![]() ![]() Aron called Universal’s plan “categorically unacceptable” and said AMC would also boycott any other studio “contemplating a wholesale change to the status quo.” “It assumes that we will meekly accept a reshaped view of how studios and exhibitors should interact, with zero concern on Universal’s part as to how its actions affect us.” Aron wrote in a letter to Donna Langley, Universal’s chairwoman. “With this proposed action to go to the home and theaters simultaneously, Universal is breaking the business model and dealings between our two companies,” Mr. The studio also owns Focus Features, a specialty division. Universal is home to the “Jurassic World,” “Fast and Furious” and “Despicable Me” franchises. The studio vowed to make more movies available without an exclusive theatrical run, even when theaters reopen.ĪMC Theaters, the largest theater operator in the world, took the studio’s assertion as a declaration of war.Īdam Aron, AMC’s chief executive, told Universal late on Tuesday that it would no longer book any of the studio’s films. LOS ANGELES - Universal Pictures took a victory lap over “Trolls World Tour” on Tuesday morning, saying that the film’s successful video-on-demand release had proved a new business model. ![]()
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