And the pendulum streaming more and more towards streaming over theaters and how important that is to the megacorporation.' I don’t know how else you can sell this, other than a game-changer. 'But to see the entire slate of 2021 slate go, it really, for me, knocked down the Hollywood sign. 'I can see (the simultaneous release) with 'Wonder Woman1984,' ' said Bock. The $200 million superhero tentpole starring Gal Gadot saw its release date shift multiple times due to the coronavirus pandemic, from June 5 to Aug. announced that 'Wonder Woman 1984' will be released simultaneously in U.S. The news comes just two weeks after Warner Bros. You cannot put the genie back in the bottle. 'It’s a complete change to the Hollywood paradigm as we know it. It’s seismic,' said Jeff Bock, senior box-office analyst for Exhibitor Relations. 'This is the game-changing moment that theaters have feared the most. will likely operate at reduced capacity throughout 2021.'

“We know new content is the lifeblood of theatrical exhibition, but we have to balance this with the reality that most theaters in the U.S. 'We’re living in unprecedented times which call for creative solutions,' Sarnoff said.

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