45 days after theatrical release and you can watch Shang Chi on Disney Plus at no additional cost.
Not sure how I feel about this. If that becomes standard then there will be a number of films that I may now just wait and watch on Disney plus even though I love the cinema and really miss it.
I don't see how this is a bad thing. It's better for everyone, people who want to go to a cinema can and everyone else doesn't have to wait long.
I agree, but long term it will likely mean the current cinema model isn't viable for all the players in the market because cinema attendance is going to drop if the theatrical window is shorter.
I guess the question is realistically after 45 days in the cinema is there even anyone going to see those movies? Everyone I know always goes in the very first 2 weeks when a big release comes out.
The issue is less who's still going after 45 days and more who doesn't go in the first 2 weeks anymore because they have it on their streaming site in a month or so.
I'm not saying cinema is going to die though just that something will need to change to reflect the change in demand. And that will probably be the number of cinemas out there.
45 days after theatrical release and you can watch Shang Chi on Disney Plus at no additional cost.
Not sure how I feel about this. If that becomes standard then there will be a number of films that I may now just wait and watch on Disney plus even though I love the cinema and really miss it.
I don't see how this is a bad thing. It's better for everyone, people who want to go to a cinema can and everyone else doesn't have to wait long.
I agree, but long term it will likely mean the current cinema model isn't viable for all the players in the market because cinema attendance is going to drop if the theatrical window is shorter.
I guess the question is realistically after 45 days in the cinema is there even anyone going to see those movies? Everyone I know always goes in the very first 2 weeks when a big release comes out.
The issue is less who's still going after 45 days and more who doesn't go in the first 2 weeks anymore because they have it on their streaming site in a month or so.
I'm not saying cinema is going to die though just that something will need to change to reflect the change in demand. And that will probably be the number of cinemas out there.
Indeed. There are films I will rush out to see straight away at the cinema and others that I go to see less urgently as I don't want to wait six or more months for them to appear on sky cinema (not sky store). If I only have to wait 45 days to watch on Disney plus then I will likely skip the cinema for some releases.
I'll still go to the cinema if I fancy a date night but for the time being I'm really happy to have the choice just to stay in and watch new releases. This is great!
45 days after theatrical release and you can watch Shang Chi on Disney Plus at no additional cost.
Not sure how I feel about this. If that becomes standard then there will be a number of films that I may now just wait and watch on Disney plus even though I love the cinema and really miss it.
I don't see how this is a bad thing. It's better for everyone, people who want to go to a cinema can and everyone else doesn't have to wait long.
I agree, but long term it will likely mean the current cinema model isn't viable for all the players in the market because cinema attendance is going to drop if the theatrical window is shorter.
I guess the question is realistically after 45 days in the cinema is there even anyone going to see those movies? Everyone I know always goes in the very first 2 weeks when a big release comes out.
The issue is less who's still going after 45 days and more who doesn't go in the first 2 weeks anymore because they have it on their streaming site in a month or so.
I'm not saying cinema is going to die though just that something will need to change to reflect the change in demand. And that will probably be the number of cinemas out there.
I’m gonna go out on a limb and say it then - if this becomes standard it will mark the beginning of the end of cinema as we know it.
That's not a growth wrote:No, because plenty of cinemas try that already. It helps them, but it's not on a scale that weeks of persistent viewings that blockbusters bring.
Everyone will just go sooner, it's not going to impact their profits.
I'm not sure how much difference it will make in the grand scheme of things. People 'in the know' will maybe decide to wait the 45 days but at the same time, a lot of those people are also the type who are going to go to the cinema in the first week regardless. Stuff like the Marvel films don't really bring in massive numbers after the first few weekends anyway.
Vast majority of cinema-goers probably aren't going to care.
That's not a growth wrote:No, because plenty of cinemas try that already. It helps them, but it's not on a scale that weeks of persistent viewings that blockbusters bring.
Everyone will just go sooner, it's not going to impact their profits.
I think you might have meant to reply to someone else? I was talking about showing older films wouldn't be better than showing new films.
