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Post by BurlyBeaR on Mar 24, 2020 8:23:51 GMT
There’s going to be a big backlog of films waiting for release as a result of cinemas closing. I wonder if we’ll see many of them skipping the cinema release completely and going straight to streaming?
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Post by Dave B on Mar 24, 2020 8:36:45 GMT
I think anything that isn't essentially a spectacle movie (e.g. Bond, Black Widow, Fast and Furious) will make it's way out. It's a captive audience and sure there'll be some piracy but there'll be a large uptake.
There's only so many movies they can hold over too, when cinemas do reopen, they won't have enough screens for new releases suddenly dropping.
Having said that, lets see how broadband and internet usage holds up over the next couple of weeks, especially if the new semi-lockdown sees a spike in demand. With governments asking Netflix/Disney to reduce some quality, there may be considerations around launching big new content.
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Post by talkingheads on Mar 24, 2020 8:42:47 GMT
At the moment they're charging just over fifteen quid for 48 hrs rental. Sorry but sod that! I wouldn't pay that for a new DVD never mind a rental!
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Post by bordeaux on Mar 24, 2020 9:01:21 GMT
But if no one is making films now and for the next six months then the backlog of films which were about to be released will be needed to fill in the gaps of the schedule next year.
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Post by crowblack on Mar 24, 2020 9:02:52 GMT
At the moment they're charging just over fifteen quid for 48 hrs rental. Sorry but sod that! Agreed - our local Cineworld is pricey, around £12 to £13 for regular 2D, but it's also generally pretty empty for the same reason! The Odeon has now dropped its prices to around £6. I'd pay higher for a small Indie film because they need the support, but not a big studio blockbuster. Btw I have just subscribed to the Bfi player, £49 for a year and a great film library. |
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Post by crowblack on Mar 24, 2020 9:04:04 GMT
But if no one is making films now and for the next six months then the backlog of films which were about to be released will be needed to fill in the gaps of the schedule next year. They could rerun some of those indies that got limited release! Fat chance, I know. Or a season of 'spectacular classics on the big screen once again' with a £6 ticket? I think people will be desperate for the social aspect of cinema by then... |
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Post by Sam on Mar 24, 2020 9:12:00 GMT
I really don't think it'll be the big films getting released on streaming services. The ones we have seen so far were already at the cinema and had their run interrupted. It makes sense for those films like Onward and Harley Quinn to release on streaming because they have already had some sort of theatrical run.
A lot of licensing contracts are based on box office figures so if the films don't get released in cinemas they will attract a much lower license fee. So it isn't just the money from the ticket sales themselves that will have an effect, there are longer term impacts.
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Post by talkingheads on Mar 24, 2020 10:23:55 GMT
At the moment they're charging just over fifteen quid for 48 hrs rental. Sorry but sod that! Agreed - our local Cineworld is pricey, around £12 to £13 for regular 2D, but it's also generally pretty empty for the same reason! The Odeon has now dropped its prices to around £6. I'd pay higher for a small Indie film because they need the support, but not a big studio blockbuster. Btw I have just subscribed to the Bfi player, £49 for a year and a great film library. I have an Unlimited card, I save hundreds if not thousands of pounds with the use I get out of it, especially easy given you only need to use it twice a month for it to pay for itself, all trips after that are free! |
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Post by olliebean on Mar 24, 2020 11:21:29 GMT
My local Vue recently reduced it's ticket prices to £5.99, and I usually go with a friend on a Meerkat Movies pass so that's three quid each, so £15.99 for a rental to watch on my own at home really isn't going to do it for me, even if they release something I would've gone to the cinema for, which they haven't yet.
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Post by Jon on Mar 24, 2020 17:50:24 GMT
I really don't think it'll be the big films getting released on streaming services. The ones we have seen so far were already at the cinema and had their run interrupted. It makes sense for those films like Onward and Harley Quinn to release on streaming because they have already had some sort of theatrical run. A lot of licensing contracts are based on box office figures so if the films don't get released in cinemas they will attract a much lower license fee. So it isn't just the money from the ticket sales themselves that will have an effect, there are longer term impacts. I imagine a number of films that were currently being filmed for next year before being shut down will be pushed back. I think Warner Bros for example has a number of films which are either in the can or close to being finished which are planned for later in the year or next year so they can be pushed back pretty easily. The upcoming Elvis film which Tom Hanks was doing before they shut down production wasn't due to be released until next October so that can easily pick up filming and still be released on time. |
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Post by showgirl on Mar 26, 2020 5:17:24 GMT
I really hope all the releases due around now and for the the next few months won't go to streaming only as it's not something I'd use even if I could. I don't have a large enough device, the IT competence or the broadband speed to allow this and anyway, one of the reasons I go to the cinema and theatre is to try (not always successfully) to focus solely on that experience and not to be distracted by domestic issues. I remember that years ago, when we used to rent videos, I would pause the film to go and load up the washing machine or do some other task and end up not returning to the film.
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