The much-hyped Apple authentic movie Killers of the Flower Moon (starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro, and Lily Gladstone) shall be out there on video-on-demand providers to purchase or lease from tomorrow, Apple introduced at this time. Will probably be out there at “main digital retailers” in over 100 international locations. For example, right here’s the place you could possibly discover Killers of the Flower Moon to observe on Amazon Prime.
This implies you’ll be capable of purchase or lease the movie, by way of the Apple TV Retailer or different VOD providers, earlier than it turns into out there to stream on Apple TV+. An official streaming date has nonetheless not been introduced.
Killers of the Flower Moon is the beginning of a brand new technique for Apple’s big-budget authentic movies division, the place the corporate is following conventional windowing fashions for the primary time.
Killers of the Flower Moon debuted in theaters all over the world in October, and can now be out there to digitally lease or purchase like every other studio movie, with the standard 45-day theatrical exclusivity window. Apple partnered with Paramount for the theatrical and PVOD releases. The film will later be streaming completely on the Apple TV+ streaming service.
The theatrical launch permits Apple to extend buzz for the movie, and recoup a few of the title’s $250 million manufacturing finances. The digital retailer launch can even increase consciousness of the film because it means it is not going to merely be confined behind the paywall of Apple’s subscription service. Clearly, the tradeoff is that a few of the attracts of the standard TV+ streaming exclusivity shall be diminished.
However Apple is probably going betting the juiced-up advertising machine will imply the movie may have a good larger splash when it arrives on TV+, than if it had gone direct to streaming within the first place.
To date, Killers of the Flower Moon has earned about $150 million in ticket gross sales at cinemas worldwide. It’s also a buzzy awards season contender, and can possible rack up many nominations on the subsequent Oscars, with a lot consideration touchdown on feminine lead Lily Gladstone as a Finest Actress frontrunner.
