Netflix-Owned Warner Bros. Will Stick to 45-Day Theatrical Windows, Ted Sarandos Says
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45 days isn't long enough to create the urge and FOMO that audiences need to endure the inconvenience, cost and drudgery of the modern theatrical experience.
For this to work for theaters: minimum 3 months, ideally 6 months.
But I'm an art house nerd. I'd much rather focus my movie budget on supporting independent films that only ever get minuscule distribution. Unless one lives in a big city, you're never going to see those kind of movies in your local village multiplex. Streaming makes those films available in any home with an internet connection, and that's pretty great for access. Younger generations of cinephiles are feasting. I just hope they're also finding community. My youthful experience of finding like-minded folks while hunting down underground screenings of rare movies and independent video stores isn't something that people get to do anymore. There's letterboxd and discord I guess; it's not the same.
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I don't doubt, I don't believe it one bit. They will do whatever makes more money
