Producers Dan Lin and Chris Miller spoke about the return of the theatrical release market during a conversation at the Produced By conference.
Lego Movie co-director Miller presented his producer Lin with the inaugural Vance Van Petten Award for entrepreneurial spirit.
One of Miller’s questions for Lin was: are movies back, in the wake of the success of Top Gun: Maverick and Jurassic World Dominion?“The market won’t be as robust as it was pre-COVID, [but] I think it will be robust,” Lin said. “Certain films that are big events, like Jurassic, like Top Gun, will still justify a theatrical release.
Unfortunately, that middle tier, or you have kids, I have kids, it’s just easier to watch at home.”Lin clarified that the event movie threshold is not limited to big-budget studio movies.
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