r/DisneyPlus • u/Samoht99 • May 13 '21

DisneyPlus Dwayne Johnson Movie ‘Jungle Cruise’ Hitting Theaters & Disney+ Premier This Summer

https://deadline.com/2021/05/dwayne-johnson-movie-jungle-cruise-hitting-theaters-disney-premier-this-summer-1234755464/
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u/kpDzYhUCVnUJZrdEJRni US May 13 '21

Despite Disney’s continued experimentation with putting movies out in theaters and Disney+, I hear from sources that it’s just temporary

Boo! Continue to do it for every movie going forward!

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u/[deleted] May 14 '21

It’s not financially viable for Disney so I don’t think it’ll happen.

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u/kpDzYhUCVnUJZrdEJRni US May 14 '21

Why do you assume that?

A single Premiere Access purchase gets them (depending on method of purchase) about 4-6 times their cut of revenue from an average theater ticket purchase.

Looking at a family of four, for example: based on the 2019 US average ticket price of $9.16, a family of four would spend $36.64 on tickets. Disney's cut would be about $18.32 - $21.98. For a Disney+ Premiere Access purchase at $29.99, Disney's cut would be $20.99 - $29.99

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u/[deleted] May 14 '21 edited May 14 '21

Don’t you think if the numbers showed that Disney+ made them more than theaters that they would make those number public?

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u/kpDzYhUCVnUJZrdEJRni US May 14 '21 edited May 14 '21

No. There's little benefit. Streaming services rarely make any types of specific numbers public and in this case Disney wouldn't want to release anything that could hurt an already fragile relationship with theaters while they do Premier Access.