March’s superhero origin story stays on top with an increased score, as April’s superhero sequel continues leading our other main metric this week, in our weekly Thursday feature Trailer Impact.
Top Three Trailers with Highest Recall Score Among Moviegoing Audiences
Moviegoers tell us the trailers they most recall seeing at their most recent visit to a cinema, among films opening in the next 10 weeks.
Captain Marvel
Disney
Friday, March 8
- 26.3% of moviegoers (274 respondents) saw and recalled this trailer this week.
- That’s a new peak, up from a prior 23.4% peak last week.
- It spends a second consecutive week at #1, and a sixth consecutive week in the recall metric’s top three.
- Brie Larson and Samuel L. Jackson star in this superhero origin story, Marvel’s first female lead after rival DC Comics struck box office gold with Wonder Woman.
How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
Universal
this Friday, February 22
- 22.4% of moviegoers (233 respondents) saw and recalled this trailer this week.
- That’s down slightly from last week’s 23.0% peak.
- It spends a second consecutive week at in the recall metric’s top three, both at #2.
- The final installment of the popular animated trilogy centers on a universe where humans and dragons coexist.
Dumbo
Disney
Friday, March 29
- 19.6% of moviegoers (205 respondents) saw and recalled this trailer this week.
- That’s down slightly from 19.9% last week, and also down from a 21.1% peak.
- It spends a seventh consecutive week in the recall metric’s top three, all at #3.
- This live-action remake of the animated Disney classic centers on an elephant who can fly.
Top Three Trailers with Highest Cinema Interest Among Moviegoing Audiences
Moviegoers tell us the wide release titles they’re most likely to see at a cinema, based on trailers recently played at theaters, among films opening in the next 10 weeks.
However, we’re making an exception to our usual “next 10 weeks” rule… read on…
Avengers: Endgame
Disney
Friday, April 26
- While Trailer Impact usually only measures films coming out in the next 10 weeks, we’d added Avengers: Endgame to the survey after it posted the most global views online ever for a trailer in its first day.
- 75.6% of respondents who saw the trailer this week said they intend to see it in theaters.
- That’s up slightly from 75.4% last week but down from a 78.6% peak, yet still ranks among the highest numbers we’ve ever measured.
- It spends a 10th consecutive week (all of its tracking weeks) in the top three on the ‘interest in a cinema view’ metric, all at #1.
- This intended final installment of the blockbuster Avengers superhero franchise stars an ensemble cast including Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, and Jeremy Renner.
Captain Marvel
Disney
Friday, March 8
- 63.0% of respondents who saw the trailer this week said they intend to see it in theaters.
- That’s up slightly from 62.5% last week, but down from a 70.7% peak — yet it still an excellent score.
- It spends a ninth consecutive week (all of its tracking weeks) in the top three on the ‘interest in a cinema view’ metric, all at #2 behind Avengers: Endgame.
Spider-Man: Far From Home
Sony
Friday, July 5
- While Trailer Impact usually only measures films coming out in the next 10 weeks, we’d added Spider-Man: Far From Home to the survey after it posted the 8th-most global views online ever for a trailer within its first day.
- 59.2% of respondents who saw the trailer this week said they intend to see it in theaters.
- That’s up slightly from 59.0% last week, but down from a 61.0% peak.
- It spends its fifth consecutive week (all its tracking weeks) in the top three on the ‘interest in a cinema view’ metric, all at or tied for #3.
- Tom Holland returns as the iconic superhero in a Europe-set story, along with a new character Mysterio played by Jake Gyllenhaal.
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