Disney Says More Movie Releases Could Skip Theaters, Vows “Some Changes” To Release Strategy Amid COVID-19 Crisis

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Disney CEO Bob Chapek praised theatrical moviegoing during the company’s earnings call Tuesday, but said “case by case” decisions on how films roll out will be made during the COV…

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in June without first playing in theaters due to its “demographic appeal” on the streaming service. Major tentpole releases for the rest of 2020 have all been pushed back in order to try to take advantage of the “power” of theaters as a revenue driver, Chapek noted.

, which was pushed once already, is slated to test the waters on July 24, though the outlook is highly uncertain.Taraji P. Henson Teams With Tupac Amaru Shakur Foundation To Address Mental Health Needs Amid COVID-19 Pandemic In 2019, Disney made about $13 billion in global box office receipts, sharing roughly half of it with exhibitors. Releasing films directly to consumers, by contrast, would boost margins, but the well-oiled marketing machine built up over the decades has been optimized by Disney in recent years. A change to the first release window would have a dramatic effect on other revenue pegged to box office.

Chapek’s sentiments during his first time on the Wall Street hot seat since becoming CEO in February, were not as provocative as those offered by NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell. After Universal’sbypassed theaters, Shell publicly clashed with AMC and other major theater owners. Even so, by the company’s usual custom of offering only sweetness and light about movie theaters, Chapek’s remarks seemed capable of unsettling exhibitors, who already face a perilous future.

Disney, which subsumed the Fox film pipeline last year, controls a huge chunk of the theatrical marketplace, with market share in North America of at least 40%. Because of the scale and economic model of its release slate — with seven of its 2019 titles clearing $1 billion at the global box office, circumventing theaters doesn’t make economic sense. Migrating titles costing hundreds of millions to $7-a-month Disney+ isn’t a tradeoff that would work anytime soon.

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I don't care about the film mulan boycottmulan

AKA all the 21CF films that were left undated... just do it. 2 a month over the summer to VOD.

You probably won't see chains doing to lord Disney what they did to Universal though. 🤭

The New Mutants for example? TheNewMutants

There's still the possibility of drive ins, at least in some areas.

If theaters don’t have Disney releases to hold over Universal, they have no leverage.

this could be the end of Hollywood as we know it....and maybe less expensive movie viewing too

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