This policy affects any and all Universal movies per se, goes into effect today and as our theaters reopen, and is not some hollow or ill-considered threat." Therefore, effectively immediately AMC will no longer play any Universal movies in any of our theaters in the United States, Europe or the Middle East. "It is disappointing to us, but Jeff's comments as to Universal's unilateral actions and intentions have left us with no choice. He believes any changes to the VOD release window is 'unacceptable.' AMC Theaters chairman-CEO Adam Aron is strongly against changing this rule, and has sent a strongly worded letter to Universal Filmed Entertainment Group chairman Donna Langley. In most cases, Studios were required to wait at least 90 days from a movie's theatrical release before they could bring it to home video. ![]() ![]() As soon as theaters reopen, we expect to release movies on both formats." "The results for Trolls World Tour have exceeded our expectations and demonstrated the viability of PVOD. NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell had this to say about the success of Trolls World Tour. This includes AMC Theatres, Cinemark, Regal and Alamo Drafthouse. But most major chains won't open anywhere in the United States until at least mid-summer. ![]() Theaters in Georgia and Texas are already in the process of reopening.
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