Breaking news from the US. There, major cinema chains have signed a groundbreaking deal with Netflix for the film knives out 2. Dutch cinema news I asked Dutch film groups to respond.
The deal in America means AMC, Regal and Cinemark. Glass Onion: The Mystery of Knives Netflix will offer an exclusive sneak preview screening in 600 US theaters starting November 23. After one week in theaters, the film disappears from the show again and will be available on Netflix itself on December 23.
The release of a potentially successful movie is important to movie theaters. November 23 is the day before Thanksgiving, which allows Americans to go to the movies after that important holiday.
Daniel Craig in “The Glass Onion: A Knife Mystery” / Netflix photo
It's special because major chains in the US have so far been reluctant to show Netflix movies with such a short theatrical window (though Cinemark has occasionally shown movies from its streaming device during the coronavirus pandemic). Other notable Netflix movies, such as Irish And RomeIt had previously been picked up by independent cinemas and theaters, including internationally. But the major cinema chains didn't want it at the time.
Now that times have changed and moviegoing has declined, both in America and internationally, people are giving each other more space. AMC CEO Adam Aron said of the deal in a statement: “As we have often said, we believe that both theatrical and live streamers can continue to coexist successfully. Furthermore, our desire was to find a way to crack the code and work together synergistically.
It seems that this code has now been broken. The introduction of a blackout period of about four weeks before the release on Netflix itself a week after the theatrical release is also special. This seems to be a concession from Netflix.
Get the knives out! The film was a huge success in theaters in the fall of 2019, grossing over $310 million worldwide. The film was released in the Netherlands by an independent film company.
The success did not go unnoticed by Netflix, which released the sequel. Glass Onion: The Mystery of Knives I managed to get in. The sequel is also directed by Rian Johnson. Daniel Craig returns as Detective Benoit Blanc.
Dutch cinema news Pathé, Vue and Kinepolis have been asked to respond. Because this is not the case yet. knives out 2 It is showing in cinemas in the Netherlands, and Pathé does not want to speculate or comment on American news.
Vue's director, Ron Sterk, was ready to respond, saying he thought it was a “special development” and was interested in the results. But he also said this was still a hypothetical situation for the Netherlands. If the film were to be shown here, I think: we'd see again.
The Hollywood Reporter reports that Vue International has struck deals with Netflix for a week-long screening of the film in the UK. Italy and Germany are still under discussion.
Cassandra Domais, director of Kinepolis in the Netherlands, makes the whole situation even more interesting. In response, she says that discussions are ongoing, but “there’s not much to say about it yet.”
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