How a potential Netflix acquisition could remake the theatrical experience
If Netflix acquires Warner Bros., theatrical releases may be maintained initially but could be significantly reduced over a few years, harming movie theaters.
Cinema attendance is threatened by audiences settling for streaming, risking disappearance of theatrical exhibition and requiring production of films intended for the big screen.
Netflix's Warner Bros. bid would include theater releases
Netflix will honor Warner Bros.' existing theatrical release contracts and continue releasing Warner films in theaters if it acquires Warner Bros. Discovery.