Of Course Streaming Is Up; Why Are Movie Chains Flipping Out?

The reactions of AMC and other chains to NBCUniversal’s touting of a streaming-only release of the movie Trolls: World Tour is head-shakingingly weird. Almost everyone is stuck at home – and almost no one has access to movie theatres (drive-ins excepted). “If there were ever a time not to make proclamations about the future of theatrical distribution, it’s now. Which is not to say that our re-emergence into the world of movies, whatever form that takes, won’t have its share of problems, because some of the old problems will follow us.” – Time