Richard Gelfond said the large format screen player has alternatives for its studio tentpole release calendar with new titles like the Taylor Swift concert tour film, and local language film titles.
Imax CEO Talks Hollywood Strikes Shaking Up Theatrical Release Schedule: “We’ll Fill Things In”
Submitted 9 months ago by realcaseyrollins@kbin.projectsegfau.lt to moviesandtv@lemmy.film
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/imax-ceo-hollywood-strikes-1235583509/
ABCDE@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Cinemas have been doing good business showing classics on the big screen, such as the old Disney cartoons, Jurassic Park, Kung Fu Panda and all the other movies hitting their anniversaries. There’s no reason they shouldn’t show them if it brings people in, and allows many of us to see things we missed the first time round in the ‘proper’ way.
kale@lemmy.zip 9 months ago
I really hate how insanely profitable the film industry is yet almost all the wealth goes to a few obscenely wealthy people, while the regular workers who make films struggle. My knee-jerk reaction was that it’s great that there’s a slowdown of releases to put pressure on people, but I forgot how little movie theaters usually make on movies (I think they barely make any money on the movie and make most of their income on concessions).
It’s great to see there’s a way to keep theaters earning money while the writers continue their strike.
xyzzy@lemm.ee 9 months ago
My understanding is all the money from there opening weeks goes to studios.
That’s why a good theater with a receptive audience can make money by regularly showing classic films alongside the blockbusters: nearly all of that money goes to the theater.
JackLSauce@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Getting a 2nd crack at seeing Inception in theaters during the pandemic has had me hoping there’d be another reason for something like this to happen again just maybe… Not so extreme as last time…
ABCDE@lemmy.world 9 months ago
I’d love it if all the Nolan and Scorsese movies returned, oh and the Kubrick ones too. I haven’t seen the Dark Knight in ages and would be more than down for going to see it again.