It absolutely does. However...GiveEmHellBill said:
......and Morbius has moved to October 8th.
I can actually see the logic behind this. A comic book movie about a man who turns into a vampire coming out a few weeks before Halloween seems to make some sense.
See one post above (No Time to Die). This will be a cat and mouse game until things settle in. Morbius became the 2nd fiddle as soon as No Time to Die moved. Studios don't want to risk the prospect of the "return to theaters" being lackluster and the bigger blockbuster gobbling up all of the upside on a tier two movie.fig96 said:It absolutely does. However...GiveEmHellBill said:
......and Morbius has moved to October 8th.
I can actually see the logic behind this. A comic book movie about a man who turns into a vampire coming out a few weeks before Halloween seems to make some sense.
How long has No Time to Die been delayed?YNWA_AG said:
For this industry, it would be the ultimate juice in the arm. Unless you saw COVID fall flat by the end of February (as in cases in the few thousands and deaths in the few hundreds), I don't see any major blockbusters making such a move. Generally speaking, once the slate is set, the marketing spend, interviews, merchandising tie-ins, etc. are all queued up based on the release date. It's easier to push out than bring something forward just because of the legwork that goes into putting a film name up in lights to make sure you generate maximum box office.fig96 said:
For sure, totally with you.
I'm also intrigued to see if we see any releases shift back the other way if any of the films released in that April to late summer window have some success. A film might be able to capitalize if there's money to be made and no great movies to go see.
Thanks, this is exactly what I was assuming (I'm a designer and spent a while on the marketing side so I'm familiar with product launch/events/etc.).Quote:
For this industry, it would be the ultimate juice in the arm. Unless you saw COVID fall flat by the end of February (as in cases in the few thousands and deaths in the few hundreds), I don't see any major blockbusters making such a move. Generally speaking, once the slate is set, the marketing spend, interviews, merchandising tie-ins, etc. are all queued up based on the release date. It's easier to push out than bring something forward just because of the legwork that goes into putting a film name up in lights to make sure you generate maximum box office.
fig96 said:How long has No Time to Die been delayed?YNWA_AG said:
I was about to buy tickets for opening day on my birthday last year, and at that point after trying for a while we were starting to give up on the idea of having children.
By the time it releases in theaters, we will have a 4 month old and calling the mother in law to come visit so we can go see it
nosoupforyou said:
My thought - and fear - is that the pandemic exposed that people don't care about the movies and we never get to the theater attendance levels we were at in the past
Electrical_Ag said:nosoupforyou said:
My thought - and fear - is that the pandemic exposed that people don't care about the movies and we never get to the theater attendance levels we were at in the past
I may be in the minority, but it had already changed for me pre-pandemic. Some movies must be seen on a big screen, some should (are better) on a big screen, and others are fine for a home screen. A Jurrasic Park / Top Gun is a must, 1917 is a should, but any rom-com is fine for at home viewing.
Except that, for many, rom-coms are perfect date night movies where couples are trying to get away from the house for one evening or a group of women are trying to have a girl's night out.Electrical_Ag said:nosoupforyou said:
My thought - and fear - is that the pandemic exposed that people don't care about the movies and we never get to the theater attendance levels we were at in the past
I may be in the minority, but it had already changed for me pre-pandemic. Some movies must be seen on a big screen, some should (are better) on a big screen, and others are fine for a home screen. A Jurrasic Park / Top Gun is a must, 1917 is a should, but any rom-com is fine for at home viewing.
ridiculous. you always get the audio sweet spot. You can control teh mix however your prefer. You can crank the volume and utilize both subwoofers and get the booming feel if you want it.PatAg said:
Doesn't matter how nice your personal sound system is, it's not the same as going to the theater.
Fenrir said:
A little cherry picking. Demon Slayer is a cultural phenomenon over there. The second highest grossing movie of 2020 would have barely squeaked into 2019 top 10.
If that level of a movie is needed to resurrect the movie theater experience in the US, theaters may be in big trouble.
Not cherry picking in the context of my post. Yes, it's a cultural one-off. My point is that, if there is appetite, our willingness to gather in crowds may not be entirely broken.Fenrir said:
A little cherry picking. Demon Slayer is a cultural phenomenon over there. The second highest grossing movie of 2020 would have barely squeaked into 2019 top 10.
If that level of a movie is needed to resurrect the movie theater experience in the US, theaters may be in big trouble.