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Releasing ‘Tenet’: Of many bad options, this one is the best

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  1. Erik
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    I would love to see it in a theater, but until there's a vaccine, I won't. Maybe at some of these drive-ins that are popping back up? I understand Nolan's desire for a theatrical release, but it...

    I would love to see it in a theater, but until there's a vaccine, I won't. Maybe at some of these drive-ins that are popping back up?

    I understand Nolan's desire for a theatrical release, but it doesn't mean what it used to in terms of a quality viewing experience. You no longer have 35 millimeter film prints being carefully prepared by people who have dedicated themselves to quality projection of films they love at their movie houses. You just have the big movie theater chain downloading a high resolution digital copy. And that honestly is only a few steps above the average audio/visual systems most people have in their homes, as opposed to old CRT TVs that often only had VCRs attached to them with 250 lines of resolution.

    That doesn't address the monetary problem, of course. Maybe a $20 VOD does?

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    JXM
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    I’m not going to a theater anytime soon and neither are any of my friends. I think with a movie this massive, the only sensible option is to delay it until next summer and just eat the cost of...

    I’m not going to a theater anytime soon and neither are any of my friends. I think with a movie this massive, the only sensible option is to delay it until next summer and just eat the cost of remarketing it. Then they get a whole extra year to build up hype.

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      MimicSquid
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      And a whole extra year to accrue interest on the loans taken out to pay for production. It's not as easy as that.

      And a whole extra year to accrue interest on the loans taken out to pay for production. It's not as easy as that.

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      1. JXM
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        I get that, but whatever that interest amounts to, it’s probably less than whatever they’d lose by releasing now. I think the even bigger issue is that tons of other movies have already jumped...

        I get that, but whatever that interest amounts to, it’s probably less than whatever they’d lose by releasing now.

        I think the even bigger issue is that tons of other movies have already jumped from 2020 to 2021 and snapped up the prime dates.

        There are no good answers here. It’s a once in a lifetime situation and there’s no good way to respond. Either way they’ll make millions less than they were expecting (I don’t want to say “lose money” because I think it will still make a ton of money when it comes out).

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    1. Omnicrola
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      I won't go anywhere near a theater anytime soon, so releasing in August seems like a non-starter to me. VOD seems like the most likely option IMO. I think the best option (aside from just waiting)...

      I won't go anywhere near a theater anytime soon, so releasing in August seems like a non-starter to me. VOD seems like the most likely option IMO.

      I think the best option (aside from just waiting) is to try and pull several technologies together. Combine VOD with a set release date, and try to deliberately tie it together with other social interactions as much as possible. Netflix Party is a great example of this.

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    2. rish
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      Expecting $800 million gross just is too much a risk, Covid-19 or not. Past Nolan movies have performed well but 800 million just to break even? Unless WB gets another Joker like run they are...

      Expecting $800 million gross just is too much a risk, Covid-19 or not. Past Nolan movies have performed well but 800 million just to break even? Unless WB gets another Joker like run they are going to lose big.

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