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Wonder Woman 1984: Does HBO Max Premiere End Theatrical Releases as We Know Them? – Den of Geek
Warner Bros. making the stark choice to put Wonder Woman 1984 on HBO Max the same day it premieres in theaters has major ramifications for the industry.
A highly marketed sequel to that film was almost certainly earmarked to have $1 billion global expectations. The pandemic obviously put such hopes to an end, but the move to mostly abandon theater exhibitors on a superhero movie is unprecedented. And, notably, nowhere in Kilars statement did he suggest this is a one-off.
More major blockbusters will follow Wonder Womans example, the only question is which. All eyes are obviously shifting to how Disney will handle the release of their next Marvel…
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