People always asked, What do you think the future will be like?
Will it have flying cars? Do we talk to mid-air because our smartphone chips are embedded in our heads?
Well, while I don’t about those, I do know one thing, though: the future will be where big blockbuster movies can be watched from the comforts of your own home.
With streaming becoming a big thing, and now, a big movie company jumping on the bandwagon, that future is looking more and more like a possibility (if it hasn’t materialised already for some of us).
In 2021, Warner Bros Going to Have Its New Movies Streamed Online As Well
On 3 Dec 2020, WarnerMedia made a shocking announcement.
From 2021, they’ll be releasing all of their new movies on its streaming channel, HBO Max, at the same time as the movies’ theater releases.
Which is kind of a big thing because when it comes to movies, box office sales matter.
Unlike before where the movie will first appear in theatres before screening on platforms, it’ll be the other way around.
The film giant says that the movies will be on its video-streaming platform for a month before being taken off, while the movies will continue their release at the cinemas.
Wonder Woman 1984
Wonder Woman 1984 is going to be Warner Bros first experiment on the concept, which was reportedly driven by its CEO, Jason Kilar, who used to be the founder and CEO of Hulu.
The movie will be released simultaneously in cinemas and the HBO Max video streaming platform on Christmas Day, 25 Dec.
By the way, if you haven’t heard, we’re going to catch the movie a week earlier than the Americans because, for countries with no HBO Max, the movie will release on 17 Dec 2020.
Other 2021 movie lineups for Warner Bros include:
- Dune
- Matrix 4
- In The Heights
- Space Jam: A Nw Legacy
- The Many Saints of Newark (the prequel to Sopranos)
Here’s Why They’re Doing It
There are two parts to the decision.
The first is because WarnerMedia has been looking for ways to boost subscribers on its video-streaming platform.
The second is because lesser people are going to the cinemas.
According to a poll, 81% of Americans hasn’t gone to a movie theatre since Mar 2020 even if the theatres has reopened.
56% are concerned about being infected with Covid-19, while 20% are afraid that theatres wouldn’t be cleaned thoroughly.
Another 12% simply doesn’t want to watch a movie with masks on.
Another 19% says they’ll rather stream movies at home and 22% says there’s no interesting movie to catch right now.
Not The Only One
WarnerMedia wasn’t the only one to pursue this avenue.
Universal placed its Trolls World Tour directly on digital rental and earned more money from it than when their first Trolls movie.
Disney did the same in Sep 2020 and pushed Mulan straight to Disney+.
Both Mulan and Warner Bros had delayed movies several times seeing how they don’t envision moviegoers turning up in droves at the theatres.
Meanwhile, cinemas in America aren’t having too great a time.
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