Every Movie That Has Been Given an Early On-Demand Release Amid Coronavirus Crisis
Due to the spreading of the coronavirus pandemic in the United States, movie studios are [...]
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
On Friday, Disney made the announcement to move up the digital release of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker would be available for purchase digitally three days earlier than expected. After the announcement was made, the movie was immediately available.
Frozen 2
Unlike the other movies on this list, Frozen 2 was already available to purchase and rent on-demand. However, Disney made the decision to move up its release date on Disney+ by three months so that families could enjoy it without having to pay extra. Frozen 2 arrived on Disney+ on Sunday.
Birds of Prey
Birds of Prey was originally set to arrive on VOD platforms in April, but Warner Bros. moved up the date by a couple of weeks so that DC fans could watch the movie again and again. Cathy Yan's fan-favorite flick will be available to purchase beginning March 24th.
The Gentlemen
Warner Bros. made the same move with Guy Ritchie's The Gentlemen as it did with Birds of Prey. Originally slated for an April on-demand debut, the movie will now be available next week.
Trolls World Tour
Of all the movies given early on-demand dates, Trolls World Tour is easily the biggest. Not that's it's the most popular movie of the bunch, or that it would've had the biggest box office returns. What makes this a big deal is that Trolls is a major release for Universal and it's being released on digital platforms the day it was supposed to arrive in theaters. Trolls World Tour will be available to rent digitally on April 10th.
Invisible Man
Invisible Man has been one of the true hits of 2020 so far, along with Sony's Bad Boys for Life, so it's exciting to see it made available digitally just a few short weeks after its theatrical debut. Horror fans will be able to rent Leigh Whannell's modern take on the classic monster starting on Friday, March 20th.
The Hunt
The Hunt was just released in theaters this past weekend, but it stands to make almost no money given the historically low box office and the closure of theaters. So releasing it on-demand is definitely the right call. The Hunt, like Invisible Man, will be available this Friday.