The shocking film that turned out that this could be the end of theater theaters
Could the film experience be the next victim of coronavirus? Trolls World Tour says yes.
As much as it could shock you, the future historians of the film can very well indicateTrolls World Tour as one of the mostInfluential films of our time. The otherwise harmless children's film found himself in the middle of a litigation balance sheet between cinematographic studios and movie cinema chains, whichcould spell the end of the movie-go in general. It all started whenTrolls World TourIt was planned to hit the theaters on April 10, but in the middle of the national locking, its cinema studio, Universal, decided to make it available at home via the request services on the same day.
Of course, it was an informed decision of activity, borne by home stay guidelines that have the vast majority of film theaters across the countryClosed for business. And he paid. Children-Film-Cum-Commercial won approximately $ 100 million via demand in the first three weeks available in North America. According toHollywood journalistit's "more than enough forPut the movie on the road of profitability. "
By comparison, the originalTrolls The film (published in theaters in 2016) won $ 116 million at the domestic box of its first three weeks. (This won $ 153.7 million in North America for the year.) In other words, Universal won nearly 90% of the visualization income at home and should not share any of these Theater chains.It's a big deal. CEO of NbuniversialJeff ShellRecountTheThe Wall Street newspaper that the "results forTrolls World Tour have exceeded our expectations anddemonstrated the viability of Pvod. As soon as the theaters reopen, we expect to release movies on both sizes. "
Shell's comments did not play well with movie theater companies, especially CEO of AMC theatersAdam Aron, which sent a letter "strongly formulated" to the universal entertainment chairDonna Langley. AMC, the largest theater chain in the world, announced in the letter that it will no longer show films produced by Universal Studios, based on Shell's commentary. Here is some of the letter, as obtained byHollywood journalist:
It's disappointing for us, but Jeff's comments on universal's unilateral actions and intentions have left us without choice. As a result, the CMA immediately immediately will play no more universal films in any of our theaters in the United States, Europe or the Middle East.
Universal responded to the letter of AMC and the two entertainment companies continued significant growth. And while the tensions have decreased a little, the viewers of this conflict are left with rather clear takeaway dishes: 1) on request andstreaming services Disturbed the film, and 2) the cinema studios may not be as dependent on theater channels, because the theater channels are on cinema studios. Maybe the biggest concern is whether cinemas can affect this storm at all. And if you are looking for movies to watch with your children in quarantine-sorry, AMC-Check out16 classic family movies to broadcast with your children.
Look at the trailer forTrolls World Tour here: