Post by poes on Oct 4, 2020 21:44:43 GMT
James Bond bailed on 2020, the world’s largest theater chain is now a junk bond, and studios broke a record for the most theatrical releases that switched to home platforms in a single week. Robert Zemeckis’ “The Witches” (Warner Bros.) joins “Borat 2” (Amazon), “The Craft: Legacy” (Sony), and “Greenland” (ErosSTX) as titles to be available at home, all within the next few weeks (the first three this month).
All of this took place against the White House’s announcement that President Trump and the First Lady now have COVID. The Commander In Chief is (in)famous for downplaying the virus and that one day it will just disappear. Theaters might wish such magical thinking were the case; at this point, however, they may need to start casting spells of their own.
The newest homebound titles are budgeted at perhaps $50 million or lower. While not positioned as blockbusters, they would have been embraced by starving theaters who have little new to play between now and the hoped-for November 20 release of “Soul” (Disney).
All of this took place against the White House’s announcement that President Trump and the First Lady now have COVID. The Commander In Chief is (in)famous for downplaying the virus and that one day it will just disappear. Theaters might wish such magical thinking were the case; at this point, however, they may need to start casting spells of their own.
The newest homebound titles are budgeted at perhaps $50 million or lower. While not positioned as blockbusters, they would have been embraced by starving theaters who have little new to play between now and the hoped-for November 20 release of “Soul” (Disney).
