"Wonder Woman 1984" Will be Released to HBO Max on the Same Day As Its (Obligatory) Release to Theaters;
Move May Mark The End of Movie Theaters

It'll be released on Christmas, if you care.

This is big.

They're not going to make money on this releasing it "free" (well, free on a paid premium service) like this. They're not even going to get a bunch of new subscribers -- because a lot of them will just sign up for the free try-out period, and then quit.

This is a give-up. This is throwing in the towel on a $200 million movie.

This is admitting that theatrical exhibition is dead and it's not coming back to life.

I don't know if we'll ever see any real blockbusters ever again -- I don't think you can make enough money on these things renting them online for $20. Plus, the minute you rent them online, they're not easily piratable.

This might be big. This might be a major media domino tumbling over.

How great will it be if it turns out it was the Democrat Party's Pandemic Fascism that winds up destroying the media?

Move May Mark The End of Movie Theaters&bodytext=It'll be released on Christmas, if you care. This is big. They're not going to make money on this releasing it "free" (well, free on a paid premium service) like this. They're not even going to get a bunch of...&topic=world_news"> posted by Ace at 01:06 PM

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