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 Launch Date: April 14, 2023
Tracking: Suzume launched on Crunchyroll on November 16th. We’ll continue to track its digital rental/sale premiere date.
Theatrical Release Date: July 28, 2023
Tracking: Similar to Suzume, another anime title whose theatrical to streaming window will be longer than usual. Tough to call, but we don’t anticipate it’ll hit streaming until early 2024.
PVOD Estimate: February/March 2024
Theatrical Release Date: September 22, 2023
Tracking: A theatrical re-release, so we’re not anticipating it’ll return to streaming until the holidays. The 4K Blu-ray will make a great gift!
PVOD Estimate: December 2023
Theatrical Release Date: October 4, 2023
Tracking: Sony Pictures Classic is one of the last distributors that still regularly adheres to a three-month theatrical exclusive window. IT AIN’T OVER and SHORTCOMINGS were exceptions, but we see no indication that Almodovar’s short film is coming anytime soon.
PVOD Estimate: January 2024
Theatrical Release Date: October 6, 2023
Tracking: Not much of a track record from distributor Rialto Pictures, as they usually focus on 4K restorations of classic cinema. Not yet up for pre-order, we’re in the dark on this one.
PVOD Estimate: December 2023
Theatrical Release Date: October 13, 2023
Tracking: Another wildcard, as the film does not have a traditional distributor. We can’t imagine it won’t be available in one form or another in time for the holidays. Whether that PVOD or SVOD, we’ll have to wait and see.
PVOD/SVOD Estimate: Late December 2023
Theatrical Release Date: October 13, 2023
Tracking: Anatomy of a Fall continues to over perform at the box-office, but we’re sticking to our mid-December PVOD estimate.
PVOD Estimate: Early/Mid December 2023
Theatrical Release Date: October 13, 2023
Tracking: The film is confirmed to make its streaming debut on Hulu on December 8th, 2023.
Theatrical Release Date: October 20, 2023
Tracking: Our forecast, for now, still remains the same. Apple TV+ set a 12/15 premiere date for their Mark Wahlberg vehicle THE FAMILY PLAN, so that date is off the board for KOTFM.
SVOD Estimate: December 8, 2023
Theatrical Release Date: October 18, 2023
Tracking: The Delinquents has been made available for pre-order on Vudu, so we’re anticipating a duel digital/MUBI release announcement in the coming weeks.
PVOD/SVOD Estimate: Mid-December 2023
Theatrical Release Date: October 20, 2023
Tracking: A Sony Classics title, so it’ll be a while. Unless it surprises with a Shortcomings-style one-month window, we’re thinking early 2024.
PVOD Estimate: January 2024
Theatrical Release Date: October 27, 2023
Tracking: Focus Features has pulled the pre-order on The Holdovers, and the film is expanding wider this weekend, going from 778 to 1475 theaters. Will they push back the assumed PVOD date by a week? Maybe. For now we’ll stick to 11/28, but we should have a better indication in the next week or so.
PVOD Estimate: November 28, 2023
Theatrical Release Date: October 27, 2023
Tracking: Priscilla continues to impress at the box-office. Should it get some awards traction, this might become a breakout success for A24. Still, we think having the film available for PVOD during the end of the year will be the smart move to maximize the film’s revenue.
PVOD Estimate: Late December 2023
Theatrical Release Date: October 27, 2023
Tracking: It’s an Angel Studios release, so we’re expecting a similar window to their summer blockbuster SOUND OF FREEDOM. With more than $9M in its first week in theaters, this looks like another huge success for the studio.
PVOD Estimate: Late February 2024
Theatrical Release Date: October 27, 2023
Tracking: Like Sony Classics, Kino Lorber usually gives their films plenty of time to expand across the country. Look for this one to hit digital in early 2024.
PVOD Estimate: Mid January 2024
Theatrical Release Date: November 3, 2023
Tracking: This one’s up for pre-sale (with a premium price-point), so we’re confident Bleecker Street will launch on digital sooner rather than later. Will hopefully have some news in the next week.
PVOD Estimate: November 28, 2023
Theatrical Release Date: November 3, 2023
Tracking: This critical acclaimed A24 release is getting fantastic reviews, but will likely struggle to pull an audience. We’re adjusting our estimate to December, as this one looks like it’ll get the slow national roll-out release strategy.
PVOD Estimate: Late December 2023
Theatrical Release Date: November 3, 2023
Tracking: Lionsgate has confirmed the film will be available on VOD and digital platforms on March 21st, 2023.
Theatrical Release Date: November 3, 2023
Tracking: This one is tough to track, as the distributor (Miercoles Entertainment) is new to us. We’re going with a standard 45-day window.
PVOD Estimate: Late December 2023
Theatrical Release Date: November 10, 2023
Tracking: Both Antman 3 and Guardians Vol. 3 enjoyed 60-day theatrical exclusive windows earlier in the year. We have no reason to believe Disney will alter their strategy for The Marvels.
PVOD Estimate: Mid January 2024
Theatrical Release Date: November 10, 2023
Tracking: We’re using Beau is Afraid and Past Lives as comps for this A24 release. Both of those titles received 60-day exclusive theatrical windows. We think Dream Scenario will get the same. The film will go in to wide release on December 1st.
PVOD Estimate: Mid-January 2024
Theatrical Release Date: November 10, 2023
Tracking: This feels like a perfunctory theatrical release, with the goal of getting it on PVOD in time for the December holiday corridor. Some of Sony’s other 2023 releases have had 18-day windows, so this one could be out as early as November 28th. But we think they’ll wait a week or two later.
PVOD Estimate: Early December 2023
Theatrical Release Date: November 10, 2023
Tracking: Shudder confirmed it will be available on their platform on December 1st, 2023.
ORLANDO, MY POLITICAL BIOGRAPHY
Theatrical Release Date: November 10, 2023
Tracking: Janus keeps their films exclusively in theaters between 3 and 4 months. That means it’s unlikely we’ll see Orlando on PVOD or Criterion Channel until early next year.
PVOD/SVOD Estimate: Late February/Early March 2024 (Criterion Channel)
Theatrical Release Date: November 10, 2023
Tracking: A Oscar-hopeful in the Documentary Feature category, A Still Small Voice is being distributed by Abramorama Films, whose digital releases are all over the map. Look for it to get fast-tracked to PVOD if it gets nominated.
PVOD Estimate: Late January 2024
THE HUNGER GAMES: THE BALLAD OF SONGBIRDS & SNAKES
Theatrical Release Date: November 17, 2023
Tracking: The first Lionsgate release since JOHN WICK 4 with some box-office expectations, we think they’ll duplicate that title’s 60-day theatrical exclusive window. If the film under performs, we’ll adjust that estimate.
PVOD Estimate: Mid January 2024
Theatrical Release Date: November 17, 2023
Tracking: Even though we don’t expect Taika Waititi’s sports comedy to do much business in theaters, 20th Century Studios/Disney have been consistent in keeping their windows at a minimum of 60 days. No reason to think they’ll deviate for Next Goal Wins.
PVOD/SVOD Estimate: Mid January 2024 (Hulu)
Theatrical Release Date: November 17, 2023
Tracking: We’re using Sony’s other 2023 horror release INSIDIOUS: THE RED DOOR as our comp on this one. That title had a 25 day PVOD window, which would make sense for Thanksgiving, as it’s unlikely to have long legs in theaters.
PVOD Estimate: Mid December 2023
Theatrical Release Date: November 17, 2023
Tracking: Universal has repeatedly proven their animated titles can co-exist in theaters and on PVOD. We see no reason Trolls Band Together won’t follow suit and be available on VOD and digital platforms after 18 days.
PVOD Estimate: December 5, 2023
THE DISAPPEARANCE OF SHERE HITE
Theatrical Release Date: November 17, 2023
Tracking: IFC Films will be slowly expanding this acclaimed doc, as it opens in only 2 theaters. We imagine they’re hoping for some critics prizes and Oscar attention to help boost interest. For now, we’re not expecting to see it on digital until early 2024.
PVOD Estimate: Mid Janaury 2024
Theatrical Release Date: November 17, 2023
Tracking: Another title with Oscar hopes, this time in the International Feature category. Look for MUBI to keep it in theaters for their usual 60-day window.
PVOD/SVOD Estimate: Mid/Late January 2024 (MUBI)
Theatrical Release Date: November 17, 2023
Tracking: It’ll be interesting to see how Amazon MGM handles Saltburn. Their previous prestige release, FOE, was a complete non-starter, and was released on digital a month after its meager theatrical launch. Saltburn is unlikely to have that kind of quick turnaround. It goes wide on 11/22, and we’ll probably be adjusting our estimate based on its box-office performance. For now:
PVOD Estimate: Late December 2023
We’ll add new theatrical releases to the tracking report every week!
