The Paramount Pictures Thread | Skydance has finally bought out the studio

[Mojoguy]

Was Paramount the first to come up with the 45 day widow before moving to streaming thing? It worked fantastic for Quiet Place 2.

 

45 day window seems like the perfect length during pandemic era. Other studios are doing the same now.

[Jamiem]

2 hours ago, Mojoguy said:

Does anyone know how well Paramount+ has been doing?

All of ViacomCBS streaming service including Paramount+ (the other big one is Showtime, also niche services with Noggin and BET+) is at 42m subscribers worldwide, should be a bit higher with the recent Australia rebranding and NFL returning which always gave CBS All Access (what Paramount+ was before it relaunched) a boost. 

 

ViacomCBS streaming revenue was at nearly $1B last quarter (this includes Pluto TV revenue on top of all the paid streaming services)

 

This post which I regularly update puts it in perspective vs. other companies (Netflix, Disney, Warner etc.) in terms of streaming. 

 

 

[filmlover]

It really is the beginning of the end for them, isn't it?

 

 

Emma Watts Leaving Paramount As Motion Picture President https://t.co/xNx6lHMYPR

— Deadline Hollywood (@DEADLINE) September 24, 2021

[Eric Quinn]

 

[Krissykins]

4 hours ago, filmlover said:

It really is the beginning of the end for them, isn't it?

 

 

I didn’t realise Bumblebee actually caused a staff shake up, yikes. That film was cute, what a shame. 

[WittyUsername]

Boy, I sure hope the next Sonic movie does well…

[SpiderByte]

I'm....not as confident in Paramount+ future as the execs are

[Napoleon]

If Paramount is out of money to keep doing theatrical, what makes them think they can succeed at the streaming wars, when all the big competitors are investing several billions for a long term return?

[Ryan Reynolds]

next year will be interesting as they got movies that should do well, as least for Paramount

[Yandereprime101189]

Disney buying out Marvel Studios killed Paramount. 

[titanic2187]

Paramount is getting less and less paramount...... should call their streaming platform as paramount- 

Edited September 25, 2021 by titanic2187

[BadOlCatSylvester]

I'm guessing Hasbro will take Transformers elsewhere after Rise of the Beasts. Matt Shakman's Star Trek movie is probably either dead or a cheap Paramount+ affair. They sure as hell ain't putting out another big screen Star Trek after Beyond underperformed, especially when even the previous regime had trouble getting it off the ground.

 

It'll be interesting to see how many movies they do put out in theaters per year moving forward.

[Krissykins]

20 minutes ago, BadOlCatSylvester said:

I'm guessing Hasbro will take Transformers elsewhere after Rise of the Beasts. Matt Shakman's Star Trek movie is probably either dead or a cheap Paramount+ affair. They sure as hell ain't putting out another big screen Star Trek after Beyond underperformed, especially when even the previous regime had trouble getting it off the ground.

 

It'll be interesting to see how many movies they do put out in theaters per year moving forward.

Yeh that article specifically says the underperformance of the last Transformers and Star Trek films caused a staff shake up. 

[Jamiem]

On 9/25/2021 at 1:27 PM, SpiderByte said:

I'm....not as confident in Paramount+ future as the execs are

I'm confident they could do well but seeing a recent interview were one of their international execs said they expect to have more than 350m subs in the next 3 years I'm also not as confident in Paramount+(ViacomCBS streaming) as their execs lol. 

 

source (around the 17 second mark) 

 

 

 

[SpiderByte]

4 hours ago, Jamiem said:

I'm confident they could do well but seeing a recent interview were one of their international execs said they expect to have more than 350m subs in the next 3 years I'm also not as confident in Paramount+(ViacomCBS streaming) as their execs lol. 

 

source (around the 17 second mark) 

 

 

 

It's not bad but it's not "abandon the theatrical model" good. Surpassing Netflix in 3 years is...not realistic.

Edited October 2, 2021 by SpiderByte

[Jamiem]

26 minutes ago, SpiderByte said:

It's not bad but it's not "abandon the theatrical model" good. Surpassing Netflix in 3 years is...not realistic.

Yeah agreed they won't get anywhere close to the 350m, probably around 100m or so by end of 2024 would be my guess. 

 

Hopefully they keep MI7+8 and Top Gun theatrical and those do really well to show them it is not all or nothing. 

[filmlover]

Loud ‘Scream’ Kicks Off Paramount’s Big 2022 Theatrical Slate https://t.co/RLGLhnRINq

— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) January 19, 2022

 

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Paramount intends to give at least 10 films an exclusive theatrical release in 2022. “With our lineup, we’re absolutely poised to be a significant player,” says Paramount president of domestic distribution Chris Aronson.

[Krissykins]

Time to update the thread title

[Eric Quinn]

 

[Maggie]

Par is doing pretty good this year, but it's all movies were greenlit by Jim Gianopulos. I dread to think what the new regime will greenlight