![]() The new release method follows major moves by rival Universal Pictures to shorten the theatrical release window to as few as 17 days through deals with AMC Theatres, Cinemark and Cineplex. ![]() ![]() ![]() So far, 8.6 million households have signed up for HBO Max, which costs $15 a month. The studio already disclosed that on Christmas Day it would release “Wonder Woman 1984” simultaneously for streaming and in theaters, a tactic known as “day-and-date” in industry jargon. will still release its movies in theaters in other countries, which don’t have access to HBO Max. theaters are dark, putting the studios in a tough financial position. and other studios have chosen to delay big-budget films rather than release them in a uncertain environment in which the virus is surging and half of U.S. said the plan is a short-term fix to an extraordinary situation, however, and does not represent a new business model for the studio. theaters and on its sister streaming service HBO Max at the same time - a stunning departure from how Hollywood usually does business.Įxecutives at AT&T Inc.-owned Warner Bros. announced Thursday it will release its entire slate of 2021 films - including potential blockbusters such as the upcoming “Dune,” “Godzilla vs. is throwing a golden lasso around a new and controversial way of releasing movies in a sign of how dramatically the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the film distribution business.
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