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“#No ‘going back’ to old way of movie watching<\/strong>”
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Disney Chief Executive Bob Chapek said the pandemic has likely permanently narrowed the window for movies<\/a> to play only in theaters. <\/p>\n

Pre-pandemic, cinemas depended on an exclusive 90-day window to screen films before they were made available to home distribution channels, such as pay TV and streaming services. But now, studios are tinkering with that timeframe, either shortening it or doing away with it altogether.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe consumer is probably more impatient than they\u2019ve ever been before, particularly since now they\u2019ve had the luxury of an entire year of getting titles at home pretty much when they want them,\u201d Chapek said late Monday at a virtual conference hosted by Morgan Stanley.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m not sure there\u2019s going back,\u201d he continued. \u201cBut we certainly don\u2019t want to do anything like cut the legs off a theatrical exhibition run.\u201d <\/p>\n

He added that customers don\u2019t have \u201ctolerance\u201d for the months-long period after a movie is in theaters and before it is available to stream. <\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s just sort of sitting there, gathering dust,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n

Since the pandemic has shuttered or reduced the capacity of movie theaters, Hollywood studios have all reevaluated their release strategies. <\/p>\n

Paramount and Universal have either shrunk or announced plans to shrink the usual window from 74 days to more like 30 or 45. And recently, Warner Bros. decided to concurrently stream its full slate of \u00a02021 films on HBO Max for one month after they premiere in theaters.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Disney, which controls up to half of the box office, has taken a cautious app<\/a>roach, evaluating each film\u2019s release strategy and eventual debut on its service, Disney+. <\/p>\n

Chapek said that a middle path \u2014 the \u201cPremier Access,\u201d or the simultaneous deployment of streaming and theaters \u2014 would remain a distribution option for the foreseeable future. For example, animated feature\u00a0\u201cRaya and the Last Dragon\u201d\u00a0will go out via that method on Friday, costing $30 to subscribers to Disney+.<\/p>\n

The CEO underscored the importance of Disney\u2019s massive box office appeal, noting that in 2019 it grossed $11 billion. <\/p>\n

\u201cThat is a big deal to us, and that will continue to be a big deal to us,\u201d he said, but added that at the same time, \u201cwe realize that this is a very fluid situation.\u201d<\/p>\n

Since its launch in November 2019, Disney+ has logged almost 100 million subscribers in several dozen countries and is projected to clear 200 million over the next three years. Chapek said the fact that 50 percent of its subscribers globally do not have kids was a key driver and an unexpected one.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat we didn\u2019t realize was the non-family appeal that a service like Disney+ would have,\u201d he said. \u201cThat is the big difference.\u201d\n <\/p><\/div>\n

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