Add “A Quiet Place Part II” to the growing list of 2,021 films that have already been delayed because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Paramount’s post-apocalyptic thriller – directed by John Krasinski and starring Emily Blunt – has been postponed for the third time. It will now open in theaters on September 17.
“A Quiet Place 2” was initially scheduled to launch last March, but those plans were abandoned at the 11th hour, when the health crisis began to hit the United States. More recently, it was moved to April 23, however, that date has recently started to look unlikely, considering that coronavirus cases are still increasing.
With the increase in COVID-19 infections, going to the cinema took a long time to return to the United States. This means that studios still don’t feel confident about releasing their hottest movies on the big screen. Currently in North America, about 65% of movie theaters remain closed and cinemas that have remained open have difficulty selling tickets.
Paramount has been an active seller for the past year, attracting names like “The Trial of the Chicago 7”, “Coming 2 America” by Aaron Sorkin with Eddie Murphy and “Without Remorse” for Netflix and Amazon. Even so, the studio remains confident about the commercial prospects for “A Quiet Place 2” and plans to keep it exclusively in cinemas. The original 2018 film became a huge success for Paramount, earning $ 340 million globally with a budget of $ 17 million.
As the pandemic continues into its tenth month, Hollywood studios have begun to postpone another batch of would-be blockbuster. The delay for “Quiet Place 2” comes a day after MGM released “No Time to Die,” the latest James Bond sequel, from early April to October. Moments after Bond blinked, Sony Pictures changed plans to debut several films, including “Ghostbusters: Afterlife”, “Morbius” by Jared Leto and “Cinderela” with Camila Cabello. And early Friday, Disney changed “The King’s Man” from March to the end of August.
As it stands, the next big budget movies on the calendar are Disney’s “Black Widow” (May 7) and Universal’s “Fast & Furious”, “F9” (May 28).