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: July 12, 2024
Tracking: Still crickets on a digital release. At this point it seems clear A24 will try to re-launch this in theaters for an awards push.
Pre-Order Availability: No
VOD/Digital Estimate: January 2025
Theatrical Release Date: October 18, 2024
Tracking: NEON will likely play the long game here. The film did pretty well in its wide release. We’re estimating it’ll hit digital before the end of the year.
Pre-Order Availability: Yes ($19.99)
PVOD Estimate: Mid/Late December 2024
Theatrical Release Date: October 25, 2024
Tracking: Sony’s 2024 releases have been consistently keeping a 45-day theatrical exclusive window. We’re estimating the same here.
Pre-Order Availability: Yes ($24.99)
PVOD Estimate: Mid/Late December 2024
Theatrical Release Date: November 1, 2024
Tracking: Unless Searchlight tries to relaunch this in theaters in January, we’re thinking they might fast track it to digital in December. Pushing up our estimate.
Pre-Order Availability: No
PVOD Estimate: Late December 2024
Theatrical Release Date: November 8, 2024
Tracking: Lionsgate is getting this holiday comedy to theaters early, likely to get in on PVOD during the prime December Christmas corridor.
Pre-Order Availability: Yes ($24.99)
PVOD Estimate: Early December 2024
Theatrical Release Date: November 8, 2024
Theatrical Release Date: November 8, 2024
Tracking: A24 took this wide right away, and their PVOD windows are usually 30-40 days. Estimating accordingly.
Pre-Order Availability: Yes ($24.99)
PVOD Estimate: Early/Mid December 2024
Theatrical Release Date: November 8, 2024
Theatrical Release Date: November 8, 2024
Tracking: A 12/3 PVOD release date is set.
Theatrical Release Date: November 15, 2024
Tracking: This is very likely to be a straight-to-Prime Video title, and we’re estimating it’ll definitely arrive there before Christmas. Based on the middling box-office, there’s no reason to think it will linger in theaters.
Pre-Order Availability: No
SVOD Estimate: December 12, 2024 (Prime Video)
Theatrical Release Date: November 15, 2024
Tracking: Sideshow Pictures will slowly expand this throughout awards season, with a digital release not likely until early next year.
Pre-Order Availability: No
VOD/Digital Estimate: February/March 2025
Theatrical Release Date: November 22, 2024
Tracking: A blockbuster for Universal, it will be interesting to see if they pull the PVOD trigger after 31 days. If they do, that would make it available on Christmas Eve. Will they resist? We suppose it depends on how well it holds through December. For now, we think that PVOD money will be too tempting to pass up. And their family films have proven resilient in theaters even with concurrent PVOD availability.
Pre-Order Availability: Yes ($29.99)
PVOD Estimate: Late December 2024
Theatrical Release Date: November 22, 2024
Tracking: As with Wicked, this Paramount title is positioned to arrive on PVOD during the lucrative Christmas/New Year’s corridor. If it has legs and plays big through December, the studio will likely hold it back. For now, we’re estimating it’ll hit digital before the end of the year.
Pre-Order Availability: Yes ($24.99)
PVOD Estimate: Late December 2024
Theatrical Release Date: November 22, 2024
Tracking: A Janus Films release that has terrific Animated Feature Oscar prospects, so it’ll likely play in theaters throughout awards season. We’re estimating it’ll hit digital after nominations are announced (1/17).
Pre-Order Availability: No
VOD/Digital Estimate: Late January/Early February 2025
Theatrical Release Date: November 27, 2024
Tracking: Disney has been keeping their films exclusively in theater for 60 days, and there’s no reason to think they won’t do the same with this blockbuster.
Pre-Order Availability: No
VOD/Digital Estimate: Late January/Early February 2025
Theatrical Release Date: November 27, 2024
Tracking: A24 took this title out in limited release, with a nationwide expansion expected on 12/13. We’ve estimating a digital release around the Oscar nominations (1/17), with the hope that Daniel Craig gets a Best Actor nod.
Pre-Order Availability: No
PVOD Estimate: Late January 2025
Theatrical Release Date: November 27, 2024
Tracking: The International Feature Oscar hopeful expands slowly throughout the rest of the year, with a digital date around Oscar nominations a good bet.
Pre-Order Availability: Yes ($19.99)
VOD/Digital Estimate: Late January 2025
