Coming 2 America Hits No. 1 on Nielsen U.S. Streaming Rankings
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“Coming 2 America,” the long-awaited sequel to Eddie Murphy’s 1988 “Coming to America,” was the most-streamed title in the U.S. the week of its premiere, according to new Nielsen data.
The movie, released March 4 on Amazon Prime Video, drew 1.413 billion minutes of total viewing for the week of March 1-7 among U.S. viewers, per Nielsen’s SVOD Content Ratings estimates. African American viewers accounted for 40% of the film’s audience, according to the media measurement firm.
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That put “Coming 2 America” ahead of every other TV show or movie on major streaming subscription services for the period, according to Nielsen and represents Prime Video’s first No. 1 spot on the rankings.
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