AMC-Universal Deal Is A Tonic For Theatrical Business, Wall Street Analysts Say, But Ratchets Up Risk For Exhibitors

With the COVID-19 pandemic seemingly getting back under control internationally (it’s still a shitshow in the US, sadly), we’re beginning to see some of the bigger film and TV projects figure out how to get back to work.

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Last week, a landmark deal between AMC Theatres and NBCUniversal rocked the film industry, as the two agreed to shorten the exclusive theatrical windows for films from nearly three months to merely 17 days, allowing for the film studio to release features on Premium VOD less than three weeks after they debut on the big screen.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorCinemark CEO Mark Zoradi weighed in this morning on all the noise that Universal and AMC stirred up last week with their plan to crunch the theatrical window to 17 days.“Consistent with our past practices, Cinemark does not comment on the actions of our competitors. That said we believe an exclusive theatrical window is critically important.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaCinemark isn’t sold on AMC Theatres plans to shorten the length of time that films play in theaters.

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Andreas Wiseman International EditorEXCLUSIVE: International cinema giant Vue has weighed in on the controversial Universal-AMC window crunch, announced earlier this week.Universal and AMC put aside bad blood to sign a multi-year deal that will allow the studio’s films to premiere on premium video on-demand within three weeks of their theatrical debuts.Like Cineworld, before it, the move has bemused Vue, which accounts for 2,000 screens in 10 major international markets, including UK, Germany,

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NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell on Thursday addressed Universal Pictures' historic agreement with cinema giant AMC Theatres, which will will allow the studio's movies to be made available on premium video-on-demand after just 17 days of play in cinemas, including three weekends. The deal, which initially covers AMC's U.S.

Just a few months (in fact, exactly three months to the day) after the theatre chain proclaimed it would no longer play movies from the studio, AMC Theatres and Universal Pictures have signed a multi-year agreement that will allow the studio’s films to premiere on premium video on demand (including the theater’s own, AMC Theatres On Demand) within just three weeks of their theatrical debuts.

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NEW YORK -- In a sign of how the pandemic is remaking Hollywood traditions, AMC Theatres and Universal Studios on Tuesday announced an agreement to shorten the exclusive theatrical window to just 17 days for the studio's films. The standard window of theatrical exclusivity typically runs about 90 days.