Screen Rant

Type of site	Infotainment
Available in	English
Headquarters	Saint-Laurent, Quebec, Canada
Founder(s)	Vic Holtreman
Parent	Valnet
URL	screenrant.com
Commercial	Yes
Launched	13 November 2003; 21 years ago
Current status	Active
	YouTube information
Channel	Screen Rant;
Years active	2008–present
Genre	Review
Subscribers	8.47 million
Views	4.5 billion
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	Last updated: January 11, 2025
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Screen Rant is an entertainment website that offers news in the fields of television, films, video games, and comic books. It is owned by Valnet, parent of publications including Comic Book Resources, Collider, MovieWeb and XDA Developers.

History

Screen Rant was launched by Vic Holtreman in 2003.^[2]^[3] In February 2015, Screen Rant was acquired by Valnet, an online media company based in Montreal, Quebec.^[4]^[5]^[6] It was combined with its sister site, Game Rant, in 2019, when Valnet acquired the other publication.^[7] After agreeing to sell Screen Rant to Valnet, founder Vic Holtreman, who had served as the company's CEO,^[8] retired.^[9]^{[unreliable source?]}

Screen Rant features a video series called Pitch Meeting by YouTube comedian Ryan George. By 2025, the series included over 400 videos, garnering a combined 400 million views. In the series, George plays both a screenwriter and a film producer in a pitch for a film or television series, describing its plot in a way that highlights various inconsistencies.^[10]

References

^ ^a ^b "About Screen Rant". YouTube.
^ SCIFI Radio Staff (December 3, 2014). "On 'The Event Horizon': Screen Rant's Vic Holtreman". SCIFI.radio. Archived from the original on January 11, 2025. Retrieved January 11, 2025.
^ Valnet (February 4, 2015). "Valnet Acquires Leading Movie and TV News Site ScreenRant.com". PR Newswire. Archived from the original on December 12, 2024. Retrieved December 12, 2024.
^ Jarvey, Natalie (February 27, 2015). "Movie Site Latino-Review Bought by Former Chrysler CEO". The Hollywood Reporter. ISSN 0018-3660. Archived from the original on January 11, 2025. Retrieved January 11, 2025.
^ "Film Blogs Grow Up and Go Corporate". Variety. June 23, 2015. ISSN 0042-2738. Archived from the original on January 11, 2025. Retrieved January 11, 2025.
^ Gonzalez, Umberto (November 17, 2020). "Collider Bought by Valnet, Parent Company of Game Rant and Screen Rant". TheWrap. Archived from the original on January 11, 2025. Retrieved January 11, 2025.
^ "GameRant.com Reunited with ScreenRant.com in Valnet Acquisition". Business Wire. July 17, 2019. Archived from the original on May 15, 2021. Retrieved January 11, 2025.
^ Stone, Jeff (April 25, 2014). "Behind the scenes with a movie maven". Burlington County Times. Archived from the original on January 11, 2025. Retrieved January 11, 2025.
^ Tyler, Joshua (January 7, 2025). "The True Origins Of Screen Rant And Game Rant, Valnet's Powerful News Sites". Giant Freakin Robot. Archived from the original on January 11, 2025. Retrieved January 11, 2025.
^ Philipose, Rahel (September 22, 2020). "200 videos, 250 million views: Meet Ryan George, the man who rips apart Hollywood's big hits". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on September 22, 2020. Retrieved May 2, 2023.

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[YouTubeStatsScreen_Rant-1] "About Screen Rant". YouTube.

[2] SCIFI Radio Staff (December 3, 2014). "On 'The Event Horizon': Screen Rant's Vic Holtreman". SCIFI.radio. Archived from the original on January 11, 2025. Retrieved January 11, 2025.

[3] Valnet (February 4, 2015). "Valnet Acquires Leading Movie and TV News Site ScreenRant.com". PR Newswire. Archived from the original on December 12, 2024. Retrieved December 12, 2024.

[4] Jarvey, Natalie (February 27, 2015). "Movie Site Latino-Review Bought by Former Chrysler CEO". The Hollywood Reporter. ISSN 0018-3660. Archived from the original on January 11, 2025. Retrieved January 11, 2025.

[5] "Film Blogs Grow Up and Go Corporate". Variety. June 23, 2015. ISSN 0042-2738. Archived from the original on January 11, 2025. Retrieved January 11, 2025.

[6] Gonzalez, Umberto (November 17, 2020). "Collider Bought by Valnet, Parent Company of Game Rant and Screen Rant". TheWrap. Archived from the original on January 11, 2025. Retrieved January 11, 2025.

[7] "GameRant.com Reunited with ScreenRant.com in Valnet Acquisition". Business Wire. July 17, 2019. Archived from the original on May 15, 2021. Retrieved January 11, 2025.

[8] Stone, Jeff (April 25, 2014). "Behind the scenes with a movie maven". Burlington County Times. Archived from the original on January 11, 2025. Retrieved January 11, 2025.

[9] Tyler, Joshua (January 7, 2025). "The True Origins Of Screen Rant And Game Rant, Valnet's Powerful News Sites". Giant Freakin Robot. Archived from the original on January 11, 2025. Retrieved January 11, 2025.

[10] Philipose, Rahel (September 22, 2020). "200 videos, 250 million views: Meet Ryan George, the man who rips apart Hollywood's big hits". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on September 22, 2020. Retrieved May 2, 2023.

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