And HBO Max is still streaming King Richard, about the father to young Venus and Serena Williams, and it’ll be streaming The Matrix Resurrections starting Dec.
That’s because the only movies HBO Max streams while they’re still in theaters are Warner Bros.
Occasionally, other studios follow the HBO Max playbook and drop a film into theaters and onto a streaming service at the same time.
But it was HBO Max that made waves last year when it announced that it would stream all of Warner Bros.’ new, theatrically released movies in 2021 the same day they hit the big screen, at no added charge.
So HBO Max may be the first streaming service to get West Side Story, because of the preexisting licensing arrangement, even though Disney has owned 20th Century for years now.
movies also return to HBO Max relatively quickly, though, usually about five months after their original premieres in theaters and on Max.
You’ll need to sign up for a $5-a-month or $10-a-month premium tier if you want to watch Halloween Kills or any of Peacock’s other paywalled programming.
Sony has an agreement in place for its 2021 movies to go to Starz first, where they’re available to watch on its traditional channels or stream on its app.
And most other theatrical movies don’t have streaming options.
But the arrival timing for some movies like Dune has varied, depending on when the first cinematic screenings take place at theaters.
movies also return to HBO Max relatively quickly, usually about five months after their original premieres in theaters and on Max.
has said that 10 movies produced by the studio will go directly to HBO Max in 2022, but big franchise movies will have 45 days in theaters exclusively without any streaming option during that time starting next year.