‘The Predator’ Tops Studios’ TV Ad Spending

In this week’s edition of the Variety Movie Commercial Tracker, powered by the TV advertising attention analytics company iSpot.tv, Twentieth Century Fox claims the top spot in spending with “The Predator.”

Ads placed for the sci-fi thriller had an estimated media value of $6.55 million through Sunday for 1,523 national ad airings on 34 networks. (Spend figures are based on estimates generated from Sept. 3-9. Estimates may be updated after the chart is posted as new information becomes available.) Universal prioritized spend across networks including Fox, NBC and CBS Sports, and during programs such as NFL Football, College Football and Rel.

Just behind “The Predator” in second place: Columbia Pictures’ “White Boy Rick,” which saw 673 national ad airings across 35 networks, with an estimated media value of $5.38 million.

TV ad placements for Universal Pictures’ “Night School” (EMV: $4.93 million), Lionsgate’s “A Simple Favor” ($4.58 million) and Warner Bros. Animation’s “Smallfoot” ($4.43 million) round out the chart.

Top Movie Commercials by Weekly TV Spend

Data provided by iSpot.tv

$6.55M – The Predator

Impressions: 386,566,153

Attention Score: 92.68

Attention Index: 101

National Airings: 1,523

Networks: 34

Most Spend On: FOX, NBC

Creative Versions: 20

Est. Lifetime TV Spend: $14.28M

Studio: Twentieth Century Fox

Started Airing: 06/08/18

$5.38M – White Boy Rick

Impressions: 384,549,227

Attention Score: 92.11

Attention Index: 94

National Airings: 673

Networks: 35

Most Spend On: NBC, FOX

Creative Versions: 17

Est. Lifetime TV Spend: $12.52M

Studio: Columbia Pictures

Started Airing: 06/06/18

$4.93M – Night School

Impressions: 228,651,141

Attention Score: 90.99

Attention Index: 82

National Airings: 483

Networks: 27

Most Spend On: NBC, CBS

Creative Versions: 10

Est. Lifetime TV Spend: $6.57M

Studio: Universal Pictures

Started Airing: 06/05/18

$4.58M – A Simple Favor

Impressions: 323,632,313

Attention Score: 91.36

Attention Index: 86

National Airings: 820

Networks: 22

Most Spend On: NBC, E!

Creative Versions: 20

Est. Lifetime TV Spend: $10.49M

Studio: Lionsgate

Started Airing: 08/06/18

$4.43M – Smallfoot

Impressions: 217,531,495

Attention Score: 92.65

Attention Index: 101

National Airings: 534

Networks: 44

Most Spend On: FOX, CBS

Creative Versions: 10

Est. Lifetime TV Spend: $8.58M

Studio: Warner Bros. Animation

Started Airing: 03/24/18

1 Movie titles with a minimum spend of $100,000 for airings detected between 09/03/2018 and 09/09/2018.

* 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. 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 real-time TV ad measurement company with attention analytics from more than eight million smart TVs, 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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