Simply put, delaying all your movies is not going to save them from loosing money.
This is all my own opinion and speculation, feel free to discuss if you think otherwise.
There are two major reasons for this:
- Once it’s safe to go to the movies, significantly less people are going to go. Yes, the Marvel fans will burst into theatres, but a lot of casual movie watchers are going to be comfortable just staying home.
- Once it is deemed ‘safe’ to open theatres, there are going to be a lot of new movies released within a short space of time, and many people are unlikely to want to go see all of them, meaning each film is going to make less money anyway.
And all of this is even assuming that the pandemic is somehow magically gone by May? Forgive me if my research is wrong but it looks like the US is still getting thousands of new cases every day?? It is stupid blind faith to think that covid will be contained enough to fill theatres in May.
This is also assuming that no theatres have to close permanently due to lack of business, which I expect could happen.
Now Disney, please consider the international market.
There are many theatres worldwide that are open and need business! You can’t claim to want to ‘save theatres’ if you neglect the ones that are open and ready to show your movies.
Start small. Release Wendy. It had a limited US release earlier this year, but since then I’m not sure if it’s had any wide releases. At least in NZ it hasn’t and it’s not on VOD or Disney+.
I was lucky enough to be able to see it at the New Zealand International Film Festival a couple months ago, and I really enjoyed it. It’s a new movie, it’s a nostalgic story. There are people that will go to see it. It would at least give movie theatres something. And you can release it at drive-in theatres in the US and on Disney+ a month or two later.
Now I’m going to be selfish and specifically ask that you consider New Zealand. Frankly, you’re taking advantage of us. You’re still safely making movies here, eg. Avatar, but you aren’t willing to safely release any movies in our theatres?
I felt especially angry when you didn’t release Mulan in theatres for us. I would have happily gone to see it. You used our wonderful country to make your movie, and I’m told you didn’t even let the film’s crew see it in a theatre. That’s messed up.
What I think you should do with Black Widow etc:
I honestly think you should stick to your release schedule. Get something out there this year that isn’t a soulless remake.
As I said before, I think these movies could still lose money in May. Just release them now, simultaneously online and in theatres everywhere where theatres are open.
And I’ve got an idea to help with your online roll out, because people clearly weren’t happy with the $30 ‘Premiere access’ for Mulan.
Cut the price in half. Make Premier Access only $15. That way it’s no more than $25 to subscribe and get the movie. Also, hold it in Premier Access for at least six months. You were really stupid to announce that Mulan would be available at no additional cost in December.
In addition to this, consider releasing the film on regular VOD for a $30 purchase. There are people who can’t afford or don’t want to subscribe to a new streaming service, but would still love to see your movie.
Perhaps that can be a month or two after the Disney+/theatre release.
In Summary:
Just release your movies! On all platforms that are available! You don’t know how long this pandemic is going to last, and you cannot rely on theatres to save your movies, especially if you do nothing to save them.
Submitted September 24, 2020 at 04:47AM by TheRealClose https://ift.tt/306rVnY