As ‘The Suicide Squad’ stumbles in US, Warners and AMC strike 45-day exclusive theatrical window pact for 2022

Cinema chain to start accepting bitcoin payments by end of year.Warner Bros and AMC Theatres have struck a deal for a 45-day exclusive theatrical window for the studio’s releases starting in 2022.Monday’s (August 9) news had been expected after the studio agreed to a similar deal earlier in the year with Regal owner Cineworld.

It also confirms 45 days as the new standard exclusive theatrical window in the US after similar statements of late by leadership at Paramount owner ViacomCBS and Disney.The development came as Hollywood pored over the weekend’s lacklustre $26.3m North American launch of Warner Bros’ The Suicide Squad,

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