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Grade B24 sourcesHIS-01520

Sharknado

Film · 2013 · Notable

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Sharknado drew 318,232 tweets around its premiere, then gained viewers in reruns.

Trailer · The Asylum Movie Channel on YouTube
Clip · REACT on YouTube
Official poster for Sharknado, the original television film.
The Asylum
SHARKNADO TRAILER
The Asylum Movie Channel on YouTube
sharknado Syfy
Variety
Box Office Report: 'Sharknado' Theater Experiment Lacks Bite
The Hollywood Reporter
RiffTrax Live: Sharknado
RiffTrax
SHARKNADO: 10th ANNIVERSARY EDITION Comes To More Than 500 Theaters Nationwide for Two Nights Only As A Newly Remastered Version with Never-Before-Seen Kills and Thrills!
The Asylum via PR Newswire
How 'Sharknado' Went From AFM Pitch Session to Global Sensation
The Hollywood Reporter

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Numbers

Seed to observed peak
same day
Jul 11 ’13 to Jul 11 ’13
Platforms
6
Started on TV
Origin
Mixed
Entertainment

Mechanics

  • Response chainPrimary
  • Platform jump
  • Press loop
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Sharknado premiered on Syfy and drew a wave of live Twitter jokes. Encore audiences grew, and merchandise and midnight screenings followed. The film spawned five sequels; THR sources put initial theatrical receipts below $200,000.

Observed peak within the documented measurement window; not an all-time maximum.

Google searchesFeb ’13JunAugSepApr ’14Jun ’15Mar ’17Dec ’18Sep ’20Jun ’22Oct ’23Observed peakTVYouTubeXPressRetailBox office
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Timeline (16)

  1. July 2013

    Syfy precursor · Jul 5 ’13

    Syfy promoted a teaser and a July 11 premiere in copy published by BroadwayWorld.[1]

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  2. Syfy / Machinima precursor · Jul 10 ’13

    Syfy partnered with Machinima on a social-media trailer released on YouTube.[2][3]

  3. Syfy / The Asylum seed · Jul 11 ’13

    Sharknado premiered on Syfy at 9 p.m. ET/PT.[4][5][1]

  1. platform jump · Jul 11 ’13

  2. press · Jul 11 ’13

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Origin
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Sector
Entertainment
Region
US
Reported figure
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Evidence
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