Thats great news forexhibition, yes.
Apples deep wallet gives it the financial firepower to take any project off the table, and it has.
So these five films alone already cost $800M.
Lily Gladstone and Leonardo DiCaprio in ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’Apple TV+ /Courtesy Everett Collection
And features this size demand at least $100M global P&A spends apiece.
Streamers typically buy out talents backend upfront.
With talent and filmmakers this big, it only makes sense to give them a wide big-screen push.
Outside ofKillers of the Flower Moon, Apple hasnt made commitments yet to any studio theatrical partners.
If Apple is going full-on theatrical, why not build its own internal marketing and theatrical divisions?
Especially if its going to commit billions and money is no object.
Thats their biggest opening ever, with the threequel also easily their highest-grossing film ever at $226.7M.
Thats picked up this year.
Regal parent Cineworld filed for bankruptcy last fall.
