When to Stream’s Weekly Tracking Report
Welcome to When To Stream’s Weekly Tracking Report. Every Friday, we’ll break down the film titles whose first window streaming premieres are still not confirmed. This column will not examine second window SVOD premieres, though we’ll obviously still be tracking and reporting those.
One note: There are hundreds of new films every year, and we’re not able to track or highlight every single one. For now, we concentrate on major studio and indie distributor releases.
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Here are the film titles (in order of theatrical release) we are currently tracking:
Theatrical Release Date: January 17, 2025 (After a one-week Oscar qualifying run in December)
Tracking: For everyone hoping to catch this on digital before the Oscars, the theater is your only choice. We should have more info on a date soon.
Pre-Order Availability: Yes ($24.99)
VOD/Digital Estimate: Mid March 2025
Theatrical Release Date: February 7, 2025
Tracking: A 3/21 VOD/Digital release date is set.
Theatrical Release Date: February 7, 2025
Tracking: Sony Classics has its biggest hit since 2017’s Call Me By Your Name, we imagine they’re in no hurry to get this to digital. Holding on our estimate.
Pre-Order Availability: No
VOD/Digital Estimate: Late March/Early April 2025
Theatrical Release Date: February 7, 2025
Tracking: MUBI’s theatrical window have been shrinking, with most titles now hitting their platform (and digital) about 4-6 weeks after theatrical launch.
Pre-Order Availability: Yes ($14.99)
VOD/Digital Estimate: Late March 2025
Theatrical Release Date: February 7, 2025
Theatrical Release Date: February 14, 2025
Tracking: Disney’s two month windows have become standard, we’re estimating accordingly.
Pre-Order Availability: No
PVOD Estimate: Mid April 2025
Theatrical Release Date: February 14, 2025
Tracking: For now, we’re estimating Sony will give this family title a 45-day window in theaters. If it underperforms, we might push that up a bit.
Pre-Order Availability: Yes ($24.99)
PVOD Estimate: Late March 2025
Theatrical Release Date: February 21, 2025
Tracking: Looks like Lionsgate is holding off on sending this to digital for a while. Adjusting our estimate.
Pre-Order Availability: Yes ($14.99)
PVOD Estimate: Early April 2025
Theatrical Release Date: February 21, 2025
Theatrical Release Date: February 28, 2025
Tracking: We expect this Focus Features release to stick to their usual 18-day theatrical window playbook.
Pre-Order Availability: Yes ($24.99)
PVOD Estimate: Mid March 2025
Theatrical Release Date: February 28, 2025
Tracking: Briarcliff releases priced for PVOD have hit digital within three weeks of their theatrical release. We think that’s likely for this one.
Pre-Order Availability: Yes ($24.99)
PVOD Estimate: Mid March 2025
Theatrical Release Date: February 28, 2025
Tracking: Roadside Attractions have been keeping their titles on a 3-4 theatrical window. Estimating accordingly.
Pre-Order Availability: Yes ($14.99)
PVOD Estimate: Late March 2025
Theatrical Release Date: March 7, 2025
Tracking: Warner Bros titles vacillate between 30 and 45-day windows, and we think this Bong Joon-ho film will likely fall in the latter category.
Pre-Order Availability: Yes ($24.99)
PVOD Estimate: Late April 2025
Theatrical Release Date: March 7, 2025
Tracking: A Vertical release, and their titles tend to have short windows, usually under a month. Estimating accordingly.
Pre-Order Availability: Yes ($24.99)
PVOD Estimate: Early April 2025
Theatrical Release Date: March 7, 2025
Tracking: Unless this acclaimed indie breaks out, we’re estimating it’ll take a similar path as the A24 title Parthenope, which had about a 30-day window.
Pre-Order Availability: No
VOD/Digital Estimate: Mid April 2025
Theatrical Release Date: March 7, 2025
Tracking: This Atom Egoyan drama is quietly hitting theaters after premiering at TIFF in 2023. Look for a quick pivot to digital.
Pre-Order Availability: No
VOD/Digital Estimate: Late March/Early April 2025
Next week we’ll begin tracking:
