“Demon Slayer” has been doing this since 2020 when “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba — The Film: Mugen Prepare” made almost $50 million domestically when just about nothing was making any cash on the field workplace. You need to discuss a savior? That was a significant amount of cash when theaters wanted it most. Equally, stuff like “Christmas with The Chosen: The Messengers” ($13.3 million) helped fill in a spot in 2021. Mainstream Hollywood has supplied much less product to theaters within the pandemic period, and TV reveals have helped fill the void on some degree.
There’s an argument to be made that extra TV reveals must be taking an opportunity on the large display. It isn’t onerous to think about a “Star Wars” present like “The Mandalorian” pulling in an viewers for the season’s premieres and/or finales. Granted, Lucasfilm is now simply straight-up making a “Mandalorian” film, however that simply additional underlines the purpose right here. Netflix may in all probability entice loads of curiosity by releasing episodes of “Stranger Issues” season 5 in theaters. The record goes on. Hardcore followers are keen to indicate up for this stuff. Maybe most essential of all: What do studios, streamers, or networks must lose right here, other than a number of further bucks to the filmmakers for releasing a venture throughout platforms?
This yr’s field workplace was down 20% in comparison with final yr earlier than “Dune 2” arrived. Theaters need assistance, and there’s rising proof that TV may very well be used to supply at the very least a few of that assist. From my vantage level, it is onerous to see a purpose not to discover this extra within the close to future.
I spoke extra about this on in the present day’s episode of the /Movie Each day podcast, which you’ll be able to take heed to beneath:
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