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'Ant-Man: Quantumania' won't stream on Disney Plus for weeks (or months), sorry. Disney has been stretching out the time that films spend only in theaters

Posted by cloud_loud
Tags: usa, ant man and the wasp quantumania, disney plus, marvel.studios, streaming, theaters, superheroes, author.joan e solsman, source.cnet
https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/ant-man-quantumania-wont-stream-on-disney-plus-for-weeks-or-months-sorry/

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  1. [2]
    smoontjes
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    I don't think that's new? Black Panther 2 was in theaters in early/mid November, and only released on streaming 2 weeks ago. So it would make very little sense if the next installment in the MCU...

    I don't think that's new?

    Black Panther 2 was in theaters in early/mid November, and only released on streaming 2 weeks ago. So it would make very little sense if the next installment in the MCU would not take at least 2½-3 months to reach streaming.

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    1. Greg
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      It tracks, but I think it’s varied back and forth enough in the last few years that people might well not know what to expect without a conversation like this. I was only tangentially aware...

      It tracks, but I think it’s varied back and forth enough in the last few years that people might well not know what to expect without a conversation like this. I was only tangentially aware because I wanted to see if the new Black Panther was any good, checked when it was going to be available, found out it was going to be a while, and promptly forgot about it, for example - I might actually watch it today now this has reminded me!

      2 votes
  2. moocow1452
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    Makes sense, Disney is a massive part of keeping theaters alive, and now that the pendulum is swinging the other way on streaming services and theaters can safely house people again, it makes...

    Makes sense, Disney is a massive part of keeping theaters alive, and now that the pendulum is swinging the other way on streaming services and theaters can safely house people again, it makes sense that the window is going to get longer again on that side.

    3 votes
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    JXM
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    Since the pandemic, most non-Disney studios have settled on 45 days between theatrical and home releases. As the article mentions, the big hold out was Top Gun: Maverick because Paramount saw that...

    Since the pandemic, most non-Disney studios have settled on 45 days between theatrical and home releases. As the article mentions, the big hold out was Top Gun: Maverick because Paramount saw that it was making money and just kept holding off on the home video release to keep the theatrical numbers going.

    But I think that model only works for big movies though. I genuinely think that smaller movies will eventually be just straight to video, with the rare exception for something like M3gan that goes theatrical and becomes a hit. It'll be interesting to see how Evil Dead Rise does, since it's being upgraded from streaming to theatrical.

    2 votes
    1. cloud_loud
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      Top Gun was in its situation because of Cruise’s sway at Paramount. He’s basically their #1 IP, and they actually kept trying to make deals with him to put it on streaming earlier.

      Top Gun was in its situation because of Cruise’s sway at Paramount. He’s basically their #1 IP, and they actually kept trying to make deals with him to put it on streaming earlier.

      1 vote
  4. Bullmaestro
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    They pushed films onto streaming services quickly because of the pandemic. It would make sense to encourage people to visit theaters again.

    They pushed films onto streaming services quickly because of the pandemic. It would make sense to encourage people to visit theaters again.

    1 vote