{"id":656160,"date":"2025-03-07T19:45:15","date_gmt":"2025-03-07T16:45:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/amc-theatres-is-having-regrets-about-caving-to-studios\/"},"modified":"2025-03-07T19:45:15","modified_gmt":"2025-03-07T16:45:15","slug":"amc-theatres-is-having-regrets-about-caving-to-studios","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/amc-theatres-is-having-regrets-about-caving-to-studios\/","title":{"rendered":"#AMC Theatres Is Having Regrets About Caving to Studios"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n\tOn March 2, Sean Baker made history when he picked up four Oscars for Anora, including the marquee best picture \u2014 the most any filmmaker has received for one film. It may also be remembered as the night when the long d\u00e9tente over theatrical windows ended. In his acceptance speech for winning best director, Baker issued a call to arms over the touchy subject of how long a title plays exclusively in theaters before going to homes. <\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cDistributors, please focus first and foremost on the theatrical releases of your films,\u201d he pleaded in a bid to return to a 90-day window. \u201cLet\u2019s get it back to the way it used to be.\u201d <\/p>\n

\n\tSeveral days before the Oscars, AMC Entertainment\u2019s Adam Aron \u2014 the maverick and controversial CEO of the world\u2019s largest theater circuit \u2014 told investors during a Feb. 25 earnings call that the relaxation of theatrical windows needs to be revisited in the post-COVID era as attendance levels remain notably offkilter.<\/p>\n

\n\t \u201cI sure hope we can introduce longer windows because I think the current industry experiment has failed,\u201d Aron said when reminding that, before the pandemic, most films in the U.S. weren\u2019t available in the home until at least 74 to 90 days after their initial theatrical release. <\/p>\n

\n\tWhat Aron didn\u2019t mention was that it was actually AMC that first struck a landmark deal with Universal in summer 2020 collapsing the window to 17 days for a movie opening to $50 million or less and 31 days for a title opening to more. Universal, owned by Comcast, had long wanted to experiment with a new premium video-on-demand window whereby a title is offered for rental at a price of $20 or more. The pact became the new norm in large measure, although most studios hold out for more than 40 days (it all depends on how a film is performing).<\/p>\n

\n\t In particular, Disney, save for a few titles, has remained committed to an exclusive 60-day window. Aron declared on the earnings call that a 45-day window should be \u201csacrosanct\u201d and that \u201c17 days and 30 days are too short.\u201d He added that he\u2019d next like to consider 60 days or more. <\/p>\n

\n\tSources tell The Hollywood Reporter <\/em>the AMC chief has met with at least three of the five major studios, but many aren\u2019t eager to return to past practices. \u201cThat ship has sailed,\u201d says one studio exec. <\/p>\n

\n\tAron, who intends to continue these meetings, isn\u2019t convinced. \u201cThese conversations are live right now between studios and theaters,\u201d since he believes both would generate more money if there were at least a 45-day window, he told investors. <\/p>\n

\n\tMega-circuit Cinemark hasn\u2019t made any pronouncements regarding whether windows should be longer \u2014 the company carries far less debt than AMC \u2014 but CEO Sean Gamble did suggest at a March 4 Morgan Stanley conference that shortened windows could be creating confusion. <\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cOn the plus side, we haven\u2019t seen a steeper decay of a film\u2019s trajectory through its life cycle after it\u2019s released into theaters,\u201d the exec said. \u201cThat\u2019s held pretty consistent with pre-pandemic patterns. And even when it enters the home on a PVOD service, we haven\u2019t seen a steeper decline at that point, so that\u2019s encouraging. But as consumers become more aware of these short windows, does that ultimately lead to some form of reduction in attendance overall? I think that\u2019s something that\u2019s still to be determined over time.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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