Key Highlights
- Discovery news.
- The leader of the world’s largest lobbying group for movie theater owners unpacks why exhibitors are so worried about Netflix taking the keys to Hollywood’s biggest producer of theatrical films.
- O’Leary cites Cinema United research indicating that when one sizable studio absorbs another studio –aka Disney’s acquisition of 20th Century Fox — the total volume of film production for theatrical release declines by 43%.
- Related Stories 'The Comeback' Season 3 First Look: Lisa Kudrow Is Back as Andrew Scott Joins the Cast — Valerie Cherish to Star in AI Sitcom Rachel Sennott's 'I Love L. A.' Renewed for Season 2 at HBO In addition to outlining the exhibition’s fears regarding Warner Bros., O’Leary discusses areas of common ground such as marketing where exhibitors aim to work more closely with studios.
- Popular on Variety “The marketing pinch is felt the most, it’s not in the top 20 movies.
