Netflix's new Martin Scorsese film reportedly won't be shown at most major theaters.
, have adopted a 90-day theatrical release window, which requires them to run the film for that time period before releasing it on video-on-demand or on a streaming service’s site or app.
Netflix proposed a 30-day window before its conversations with theater chains ended, according to THR. Additionally, Scorsese and members of Netflix’s top brass approached theaters about reaching a deal. To be considered for an Academy Award, studios are required show their film in theaters for a certain window of time. In the past, theater chains including iPic, Alamo Drafthouse and Landmark have shown Netflix films.
With “The Irishman” in theaters for three and a half weeks, it will follow a path similar to Netflix’s Academy Award-winning film “Roma.” Last November, “Roma,” from director Alfonso Cuaron, rolled out to a limited number of theaters before becoming available on Netflix a few weeks later.
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