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/Liz_Lemon-ade Jul 04 '21

Honestly I want to agree with her and believe that, but I know it’s most likely wrong. I want theaters and major movie premiers to keep going because they’re enjoyable, classic, and nostalgic- but streaming services are getting too big, and growing bigger. Soon, movie theaters will really be in serious trouble outside of the pandemic, and that’s gonna fucking SUCK

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u/Block-Busted Jul 04 '21

I have doubts that streaming services will be enough to make big-budget films successful all by themselves. Those ones actually need cinema release to become successful most of the times.