"We will run that business largely like it is today, with 45-day windows."
"I'm giving you a hard number. If we're going to be in the theatrical business, and we are, we're competitive people - we want to win. I want to win opening weekend. I want to win box office."
"You're not going to get in the car and go to the next town to go see a movie."
"hold a noose around the theatrical marketplace."
Ted Sarandos committed that Netflix would operate Warner Bros.' theatrical business largely as it is today, maintaining 45-day theatrical windows. Netflix is pursuing an $83 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. while the company is valued at more than $370 billion. The company's stock fell after winning the initial bidding, and critics warned Netflix could "hold a noose around the theatrical marketplace." Critics pointed to Netflix's history of short awards runs and event-focused releases as evidence of uncertain theatrical commitment. Sarandos emphasized a desire to win opening weekends and box office, while acknowledging limits to driving audiences between towns.
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