2020. Wow. Not the year I imagined I would be taking on my senior year of college and advancing my film career. It is a year of uncertainty, change, and struggle. The film industry has been hit hard due to the COVID-19 pandemic. All productions were immediately put on hold, theaters closed, and release dates postponed. This has resulted in a big hit to the industry. Some films postponed their release date just to decide to premier the films on streaming services. Such as the new Disney movie, Mulan.
Yifei Liu, in the new, Disney live-action, Mulan.
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Mulan's original release date was March 27, 2020. This was pushed back to July, and then August. But, as July ended with movie theaters still closed, Disney removed the movie from their schedule. They then decided to release the film to their streaming service, Disney Plus, meaning the film never saw the big screen. Other films made the decision to release solely to streaming services such as Greyhound, Antebellum, The One and Only Ivan, and others. But, there are also some films that have adjusted their release date to coincide with the reopening of theaters. For instance, the much anticipated Nolan film, Tenet, was originally scheduled to release on July 17th.
Tenet from Warner Bros.
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But, it was postponed and released to select U.S. theaters over the Labor Day weekend. This meant Tenet was the film that tested the waters with the reopening of theaters. As of the third weekend, Tenet is grossing $36,100,000 domestically. This movie cost 205 million to make. In comparison, Nolan’s 2010 film Inception, grossed $193,313,741 domestically by its third weekend. This movie cost 160 million to make. That is a $157,213,741 difference in grossing total by the third weekend. While that number is shocking, it does not mean the film industry is tanking. The movie Tenet is currently at $46,100,000 in profits (based on gross vs. production cost). But, this does show the intense effect the pandemic has had on the film industry. Many films have made the decision to further push back their release date such as No Time to Die, Wonder Women 1984, Ghostbusters: Afterlife, and others. For example, Daniel Craig’s much anticipated final appearance as James Bond in the film, No Time to Die, was scheduled to release in April of 2020.
No Time To Die Trailer 2
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This would've followed the February 13, 2020 release of the No Time to Die, James Bond song by Billie Elish. But, the film delayed its release to November 20th in the U.S. Many of the 2020 hot summer films have delayed their release to November or December. But, some films such as F9, Morbius, Black Widow, A Quiet Place Part II, and others have changed their release date as far as 2021. Film is something many people love, but at the end of the day, is a business. It is a hard time for all businesses. But, film is a strong industry that has taken a hit from the pandemic, but will never stop growing.
Sources Linked:
https://variety.com/2020/film/box-office/tenet-release-date-delayed-again-christopher-nolan-1234690272/
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