets out to redeem herself. She is joined by small town bard Gabrielle. Together they journey the ancient world and fight for the greater good against ruthless warlords and gods.

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Rising from No. 7 to No. 5 on the chart was the British action thriller Cleaner, starring Daisy Ridley. In the film — available for premium digital rental and sale — at a high-profile corporate gala, a heavily armed group of terrorists take control of 300 hostages. Unbeknownst to them, a lone window cleaner witnesses the crime-in-progress, and, as it turns out, she’s an ex-soldier, skilled in hand-to-hand combat and firearms.

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Fandango at Home’s top 10 titles for the week ended March 30, in terms of revenue, were: 

  1. The Office: The Complete Series (Bundle)
  2. Last Breath
  3. Dog Man
  4. Xena: Warrior Princess: The Complete Series (Bundle)
  5. Cleaner
  6. Heart Eyes
  7. Flight Risk
  8. WB 100 25-Film Collection Volume Two – Comedy, Drama, & Musicals (Bundle)
  9. Mufasa: The Lion King
  10. The Beekeeper

Animated ‘Night of the Zoopocalypse’ Available for Digital Rental and Sale April 4

The animated film Night of the Zoopocalypse arrives for digital rental and sale April 4 from Viva Kids.

The film will be available to buy for $14.99 and rent for $6.99 from participating digital platforms, including Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV, Fandango at Home, DirecTV and more. 

From the mind of Clive Barker, the spooky animated family film features the voices of  Emmy-nominated David Harbour (“Stranger Things,” Thunderbolts), Emmy nominated Scott Thompson (“The Kids In The Hall,” The Pacifier), Paul Sun-Hyung Lee (“The Mandalorian,” “Avatar: The Last Airbender”) and Gabbi Kosmidis (“Unicorn Academy,” “Fellow Travelers”) and is directed by veteran animators Ricardo Curtis (The Incredibles, The Angry Birds Movie, The Iron Giant) and Rodrigo Perez-Castro (The Book of Life, Ice Age: Collision Course, Ferdinand).
 
In the film, after a meteor unleashes a virus that turns zoo animals into zombies, a mountain lion (Harbour) and wolf (Kosmidis) lead a team of surviving animals to stop the virus and rescue their zoo.

Night of the Zoopocalypse has earned more than $5 million at the global box office.

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‘Last Breath’ Tops Weekly Fandango at Home Chart Through March 23

Focus Features’ Last Breath led the chart of the top 10 titles on Fandango’s transactional digital service Fandango at Home for the week ended March 23.

The thriller, based on a true story, follows a deep diving crew as they try to rescue a trapped crewmate. The film, starring Woody Harrelson, is available for premium digital rental and sale.

A 25-movie action collection, including such films as Air Force One, Bad Boys and other blockbusters for $25, landed at No. 2 on the chart.

A 25-movie horror collection, featuring The Craft, Christine and other titles for $25, landed at No. 3 on the chart.

Falling two spots to No. 4 on the chart was Disney’s Mufasa: The Lion King. The prequel to 2019’s The Lion King details Mufasa’s rise to become king of the Pridelands. It’s available for regular digital purchase after a premium-priced run.

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Falling from the top spot to No. 5 on the chart was DreamWorks Animation’s Dog Man. In the animated film based on the book series, when a faithful police dog and his human police officer owner are injured on the job, a harebrained surgery fuses the two of them together and Dog Man is born. As he embraces his new identity, Dog Man must stop the villainous Petey the Cat (Pete Davidson, “Saturday Night Live”) from cloning himself and creating an evil kitten, doubling his evil abilities. The title became available for premium digital rental and sale Feb. 18 from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment.

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Fandango at Home’s top 10 titles for the week ended March 23, in terms of revenue, were: 

  1. Last Breath
  2. 25-Movie Action Collection (Bundle)
  3. 25-Movie Horror Collection (Bundle)
  4. Mufasa: The Lion King
  5. Dog Man
  6. Nosferatu
  7. Cleaner
  8. Wicked
  9. Heart Eyes
  10. Batman Ninja vs. Yakuza League

‘Dog Man’ Tops Weekly Fandango at Home Chart Through March 16

DreamWorks Animation’s Dog Man led the chart of the top 10 titles on Fandango’s transactional digital service Fandango at Home for the week ended March 16.

In the animated film based on the book series, when a faithful police dog and his human police officer owner are injured on the job, a harebrained surgery fuses the two of them together and Dog Man is born. As he embraces his new identity, Dog Man must stop the villainous Petey the Cat (Pete Davidson of “Saturday Night Live”) from cloning himself and creating an evil kitten, doubling his evil abilities. The title became available for premium digital rental and sale Feb. 18 from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment.

Rising two spots to No. 2 on the chart was Disney’s Mufasa: The Lion King. The prequel to 2019’s The Lion King details Mufasa’s rise to become king of the Pridelands. It became available for premium digital rental and sale Feb. 18.

Falling a spot to No. 3 on the chart was Sony Pictures’ horror film Heart Eyes, available for premium digital and rental and sale. In the film, the “Heart Eyes Killer” wreaks havoc on Valentine’s Day by stalking and murdering romantic couples.

Falling from the top spot to No. 4 on the chart was Universal Pictures’ Wicked. The movie adaptation of the first half of the Broadway musical about the origins of the witches of Oz stars Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo and is directed by Jon Chu. The film, which earned 10 Oscar nominations and won awards for Best Costume Design and Best Production Design, is available for digital rental and regular digital purchase (after a premium-priced run).

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Landing at No. 5 on the chart was Lionsgate’s Den of Thieves 2: Pantera, which is available for digital rental and on sale for digital purchase. Gerard Butler and O’Shea Jackson Jr. return in the sequel to 2018’s action-heist hit Den of Thieves. In the film, Big Nick (Butler) is back on the hunt in Europe and closing in on Donnie (Jackson), who is embroiled in the treacherous and unpredictable world of diamond thieves through the infamous Panther mafia, and their plot to pull off a massive heist of the world’s largest diamond exchange.

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Fandango at Home’s top 10 titles for the week ended March 16, in terms of revenue, were: 

  1. Dog Man
  2. Mufasa: The Lion King
  3. Heart Eyes
  4. Wicked
  5. Den of Thieves 2: Pantera
  6. Snowpiercer: The Complete Series (Bundle)
  7. Love Hurts
  8. Moana 2
  9. Flight Risk
  10. A Complete Unknown

‘Wicked’ Popular on Weekly Fandango at Home Chart Through March 9

Universal Pictures’ Wicked was popular the week ended March 9, leading the chart of the top 10 titles on Fandango’s transactional digital service Fandango at Home.

The movie adaptation of the first half of the Broadway musical about the origins of the witches of Oz stars Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo and is directed by Jon Chu. The film, which earned 10 Oscar nominations and won awards for Best Costume Design and Best Production Design, is available for digital rental and is discounted for digital purchase.

Debuting at No. 2 on the chart was Sony Pictures’ horror film Heart Eyes, available for premium digital and rental and sale. In the film, the “Heart Eyes Killer” wreaks havoc on Valentine’s Day by stalking and murdering romantic couples.

Falling from No. 2 to No. 3 on the chart was DreamWorks Animation’s Dog Man, which became available for premium digital rental and sale Feb. 18 from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. In the animated film based on the book series, when a faithful police dog and his human police officer owner are injured on the job, a harebrained surgery fuses the two of them together and Dog Man is born. As he embraces his new identity, Dog Man must stop the villainous Petey the Cat (Pete Davidson, “Saturday Night Live”) from cloning himself and creating an evil kitten, doubling his evil abilities. 

Falling from the top spot to No. 4 on the chart was Disney’s Mufasa: The Lion King. The prequel to 2019’s The Lion King details Mufasa’s rise to become king of the Pridelands. It became available for premium digital rental and sale Feb. 18.

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Remaining at No. 5 on the chart was Disney’s Moana 2, available for regular digital purchase after a premium run. The animated film, a sequel to 2016’s Moana, reunites Moana (voiced by Auli’i Cravalho) and Maui (Dwayne Johnson) three years later for an expansive new voyage alongside a crew of unlikely seafarers. After receiving an unexpected call from her wayfinding ancestors, Moana must journey to the far seas of Oceania and into dangerous, long-lost waters.

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Fandango at Home’s top 10 titles for the week ended March 9, in terms of revenue, were: 

  1. Wicked
  2. Heart Eyes
  3. Dog Man
  4. Mufasa: The Lion King
  5. Moana 2
  6. Love Hurts
  7. Anora
  8. Sonic the Hedgehog 3
  9. Den of Thieves 2: Pantera
  10. One of Them Days

Gravitas Ventures Acquires Rights to ‘Vitalik: An Ethereum Story’

Gravitas Ventures has acquired worldwide distribution rights to the documentary feature Vitalik: An Ethereum Story, due on transactional VOD platforms April 15.

From Zach Ingrasci and Chris Temple, the film follows tech visionary Vitalik Buterin’s journey from teenage programmer to tech leader, revealing how his creation sparked a global movement and a trillion-dollar industry. With unique access, the film explores the NFT boom, global upheaval, industry collapses, and Ethereum’s groundbreaking software upgrade, all through the eyes of a reluctant leader.

The film provides an intimate look at the humanity and vision behind a technological revolution. Through exclusive interviews with Vitalik Buterin, his parents, and leading tech figures — including Dmitry Buterin, Danny Ryan, Itzel Yard and Tim O’Reilly — the film traces Buterin’s journey from childhood to the creation of Ethereum. Blending archival footage with firsthand insights, directors Ingrasci and Temple explore the motivations and challenges that shaped Ethereum’s launch.

“Gravitas Ventures is excited to be releasing Vitalik: An Ethereum Story to audiences this April,” Mackenzie McGuire, acquisitions manager at Gravitas Ventures, said in a statement. “This revolutionary documentary will fascinate viewers as they learn more about tech visionary Vitalik Buterin.”  

“In the past three years of exclusive access to Vitalik, we witnessed firsthand how crypto has sparked both progress and chaos — driving innovation, but also uncertainty,” Temple said in a statement. “Watching Ethereum’s creator wrestle with this responsibility gave us the clearest window into what this technology truly means for the world.”

“It was an adventure filming with Vitalik; a digital nomad who lives fully out of a small backpack and rarely spends more than a week in one place,” Ingrasci said in a statement. “From bomb bunkers in Ukraine to Father-Son chess matches in Toronto, we hope this intimate look at Vitalik’s journey from wunderkind inventor to reluctant crypto leader provides a unique portrait of one of the most influential technologists of our time.”

The film is produced by Optimist’s Carrie Weprin and Jenna Kelly and co-produced by Linda Xie. McGuire negotiated the deal with the filmmakers.

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‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ Again Tops Weekly Fandango at Home Chart Through March 2

Disney’s Mufasa: The Lion King for a second week topped the chart of the 10 most popular titles on Fandango’s transactional digital service Fandango at Home for the week ended March 2.

The prequel to 2019’s The Lion King details Mufasa’s rise to become king of the Pridelands. It became available for premium digital rental and sale Feb. 18.

Debuting at No. 2 on the chart was DreamWorks Animation’s Dog Man, which also became available for premium digital rental and sale Feb. 18 from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. In the animated film based on the book series, when a faithful police dog and his human police officer owner are injured on the job, a harebrained surgery fuses the two of them together and Dog Man is born. As he embraces his new identity, Dog Man must stop the villainous Petey the Cat (Pete Davidson, “Saturday Night Live”) from cloning himself and creating an evil kitten, doubling his evil abilities. 

Debuting at No. 3 on the chart was the Universal Pictures action-comedy Love Hurts, which became available for premium digital rental and sale Feb. 25. In the film from the producers of John Wick, Nobody and Bullet Train, Ke Huy Quan stars as Marvin, who leaved behind a violent life to hide in suburban Milwaukee as a mild-mannered realtor. He also has left behind Rose (Ariana DeBose), his former partner in crime. Now she’s back and wants Marvin to help take revenge against his crime lord brother, Knuckles (Daniel Wu). Like it or not, Marvin finds himself back in a wild world of wisecracking hitmen with his open houses erupting into war zones.

Landing at No. 4 on the chart was the Searchlight Pictures Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown, also available for premium digital rental and sale starting Feb. 25. Directed by Academy Award nominee James Mangold and starring Oscar nominee Timothée Chalamet, A Complete Unknown offers an intimate portrayal of musician Dylan’s transformative years in the early 1960s. The film was nominated for a total of eight Academy Awards.

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Falling two spots to No. 5 on the chart was Disney’s Moana 2, available for regular digital purchase after a premium run. The animated film, a sequel to 2016’s Moana, reunites Moana (voiced by Auli’i Cravalho) and Maui (Dwayne Johnson) three years later for an expansive new voyage alongside a crew of unlikely seafarers. After receiving an unexpected call from her wayfinding ancestors, Moana must journey to the far seas of Oceania and into dangerous, long-lost waters.

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Fandango at Home’s top 10 titles for the week ended March 2, in terms of revenue, were: 

  1. Mufasa: The Lion King
  2. Dog Man
  3. Love Hurts
  4. A Complete Unknown
  5. Moana 2
  6. Flight Risk
  7. Wicked
  8. The Substance
  9. Companion
  10. One of Them Days

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