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It's certainly feasible, though I don't feel confident it's going to meet its current release without some hybrid model offered.
The question is “Does EON want to go with a Hybrid release model”
It seems they don't, at the moment.
It only gets streamed in the US.
In the rest of the world its a theatre only movie.
The audio/visual component of these films are formatted for theatrical viewing. From their point of view, there's no sense in spending $300 million for people to watch it on their laptops.
Yeah the HBOMax decision was pretty shocking. It was also a bit messed up that they chose not to let any of the filmmakers behind those films know of their decision prior, whereas Patty Jenkins and Gal Gadot both received a $10 Million Dollar payout just because WW84 was hitting streaming.
Yet at the same time, it’s hard to fault WB. They had the foresight to see that this pandemic wasn’t going to end anytime soon, and they’ve realized that it does no good in continuing to delay their slate. They had to have known that all the money spent on the budgets of their state wasn’t going to be earned back in box office revenue, so they figured they might as well put the slate on HBOMax and drive in more subscribers.
I kind of wish EON would do the same. NTTD is already up to its neck with the constant delays, it’s already not going to make money at the box office because of its massive budget, and the constant advertising campaigns they’ve done, especially during this time. So in retrospect, there really isn’t any other way. These lockdowns aren’t going to end simply because a vaccine has been developed. I don’t see normality happening at least until the other side of 2021. Besides Peacock (the Comcast streaming service) could also use the hype of a film like NTTD to drive more subscribers as well.
Yes, which still leaves numbers to report in the US, both streaming and theatrical, provided they opt to do that with the former method of viewing. Doesn't seem the film has been faring well whatsoever overseas, understandably so.
MGM is exploring a sale, putting themselves on the market for 5.5 billion $.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/mgm-holdings-studio-behind-james-bond-explores-a-sale-11608588732
They will report box office numbers from the us, but not streaming numbers.
As HBOMax subscribers don't need to pay an extra fee to watch the movie, the streaming will not bring in any money.
The only way they make money is with New subscribers. But I doubt they will tell us those numbers.
This is huge!
Read the FULL article:
https://deadline.com/2020/12/mgm-two-investment-banks-to-explore-sale-report-1234660337/
IF they sell, it won’t be until after the release of NTTD — if it’s before, they will be in more a position of weakness.
https://screenrant.com/mgm-movie-studio-sale-acquisition-possible/
Good points, hadn't even thought of that.
Wonder Woman 1984 06 April 2021 (Dutch release date is now: 20 January 2021)
Soul: 06 April 2027 (Dutch release date was 25 December 2020, but cinema's are closed till 19 January 2021.)
Death on the Nile 13 April 2021
The King's Man 27 April 2021. 27 April = Kingsday in The Netherlands! (Dutch release month is now: March 2021)
F9 25 May 2021 (American release date set for 28 May 2021.)
Godzilla Vs Kong: 15 June 2021 (Now: May 2021)
Minions: The Rise of Gru 29 June 2021 (Dutch release date is now: 30 June 2021)
No Time To Die 20 July 2021 (Now: 02 April 2021)
Jungle Cruise 04 August 2021 (Now: 28 July 2021)
The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard 19 August 2021
Ghostbusters: Afterlife 14 September 2021 (Now: March 2021)
Top Gun 2 02 october 2021 (Now: July 2021)
The 355 16 November 2021 (Now: January 2022)
Dune 07 December 2021 (Now: September 2021)
Mission Impossible 7 11 January 2022 or 19 April 2022 (Now: November 2021)
Jurassic Park 6 21 June 2022 or 05 August 2022 (American release date is now 10 June 2022)
Fantastic Beasts 3. 19 July 2022. (Expect release date is now 20 July 2022)
I think Dutch cinema's should closed a bit longer till 02 February 2021 and then show some litle movies and movie like Croods 2.
Why can't they release it in the UK in April?
Same reason they couldn't release in November.
And as for the release being moved... very high possibility. The virus is just too volatile. Will people be rushing to cinemas in 14 weeks time? Anything is possible, but... I'm preparing for a new release date.
(I hope I'm wrong).
What I wondered is whether you actually have an official source? Seeming so certain and stating it as a a fact, I mean? April is still four months away. It is still too early to give a definite answer about whether the time will be ripe for a release or not