I’m not much of a movie expert or cultural critic and haven't seen Bullworth, so I’ll defer to you and John here. I think I agree with you guys at a high level that there’s been a shift in the kinds of movies that gain traction these days versus 20-30 years ago, certainly in terms box office exposure if not as much in terms of what movies do or don’t get released. As I noted above, I was taken aback by the fact that only 5 showings that weren’t Dr. Strange 2 played at one of my local theaters during opening day for the movie.
The first Knives Out movie had a wide theatrical release and ended up grossing over $300 million. It was both a critical and commercial success which I’m sure resulted in the sequels being greenlit and bought by Netflix for $469 million. Had Netflix not paid for Glass Onion in order to bolster its streaming platform, I assume the movie would’ve had the same theatrical release that Knives Out did. But to your point, it certainly wouldn’t have gotten the number of showings that Black Panther 2 did during its theatrical run.
I was able to catch Glass Onion when it was out in theaters. It was a good movie, but I definitely enjoyed the first one more. I remember being blown away by Knives Out and left Glass Onion feeling like it was adequately good.
I’m not much of a movie expert or cultural critic and haven't seen Bullworth, so I’ll defer to you and John here. I think I agree with you guys at a high level that there’s been a shift in the kinds of movies that gain traction these days versus 20-30 years ago, certainly in terms box office exposure if not as much in terms of what movies do or don’t get released. As I noted above, I was taken aback by the fact that only 5 showings that weren’t Dr. Strange 2 played at one of my local theaters during opening day for the movie.
The first Knives Out movie had a wide theatrical release and ended up grossing over $300 million. It was both a critical and commercial success which I’m sure resulted in the sequels being greenlit and bought by Netflix for $469 million. Had Netflix not paid for Glass Onion in order to bolster its streaming platform, I assume the movie would’ve had the same theatrical release that Knives Out did. But to your point, it certainly wouldn’t have gotten the number of showings that Black Panther 2 did during its theatrical run.
I was able to catch Glass Onion when it was out in theaters. It was a good movie, but I definitely enjoyed the first one more. I remember being blown away by Knives Out and left Glass Onion feeling like it was adequately good.