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Originally Posted by Frank Drebin
I'm still fascinated with Netflix getting this movie. It probably would have been met with mixed reviews at best and would have underperformed at the box office, so rather than go through all of that, they sell it to Netflix who get to tout that they have this mainstream "blockbuster" and rack up the views. Meanwhile, the studio still makes a tidy profit and forgoes the uncertainty of a wide release.
Does this mean Netflix is the dumping ground for movies studios don't want to take the chance on spending marketing money on because they know it sucks, or is this the beginning of Netflix trying to flat out expand into first run movie territory and infringe on theaters themselves?
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From what I read Netflix set up some sort of deal with Paramount, Annihilation will premiere on Netflix in every region apart from USA, Canada and China where it's getting a cinema release.
They payed Paramount a big fee to show The Cloverfield Paradox too.