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Last time when I bought tickets for NTTD 2020 release (in Canada) it was 39 days before release date.
Going by this math, you could possibly get tickets Sunday, August 22, 2021
Thanks man.
https://deadline.com/2021/08/venom-let-there-be-carnage-hotel-transylvania-transformania-release-date-changes-1234813578/
Jesus, this is such a mess. Funny how the movies can't be back but no problem cramming into workplaces...
Wonder when the absolute latest they could make a decision would be? Last I knew situation in UK was looking better, but who knows.
It's a feedback loop. The studios keep delaying movies which means no one goes to theaters which means box office looks poorly which means more delays. Someone's just going to have to pull a "Tenet" and go! We have many efficacious vaccines, what are we doing here?
Not a good sign. This uncertainty is frustrating for all of us. But they've already spent $$$ on adverts during the olympics and supposedly booking the RAH.
Better than being pushed to January, I suppose. Shows at least some confidence in that time horizon. Wonder if NTTD would move up a week in the States. We shall see...
We have the vaccines,but social distancing in theatres is still a thing which = less bums on seats.Also,many are still nervous about heading out to theatres despite being vaccinated.And no one wants to be the one to “ pull a Tenet “ cos that means losing money.
It seems like bs to me, though. Sports venues are open up stateside with no occupancy restrictions. So, why are movie theaters different? Why can a sellout crowd of 18,000 be at the NBA finals (indoors) but not a movie theater?
Seems to me like the studios see this as an opportunity to kill theaters for good!
Really hoping they choose option A.
Also, I'm curious how it works behind the scenes. Surely as of today they're still on track given all the $$$ they've spent lately on the RAH and marketing, and allowing the 007 podcast to announce it is resuming. I don't think they've already made the decision to delay and they're just waiting for the right time to announce it. I do believe as of this moment they're still moving forward.
If studios wait years to put major releases in theaters, there won't be theaters to return to.
To quote Silva — they have changed our nature. People won't see a need to go back. People aren't going to theaters now, partially, because there's nothing good there! Or, the big stuff that does get released is all also on streaming.
Someone will have to experiment, a la F9. It's going to lose money whenever it's released, that's inevitable now.
Exactly my point. Which is why I really hope they've accepted the reality that it just isn't gonna make a billion dollars. Also, as others have said, all eyes are on NTTD as a barometer for the industry as a whole, so delaying again would be a huge morale and PR disaster for the industry.
I'm confident, that "Avatar 2" (Christmas 2022) will be the first $1bn-hit at the box office since Covid started. James Cameron will save the cinemas again and again.
I'm also confident, that NTTD will be the lowest grossing of the Craig-movies.
The alternative would be to postpone to 2023 (!), because as I said I'm not sure, that any movie before "Avatar 2" will make $1 billion.
Agreed. Either they cut their losses and proceed on time and not waste more marketing $$$ or wait 1-2 more years. If their goal is $1bil box office then even a 6 month delay seems unrealistic.
Especially with
If we're assuming MI6HQ numbers are accurate (which, to be fair, who knows), if they delay it a year we can assume they'd still lose money on a billion. It's going to lose money whenever they release it! Unfortunate that's the case, but that's the case. They're not alone.
(1) Christopher Nolan -- as he came off in articles, mind you -- sounded so film- and self-focused that he seemed either arrogant, way too high on himself and the film, out-of-touch and uninformed, or some combination of all the above. He seemed to think HIS movie, his GREAT movie, would compel audiences to disregard their own concerns for their personal health, in a day and age when large flat-screen TVs and all the other comforts and conveniences of home viewing ALREADY, pre-pandemic, appeal to many people. No movie will bring audiences back. Audiences bring themselves back.
Audiences will return when and if they feel comfortable being in a theater. Will all the theaters install super-quiet fans, suck the air out quickly and efficiently, install seats that slide to facilitate distancing while letting groups who know each other sit together, clean the place/door handles/bathrooms, etc. frequently and well ? That would call for a great deal of expensive renovation. The expense might be justifiable with a long-term view not only re: Covid but for general cleanliness.
(2) TeneT was C. Nolan Jumping the Shark. Not with regard to the things discussed above, but the content of the film itself. Mind you -- I always enjoy his films, and the case -- as always with his films -- was fantastic. But, yeah. JTS.
> Audiences will return when and if they feel comfortable being in a theater.
This is the problem — why will people go to theaters if there is nothing to see. That's why I used the "Tenet" example, it was a big film that *actually* released. Other, far more reckless public venues are open and bustling. Why are movie theaters different than an indoor sporting venue or a bar?
The studios see an opportunity to kill movie theaters, bust the unions (since you brought up Nolan — look up what he said about streaming and labor unions), and make more money for them while screwing everyone else (see ScarJo and Disney). That's what's going on here. It's not a COVID thing. If it was COVID, arenas would be shutdown and restaurants back to takeout only.
It's greed. Plain and simple.
People will go to movie theaters if they have movies worth going to.
I don't know where you live, but that's the case already with 99% of all theatres for years, long before covid.
Here in Germany the air gets exchanged about ten times per hour. So every 6 minutes you breath completely new fresh air from the outside. And those ACs don't make any noise.
They made lots of tests over the last year and the experts say, that it's almost impossible to get infected while sitting in the auditorium. Another reason for that is, that the air gets sucked out from the ceiling, so no used air will spread out in the room.
Exactly my logic, yeah. You're gonna have to rip off the band-aid eventually.
People still would be concerned about the persons next to or near them. Did those tests account for persons sitting right next to each other ? So close that the arm-rests cannot be shared, and one person or the other gets to use it.
Isn't next Summer a possibilty? It used to be the choice for Bond openings
Bond has never done a summer release since LTK.
Frankly, if you're trying to gamble on when rates will improve — good luck. There's been no correlation of seasonality with it. I also think fans overestimate how much impact a "60th anniversary" will really have.
It's going to lose money whether released now, a year, or five years from now. It's unfortunate, but there's nothing they could have done to stop it. There comes a time to recognize the sunk cost.
If it is a good movie (which all indications are it is), people will spend money to see it. Simple as that.