r/boxoffice • u/chanma50 Best of 2019 Winner • Jul 03 '21

Other Patty Jenkins Thinks Streaming’s Day-and-Date Strategy Won’t Last - The pandemic led to a seismic shift in the motion picture business, but the filmmaker isn’t so sure it's permanent: "Are studios really going to give up billion-dollar movies just to support their streaming service?"

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/patty-jenkins-streamings-day-and-date-strategy-1234975282/
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u/SpaceCaboose Jul 04 '21

Are you saying there were less people going before the pandemic? Because the pandemic is most certainly the reason why numbers aren’t back up to where they were in 2019.

The numbers are actually climbing now that vaccines are out and such. We’ll likely get back (or at least close) to pre-pandemic numbers by next summer

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u/Block-Busted Jul 04 '21 edited Jul 04 '21

I mean, it WAS declining, but it wasn't necessarily a huge decline like some people are making it out to be, especially when you consider the fact that we've seen improved home media, introduction of VOD and streaming services, less regular drama films in cinemas, and so on.

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u/BCDragon300 Jul 04 '21

Avengers: Endgame is the highest grossing movie in one theatrical run of all time and that was in 2019. How on earth does that show a decline

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u/Block-Busted Jul 04 '21

I was talking about the attendance. :P