‘Frozen 2’ Tops Studios’ TV Ad Spending
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In this week’s edition of the Variety Movie Commercial Tracker, powered by the always-on TV ad measurement and attribution company iSpot.tv, Walt Disney Animation claims the top spot in spending with “Frozen 2.”
Ads placed for the animated film had an estimated media value of $6.29 million through Sunday for 1,157 national ad airings on 35 networks. (Spend figures are based on estimates generated from Nov. 11-17. Estimates may be updated after the chart is posted as new information becomes available.) Walt Disney prioritized spend across networks including ABC, CBS and ESPN, and during programming such as NFL Football, the 53rd Annual CMA Awards and “SpongeBob SquarePants.”
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Just behind “Frozen 2” in second place: TriStar Pictures’ “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood,” which saw 714 national ad airings across 31 networks, with an estimated media value of $5.26 million.
TV ad placements for Lionsgate’s “Knives Out” (EMV: $4.49 million), Warner Bros.’ “Richard Jewell” ($4.22 million) and Universal Pictures’ “Queen & Slim” ($3.8 million) round out the chart.
Notably, “Knives Out” has the best iSpot Attention Index (114) in the ranking, getting 14% fewer interruptions than the average movie ad (interruptions include changing the channel, pulling up the guide, fast-forwarding or turning off the TV).
Top Movie Commercials by Weekly TV Spend
Data provided by iSpot.tv
$6.29M – Frozen 2
Impressions: 502,671,194
Attention Score: 94.07
Attention Index: 100
National Airings: 1,157
Networks: 35
Most Spend On: ABC, CBS
Creative Versions: 36
Est. Lifetime TV Spend: $23.99M
Studio: Walt Disney Animation
Started Airing: 06/11/19
$5.26M – A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
Impressions: 404,575,677
Attention Score: 94.29
Attention Index: 104
National Airings: 714
Networks: 31
Most Spend On: NBC, CBS
Creative Versions: 15
Est. Lifetime TV Spend: $11.73M
Studio: TriStar Pictures
Started Airing: 07/23/19
$4.49M – Knives Out
Impressions: 279,017,983
Attention Score: 94.90
Attention Index: 114
National Airings: 628
Networks: 27
Most Spend On: NBC, FOX
Creative Versions: 24
Est. Lifetime TV Spend: $18.91M
Studio: Lionsgate
Started Airing: 07/02/19
$4.22M – Richard Jewell
Impressions: 176,040,026
Attention Score: 93.59
Attention Index: 93
National Airings: 266
Networks: 40
Most Spend On: CBS, ABC
Creative Versions: 8
Est. Lifetime TV Spend: $6.46M
Studio: Warner Bros.
Started Airing: 10/27/19
$3.8M – Queen & Slim
Impressions: 192,525,313
Attention Score: 94.62
Attention Index: 109
National Airings: 470
Networks: 32
Most Spend On: NBC, ESPN
Creative Versions: 16
Est. Lifetime TV Spend: $9.7M
Studio: Universal Pictures
Started Airing: 06/23/19
1 Movie titles with a minimum spend of $100,000 for airings detected between 11/11/2019 and 11/17/2019.
* TV Impressions – Total TV ad impressions delivered for the brand or spot.
* Attention Score – Measures the propensity of consumers to interrupt an ad play on TV. The higher the score, the more complete views. Actions that interrupt an ad play include changing the channel, pulling up the guide, fast-forwarding or turning off the TV.
* Attention Index – Represents the Attention of a specific creative or program placement vs the average in its respective industry. The average is represented by a score of 100, and the total index range is from 0 through 200. For example, an attention index of 125 means that there are 25% fewer interrupted ad plays compared to the average.
Variety has partnered with iSpot.tv, the always-on TV ad measurement and attribution company, to bring you this weekly look at what studios are spending to market their movies on TV. Learn more about the iSpot.tv platform and methodology.
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