“And then, after a reasonable amount of time and that source of revenue had been tapped, you could move it to a streaming service to let other people watch it.”
Movie theaters and HBO coexisted for 40 years. BARBIE made more than a billion dollars despite people knowing it would be on streaming in a few months. The problem is that the business model for motion pictures above a certain budget simply does not work without a theatrical component.
“And then, after a reasonable amount of time and that source of revenue had been tapped, you could move it to a streaming service to let other people watch it.”
Movie theaters and HBO coexisted for 40 years. BARBIE made more than a billion dollars despite people knowing it would be on streaming in a few months. The problem is that the business model for motion pictures above a certain budget simply does not work without a theatrical component.