It looks like it\u2019s one hit movie after another for Paul Thomas Anderson.<\/p>\n
The acclaimed director returned to theaters on Friday with Warner Bros.\u2019 big-budget \u201cOne Battle After Another,\u201d a film already widely hailed as a masterpiece up there with the best of his career. And the auteur\u2019s other movies are reaping the benefits, too.<\/p>\n
More from TheWrap<\/strong><\/p>\n In exclusive data shared with TheWrap, JustWatch \u2014\u00a0an online platform that shows where movies and television series are available to stream \u2014\u00a0reported that interest for films across Anderson\u2019s filmography saw a massive boost last month. While already-popular titles like \u201cThere Will Be Blood\u201d and \u201cBoogie Nights\u201d gained more than 100% viewership interest in September, under-discussed PTA titles saw much higher leaps.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n \u201cInherent Vice\u201d got the biggest boost in September, increasing its streaming interest by 557% and ranking 11th on the U.S. streaming charts as of Sept. 30. \u201cLicorice Pizza\u201d \u2014\u00a0a 2021 release and the most recent Anderson film before \u201cOne Battle After Another\u201d \u2014\u00a0trailed with a 361% increase, placing No. 30 on the charts. \u201cPhantom Thread,\u201d ranked at No. 24, saw a 316% leap, followed closely by Anderson\u2019s first feature, \u201cHard Eight,\u201d which is up 315%. \u201cBoogie Nights\u201d followed with 237% (ranking No. 37), while \u201cThe Master,\u201d featured on a graph below, increased the least with a still-significant 98% bump.<\/p>\n Data provided by JustWatch<\/p>\n This streaming boost was steeper for some movies compared to others. While \u201cThere Will Be Blood\u201d had the second-smallest jump at 123%, it remains the top PTA movie by streaming popularity, speaking to audiences\u2019 lasting affection for the director\u2019s 2007 feature. \u201cInherent Vice\u201d \u2014 often seen as something of a black sheep among Anderson\u2019s filmography that\u2019s ranked at the bottom of many rankings of the director\u2019s movies \u2014\u00a0impressively ranked No. 2 in streaming popularity as of Sept. 30. The least popular PTA movie was \u201cMagnolia,\u201d\u00a0a film that, outside of the Criterion Channel, was not available without rental\/purchase on any streaming service.<\/p>\n It\u2019s no surprise that \u201cOne Battle After Another\u201d is driving streaming numbers. PTA\u2019s latest is one of the best-reviewed films of the year, currently carrying a 96% on Rotten Tomatoes, a 95 on Metacritic, a 4.5 on Letterboxd and an A CinemaScore.<\/p>\n This reaction has a direct correlation to the data detailed by JustWatch. When looking at the chart provided, films really began to increase in popularity at two key points. The first massive spike is seen Sept. 18 \u2014\u00a0one day after the review embargo lifted and critical praise begin pouring in for the Leonardo DiCaprio-led project. The second increase began to occur immediately after the film released to the public on Sept. 26, with popularity on the chart continuing to rise over the next several days.<\/p>\n \u201cThere\u2019s so much buzz around \u2018One Battle After Another\u2019 and its 11-time Oscar nominee director Paul Thomas Anderson,\u201d said Christoph Hoyer, COO, CMO and Co-Founder at JustWatch. \u201cThe film\u2019s theatrical success is driving fans to rewatch PTA classics like \u2018Boogie Nights\u2019 and \u2018There Will Be Blood,\u2019 while discovering overlooked titles like \u2018Hard Eight.\u2019 The fastest-growing title on our list is \u2018Inherent Vice,\u2019 which is also based on a Thomas Pynchon novel, just like \u2018One Battle After Another.\u2019 This is a clear example of how theatrical and streaming feed each other.\u201d<\/p>\n The post \u2018One Battle After Another\u2019 Gives Paul Thomas Anderson Movies a Massive Streaming Boost | Exclusive<\/a> appeared first on TheWrap<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source ca.news.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" It looks like it\u2019s one hit movie after another for Paul Thomas Anderson. 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