Hanks vs Theron vs Samberg: With Theaters Still Closed, Summer Movie Showdowns Shift to Streaming
The biggest movie faceoff this summer took place in viewers’ living rooms rather than the multiplex. On July 10, Netflix debuted the Charlize Theron franchise-starter “The Old Guard” while Hulu premiered the Sundance favorite “Palm Springs” with Andy Samberg and Cristin Milioti. Even Apple TV+ got in on the action with Tom Hanks’ WWII thriller “Greyhound.” It was the first time that three major streaming services all had a big movie premiering on the same day, but it might not be the last. All summer long, major releases that used to play on gigantic screens have instead gone to streaming, while films that were supposed to rule the summer like “Wonder Woman 1984” and “Tenet” (which got delayed for the third time on Monday) are kept on ice. Also Read: 'Palm Springs' Breaks Hulu's Opening Weekend Streaming Record Comparing streaming viewership with any potential box office results is a fool’s errand, like equating apples with apple computers. After all, any Netflix or Hulu viewer is already paying for the service, so clicking “play” isn’t the same as buying a $15 ticket. But one analyst believes that many of those films would have performed, at worst, modestly if they were given a...
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