EXCLUSIVE: Streaming stat sources tell us that the Olivia Wilde directed movie, Don’t Worry Darling, has pulled in roughly 2.7M households in both Smart TVs and mobile viewing in its first week on HBO Max.
The Florence Pugh-Harry Styles-Chris Pine movie hit HBO Max after a robust 53-day theatrical window and a global gross of $87M on Monday Nov.
7. The pic, which won Wilde the Fanheart3 Award at the Venice Film Festival, opened in theaters on Sept. 23 to $19.3M stateside.
The David Zaslav-run Warner Discovery has a new mandate and philosophy which differs from the old WarnerMedia regime. While that older administration was all about theatrical day-and-date and direct to streaming movies on HBO Max, the new Warner Discovery believes that the patina and legs of a film is best maintained and capitalized upon after a theatrical window.
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