I am 58 and rarely go to theaters (nothing I really want to see). I have
been dealing in new posters for 30+ years, I have had 1 source, and he is
employed in the the theater business. He has now lost his job due to the
shut downs. In the last couple of years it has been a struggle for
theaters, as the studios are wanting to go on demand or a short window for
the release of the film and then on demand. The theaters he worked for
would not book a film if the on demand was 30 days or less from the
theatrical release. Disney of course is pushing this concept, along with
others.
Some consequences of the shut down, release dates have been pushed back for
months and sometimes nearly a year. The studios are losing a revenue
stream, so some productions are postponed, and I am sure many lesser films
will just be cancelled, or not ever released theatrically. I fell like
this will be a good opportunity to knock out theaters and get the full cut
through streaming and on demand.
I am sure they understand the business a lot better than I do, and in the
age when people will watch a movie on a phone, but I think it is short
sided to not get another avenue of revenue (theatrically), and just go for
on demand, dvd, etc.
I hope I am wrong. Any other thoughts on the issue. Tony
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