Not to be an alarmist or negative about the future, but Universal has changed theatrical release dates to its long overdue titan bats F9 and lighting Minions of the rise of Gru.
F9 it will no longer be on May 28, but on June 25. Minions 2 it will now open on July 1, 2022, instead of July 2.
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I heard that the slight shift in theatrical dating to F9 has to do with the main international markets. They are not yet open, despite the New York reopening on Friday and the Los Angeles reopening forecast in the near future, as Covid’s cases decline and vaccinations increase in the city. There is a chance that international markets will improve during the pandemic, which F9 he could start his theatrical journey abroad before domestic. That said, Universal is trying to have as many markets available at once to F9 as possible.
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F9 leave behind the Disney one Cruella and Paramount’s Mark Wahlberg film Infinite on Memorial Day weekend. On your new date, F9 faces limited release of Focus Features’ Blue bayou, and Sony Venom: Let There Be Carnage, that we hear is about to change.
Universal fell two F9 trailers of the last two Super Bowls, all because of the change in the release date of the photo during the pandemic. In each instance, the trailer drew large viewers in the 24 hours after it crashed on each broadcast, most recently registering 44.5 million views according to RelishMix. Last year, Uni dropped the first F9 trailer on the Friday before the Super Bowl and in six days recorded 439 million views, a number also driven by a Fast and furious themed concert at the Miami, Florida-based studio.
THE Fast and furious The franchise earned more than $ 5 billion worldwide.
Minions is Universal’s most profitable franchise, hence the big change in the release date for this photo. The studio is ensuring that the photo’s promotional partners can join the tour and support their brands until the film’s release in 2022. The Gru / Minions films combined through four titles have grossed more than $ 3.7 billion at the global box office.