Disney Attributes Black Widow s Same-Day Streaming Release To Box Office Hesitancy
Vaccines are rolling out faster than ever, but theaters aren t filling up just yet.
You know the old saying which came first, the movie theater, or the audience? That s the conundrum that studios like Disney are experiencing in our post-pandemic world, and Disney CEO Bob Chapek addressed that question in an interview at JP Morgan s Technology, Media, and Communications conference this week, via The Hollywood Reporter. As we have seen with the domestic box office, and to some extent the international box office, we are seeing some hesitancy to return that wouldn t look anything like normal in 2019, Chapek said. This led to the company s decision to release the upcoming Marvel Studios film Black Widow to both theaters and streaming this July.
Disney s putting Free Guy and Shang-Chi into actual theaters this fall, no Disney Plus or nothin
SYNDICATED A week ago After a year that saw it adopt a hybrid release strategy for films like Mulan and the upcoming Black Widow, Disney has confirmed it s putting Ryan Reynolds Free Guy and Simu Liu s Shang-Chi into theaters with no Disney Plus support.
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MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE - MARCH 02: Samuel L. Jackson at the world premiere of The Banker at the National Civil Rights Museum on March 02, 2020 in Memphis, Tennessee. The Banker opens in select theaters on March 6, before premiering on Apple TV+ on March 20. (Photo by Greg Campbell/Getty Images for AppleTV+)
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