SAN FRANCISCO — Netflix has provided the movie industry with an unprecedented peek at how a newly released film is faring as competition for Hollywood’s biggest names intensifies. The company disclosed in a recent tweet that 45 million subscriber accounts worldwide had watched the Sandra Bullock thriller “Bird Box” during its first seven days on the service. That’s the biggest first-week success of any movie made so far for Netflix’s 12-year-old streaming service. The revelation created a stir in Hollywood and on Wall Street. By that yardstick, viewership spread over a week isn’t as impressive.

Source: National Post January 02, 2019 21:33 UTC