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It’s only older contracts and studio holdovers that are preventing simultaneous release (which has already been done at times).

>>bombca+(OP)
Now I'm envisioning WB movie pass combined with streaming subscriptions. The business models can get quite funky in this paradigm.

>>bombca+(OP)
I believe the Academy Awards and a few other things too also influence this. The rules to be eligible still very much favor legacy studios IIRC. But, with this that may change? Hard to say. I know that quite a few Netflix movies have had theatrical runs at random mom and pop theaters in Cali so they could meet eligibility requirements for the various awards.

>>leeter+A3
A current example (although not Netflix) is The Secret Agent with an award qualification run in NYC and LA before wider release.