So let’s assume that ‘massive amount’ of people never come back. Where does that leave Hollywood/studios? Does that mean we will see lower budgeted movies or less big budget movies in the future?
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I think it's way too early to make that determination
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Black widow would have done great 4 years ago. They missed their window with that character...
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People want to see Marvel properties.

The Disney+ Marvel series are drawing huge numbers, while WandaVision was nominated for 23 Emmy's.

The box office results have everything to do with COVID and nothing to do with the character itself.
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The highest grossing film this year is Fast 9 and it's only brought in $156 million.

Black Widow has earned $138 million at the box office and at least another $60 million from Disney+.

Had Black Widow been released Pre-Covid, it would have hit at least $500 million worldwide.

Piracy is killing Black Widow, not the timing of the release.
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Yea. Gonna have to disagree here. There’s an insatiable appetite for anything MCU currently

Although that will be tested with Shang Chi and Eternals
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Those were going to be a tough sell, even before COVID, because they're far lesser known than even the Guardians of the Galaxy, but the idea is that word of mouth would drive business.

Now? That all may be out the window, especially if cases rise to the point where the largest cities in the nation are back on lockdown or even restricted.
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Yeah...I went with a few friends since the wife wasn't interested. It was like a 30% discount at amc before 5pm on a Sunday. Yeah I think normal IMAX has cost about $18 so still significantly cheaper.
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I hear ya...it's insane prices. I've taken the wife and kid it's cost around $50-60 with snacks. Definitely don't envy those coast prices and am glad there are streaming options for people that don't want to do that. I sure wouldn't go much.
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This was my first theater movie since Nov 2019. I have a stubs membership from amc that kept getting extended till next year that I averaged about 10 movies a year. I pretty much see myself going for a marvel or blockbuster film while it's safe to do so.
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I wonder how streaming effected the theater #s. I've heard this is the last marvel at home release. This would've been a pretty big release pre pandemic I'd think.
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Disney earned $60 million from Premiere Access during the first weekend of release, which equates to about 2 million customers out of their base of over 103 million.

They haven't released any follow up numbers but I think we'll have a better idea of how it did on Disney+ with the decisions they make in regards to Shang-Chi and The Eternals.

If cities like Los Angeles are restricted and/or closed, I think they'll likely postpone them both, unless of course, the Black Widow numbers are much bigger than they've stated publicly.

But from my understanding, the numbers dropped off significantly due to pirating, so Disney+ might be a stretch this early in the game.
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I’ll say this, just for me personally.

I prefer the theater experience for the big blockbusters over streaming at home for first time viewing. I like the huge Immersive screens with great sound. I’m willing to pay a little extra for the bigger screens. But I realize not everyone is that way.
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Sucks about the pirating etc. Ya I bet you are right esp after this release.
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Same. Any big movie/marvel I gotta see it the first time in theaters. I made an exception for a quiet place 2 where I still enjoyed it at home at night with a nice tv and loud speakers. I didn't feel comfortable at that point to try to go. If it was a marvel movie I mightve.
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