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. If there are titles you’d like us to track, let us know in the comments. We’ll do our best to follow up, but might not have the bandwidth to spotlight fully.
Here are the film titles (in order of theatrical release) we are currently tracking:
Theatrical Release Date: July 28, 2023
Tracking: GKids announced a 6/25 release date for the blu-ray, though no streaming date was mentioned. Still…progress! Our estimate is adjusted accordingly.
Pre-Order Availability: No
PVOD Estimate: June 2024
Theatrical Release Date: December 1, 2023
Tracking: Another week…still no indication that a streaming announcement is imminent. We remain optimistic.
Pre-Order Availability: No
PVOD Estimate: Late April/Early May 2024?
Theatrical Release Date: December 1, 2023
Tracking: Still no word on streaming plans for this concert film. We were hoping the release of Cowboy Carter might trigger some sort of announcement, but nothing. The lack of pre-order doesn’t give us much confidence we’ll see this soon. Holding on our estimate for now.
Pre-Order Availability: No
PVOD Estimate: Late April/Early May 2024
Theatrical Release Date: December 8, 2023
Tracking: C’mon…please…we’re begging. Just give us a date. Even if it’s December. We just want something to look forward to.
Pre-Order Availability: Yes ($19.99)
VOD Estimate: Early May 2024?
Theatrical Release Date: January 19, 2024
Theatrical Release Date: January 26, 2024
Tracking: This Mexican import was Spirit Award nominated, so hopes were high it would get a Best International Feature nomination (it did not). Distributor Janus Films will likely follow their usual playbook: slow, steady roll out with at least a 90-day window to PVOD/SVOD.
Pre-Order Availability: No
VOD/Digital/SVOD Estimate: Late April 2024 (Criterion Channel)
Theatrical Release Date: February 2, 2024
Tracking: Indie distributor Big World Pictures is handling this Franz Rogowski drama, and we don’t have much tracking info on their releases. It’s still rolling out in theaters across the country. Holding on our estimate for now.
Pre-Order Availability: No
VOD/Digital Estimate: Late April/Early May 2024
Theatrical Release Date: February 23, 2024
Tracking: This Janus Films release will likely have the same theatrical exclusivity as their other titles, which means a 90-day window. Look for it on digital and the Criterion Channel around Memorial Day.
Pre-Order Availability: No
VOD/SVOD Estimate: Late May 2024
Theatrical Release Date: February 23, 2024
Tracking: Sony Pictures Classics will most likely slowly roll-out this adult animated feature, but look for this one to hit digital at the end of April.
Pre-Order Availability: No
VOD Estimate: Late April 2024
Theatrical Release Date: March 1, 2024
Theatrical Release Date: March 1, 2024
Tracking: A 4/19 PVOD release date is expected.
Theatrical Release Date: March 1, 2024
Tracking: Sony Pictures Classics has started to pull-back on their 90-day windows. We’re estimating this title will hit digital a little earlier than usual.
Pre-Order Availability: No
VOD/Digital Estimate: Early/Mid May 2024
Theatrical Release Date: March 8, 2024
Tracking: Still no Angel Studios SVOD launch for this title. We’re expecting it will be available on their platform soon.
Pre-Order Availability: Yes ($19.99)
VOD/Digital Estimate: Early June 2024
Theatrical Release Date: March 8, 2024
Tracking: A24 put this one up for pre-order today, and it’s priced for PVOD. We’re expecting a digital release date will be be coming soon.
Pre-Order Availability: Yes ($24.99)
VOD/Digital Estimate: Late April/ Early May 2024
Theatrical Release Date: March 15, 2024
Theatrical Release Date: March 22, 2024
Tracking: Sony tends to have the most flexible window based on box-office, so we’ll see what kind of legs this tentpole has. For now, we’re estimating a 45-day window.
Pre-Order Availability: Yes ($24.99)
PVOD Estimate: Early/Mid May 2024
Theatrical Release Date: March 22, 2024
Theatrical Release Date: March 22, 2024
Tracking: Early pre-order availability makes us think this will have a quick-ish turnaround to digital.
Pre-Order Availability: Yes ($19.99)
VOD/Digital Estimate: Late April 2024
Theatrical Release Date: March 29, 2024
Tracking: Warner Bros looks to have a consistent 45-day theatrical exclusively window for their big titles, so look for this one to hit PVOD in Mid May.
Pre-Order Availability: Yes ($29.99)
PVOD Estimate: Mid May 2024
Theatrical Release Date: March 29, 2024
Theatrical Release Date: March 29, 2024
Tracking: NEON has this title available for pre-order, and we’re estimating they’ll mirror the strategy of last year’s Enys Men and How to Blow Up a Pipeline, which both had about a month of theatrical exclusivity.
Pre-Order Availability: Yes ($14.99)
VOD/Digital Estimate: Early May 2024
Theatrical Release Date: March 29, 2024
Tracking: This title was made available for pre-order today, and it’s priced for PVOD. Look for a digital streaming release date announcement soon.
Pre-Order Availability: Yes ($24.99)
VOD/Digital Estimate: Mid April 2024
Theatrical Release Date: March 29, 2024
Tracking: This British comedy will do the usual Sony Pictures Classics slow roll-out, then likely hit digital in about two months.
Pre-Order Availability: No
VOD/Digital Estimate: Early June 2024
Theatrical Release Date: April 5, 2024
Tracking: Last summer’s The Boogeyman took nearly 3 months to arrive on digital. We don’t imagine this 20th Century Studios release will take as long, but we’re still estimating a 60-day window.
Pre-Order Availability: No
VOD/Digital Estimate: Early/Mid June 2024
Theatrical Release Date: April 5, 2024
Tracking: This Universal release was rescued from a straight-to-streaming Netflix release, so we’re grateful it’s in theaters at all. Still…it’s Universal. That means a likely 18-day window.
Pre-Order Availability: Yes ($29.99)
PVOD Estimate: April 23, 2024
Theatrical Release Date: April 5, 2024
Tracking: A Janus Films release, so look for this to stay theatrical-exclusive for at least 90 days, and then land on The Criterion Channel sometime in July.
Pre-Order Availability: No
VOD/Digital/SVOD Estimate: July 2024 (The Criterion Channel)
Theatrical Release Date: April 5, 2024
Tracking: This Focus Features release opens expands wider today, and then more theaters will be added next week. We think it will hit PVOD by the end of the month.
Pre-Order Availability: No
PVOD Estimate: Late April 2024
Theatrical Release Date: April 5, 2024
Tracking: Releasing through Drafthouse Films, this doc will roll out slowly across the country. We’re estimating at least a 45-day window.
Pre-Order Availability: No
VOD/Digital Estimate: Mid/Late May 2024
Theatrical Release Date: April 5, 2024
Tracking: The last film from the great Ken Loach opens in limited release today, and the theatrical bookings run through May. We’re estimating a digital release around Memorial Day weekend.
Pre-Order Availability: No
VOD/Digital Estimate: Late May 2024
Theatrical Release Date: April 12, 2024
Tracking: A24 is opening this wide and on IMAX screens today. It’s their biggest release yet, and we’re estimating they’ll hold off on a PVOD release for at least 45 days.
Pre-Order Availability: No
PVOD Estimate: Early June 2024
Theatrical Release Date: April 12, 2024
Tracking: This RLJE release should make a quick pivot from theaters to digital.
Pre-Order Availability: Yes ($14.99)
VOD/Digital Estimate: Early May 2024
Theatrical Release Date: April 12, 2024
Tracking: Bleecker Street is opening this in limited release date, with a wider expansion next weekend. Look for a theatrical window of about one month.
Pre-Order Availability: Yes ($14.99)
PVOD Estimate: Mid May 2024
Theatrical Release Date: April 12, 2024
Tracking: A real question mark for us, as we’ve never tracked an Iconic Events release. We’ll estimate a 45-day window for now.
Pre-Order Availability: No
VOD/Digital Estimate: Late May/Early June 2024
Next week we’ll begin tracking:
