Will ‘The Irishman’ Netflix Debut Ding Thanksgiving Box Office?

In late 2013, Martin Scorsese’s The Wolf of Wall Street debuted to $34.2 million at the U.S.

box office over the five-day Christmas Day holiday on its way to grossing $392 million globally and landing numerous top Oscar nominations.Six years later, Scorsese’s The Irishman is bypassing a traditional theatrical release and instead will debut on Netflix on Nov.

27, the start of the lucrative Thanksgiving frame.

With its pedigree, will the critically acclaimed mob pic keep consumers otherwise occupied and hurt the overall box office?It’s a complicated question underscored by the fact that — in addition …

Read full article