I was thinking “diametrically opposed”
…I got some beans to sell you until new old Bob proves he’s not gonna operate like old Bob
Because they operate to suck the maximum amount of Pennies out of every body part…and leave carcass behind.
Too early to be this high, man
There is something like too early????Too early to be this high, man
Lol.. you're denying this trend was happening?
observer.com
A decline from 112 days to 85 days is not what anybody is talking about here. Nobody was going to see Iron Man 3 on day 89. AMC cares, and basically no one else. Consumer expectations didn't change until the window collapsed to 30 days, or even zero days due to the pandemic.Lol.. you're denying this trend was happening?
"On average, movies tend to be released to the home around the same time that they leave the theaters (2012- 2017). However, if we look at the year-over-year trend, movies are, on average, released to home and removed from theaters more quickly. In 2012, the average theatrical run was 102 days and the home release window was 112 days. In 2017, the average theatrical run was 94 days and the home release window was 85 days."
It was such a topic that the Theatre owners commissioned the above study to try to warn off the trend... BEFORE the pandemic.
Then there is the front-loading that was being done with studio takes that also incentivizes the shorter runs. It's why people care less about the week to week dropoff anymore because films are expected to be the big bang in the first 1-3 weeks and after that is scraps or bonus points. 'word of mouth' doesn't build over weeks/months anymore.. films are in and out of theatres quick, and on streaming platforms even quicker than ever.
(from 2001!!) - https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-aug-12-mn-33359-story.html
And more recent pieces..
"“I think it’s pretty obvious every studio in town will shorten their own theatrical game depending on budget, genre and expectations,” Bock said. “Remember, most blockbuster films make the majority of their box office cash over the first two weekends. After that 10-day window studios will have to decide if the splits with the theaters are worth holding off their launch into the streaming/PVOD sectors.”"
3 Film Studios Have Blown Up Theatrical Exclusivity. What’s Next?
A panel of box office experts weigh in on the future of Hollywood business after Paramount+.
AMC, Universal agree to shrink theatrical window to 17 days
NEW YORK (AP) — In a sign of how the pandemic is remaking Hollywood traditions, AMC Theatres and Universal Studios on Tuesday announced an agreement to shorten the exclusive theatrical window to ju…www.abc27.com
Come on.. don't be so obtuse. The theatrical run and the desire for DTC have been at odds completely independent of the pandemic. It just created a huge pot hole when theatres were dark completely. The issue predates the pandemic and its harder and harder for theatres to regain ground with the studios after after the pandemic concessions.
Wait I was told that theaters were dying because people have 4K home theaters with surround sound. Now they're dying because incels who can't afford $7 a month have crappy cam copies on their laptop screens?
You're kind of contradicting yourself. Domestically, a Disney Bundle sub counts as 3 subs, specifically because they count once for D+, once for Hulu, and once for E+. That alone is justification to keep things separated.
I guess we just define "major shifts" differently. What you're talking about pre-pandemic is nibbling around the edges that I don't consider major for anyone other than the exhibitors.
"Shift forward" implies that where we are was inevitable and that we just got here faster than we would have otherwise. I don't think it was a shift forward, I think it was a pendulum that's about to swing hard back the way it came from. The window hasn't been permanently shortened, it's been temporarily shortened, and Disney is about to start stretching it out again.
We aren't going back to 3 month movie releases... and there is little meat on the bone for the studios to keep stripping off the theatre chain's cut of the action. So what inevitable force will people cave to?
It's not an either/or, it's a both/and.
Dude.. I already said this
I'm not Disney will want to streamline operational & marketing costs, to increase revenue. Internationally there also has been minimal churn, as opposed to the US. It also makes no sense if they are targeting an ESPN customer who only wants that why not get them on the hook instead of $4.99 per month to $10.99 per month, and force them to subscribe to a Star+/StarLive. Then after the rebrand sell the Hulu name to Universal.
LOL, yeah. "Well it is your decision to make now, buddy!"
Is there anyone at TWDC you like?
Stephen A. Smith.
Is John Lasseter still around? He had a pretty good run of original, creative box office hits.
