Netflix’s ‘Old Dads’ Is a Hit With Older Millennials, ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s’ Is Set for a Big Box Office Launch and Studios to Devote Another Week to Resolve SAG Strike

Plus: ‘Live With Kelly and Mark’ scores biggest audience week since April, Comcast stock slips on ad revenue slump and 3600+ actors urging SAG-AFTRA not to ‘cave’ for a ‘bad deal’ [Bobby Cannavale as Connor, Bokeem Woodbine as Mike, Bill Burr as Jack in Old Dads]( [Netflix's 'Old Dads' Is a Hit With Older Millennials | Charts]( By Cole Strain The millennial generation is now deep into its parenting stage. With some millennials already into their 40s and the term “geriatric millennial” getting thrown around, it seems that some members of the generation are embracing the “old” label. That may explain how “Old Dads,” the Netflix comedy about aging fathers losing their edge, soared to the top of the streaming chart on the Samba TV Weekly Wrap Report for the week of Oct. 16 to 22. Older millennials, ages 35-44, drove that viewership, as that demographic over-indexed by 3%. [Read More]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Five Nights at Freddy's Trailer]( ['Five Nights at Freddy's' Is Set for a Big Box Office Launch, and No One Should Be Surprised]( By Jeremy Fuster The weekend before Halloween is set to be a good one for the box office with the debut of Universal/Blumhouse’s “Five Nights at Freddy’s,” a horror film based on the indie video game series that has blown by exhibitors’ expectations for ticket presales despite its day-and-date release on Peacock. Independent projections for “Five Nights at Freddy’s” are predicting an opening weekend of at least $50 million. But theater owners who spoke with TheWrap say there’s huge upside for the film and the potential for a launch as high as $80 million. [Read More]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [SAG-AFTRA Strike Talks Studios AMPTP]( [Witching Hour: Studios to Devote Another Week to Resolve SAG Strike or Give Up Until January | Exclusive]( By Sharon Waxman Hollywood studios are giving one more week to negotiations with SAG-AFTRA before they are ready to pack it in for the rest of the year, TheWrap has learned. According to an individual with knowledge of their thinking, the studios believe that if they can’t reach a deal in the next week with the Screen Actors Guild, which has been on strike since July 14, then no new production will be able to start before 2024. [Read More]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Live-with-Mark-and-Kelly]( ['Live With Kelly and Mark' Scores Biggest Audience Week Since April | Exclusive]( [Comcast Earnings]( [Comcast Stock Slips on Ad Revenue Slump, Broadband Subscriber Losses Despite Q3 Earnings Beat]( [sag-aftra wga strike]( [Marisa Tomei, Bryan Cranston and Julia Louis-Dreyfus Among 3600+ Actors Urging SAG-AFTRA Not to 'Cave' for a 'Bad Deal']( [Amazon Earnings]( [Amazon Triples Net Income With $10 Billion in Q3, Driven by Boosts in Advertising]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Wrap Pro logo] Discover why entertainment executives and professionals rely on the WrapPRO platform daily for exclusive coverage, analysis, deeper reporting, and access to VIP events & screenings throughout the year. [Subscribe Today]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [YouTube]( TheWrap | 2034 Armacost Ave Los Angeles, CA 90025 [Preferences]( | [Unsubscribe]( [LiveIntent Logo]( [AdChoices Logo](