A month after a controversial comparison between the two The biggest movies of last year and His own Netflix hit, director Zack Snyder corrected a few things.Recently interviewed by io9 about his new film Rebel Moon – Part 2: The Cut One, Snyder happily clarified his comments The Joe Rogan Experience He said more people saw the first one rebel moon Compare Barbie.
“Say it now, [Rebel Moon has] Like almost 90 million views… 80 or 90 million accounts opened it, give or take,” Snyder originally said Joe Rogan last month. “They’re assuming two viewers per screen, right? Here’s the math… So 160 million people are said to be watching; 160 million people paying $10 a ticket, which equates to $1.6 billion. [Barbie made $1.5 billion.] So maybe more people saw it rebel moon than seen Barbie In the theater. That’s the crazy thing about Netflix—that’s the distribution model they’ve established. “
We asked Snyder if this statement means he thinks theatrical distribution is less important today than it was in the past.
“Oh, no, I’d say it’s the opposite,” Snyder told io9. “I mean, well, there’s two things. One is I’m just judging by the numbers that Netflix puts out. People are like, ‘Oh, well, Snyder’s crazy,’ but really I’m just doing [math] With this, there is nothing else. If we’re getting close to 100 million viewers now, 100 million views multiplied by two is 200 million views… So, people are like, “Snyder is delusional,” and I’m just like, “I don’t know what to tell you.” . ‘”
Snyder also clarified that his Netflix math only refers to Barbiedramatic numbers. Since then, he’s convinced, the numbers have soared further through streaming, rewatches, cable TV and more. “Who knows what [Barbie’s] Max and stuff like that are done,” he said. Even so, questions remain about how Netflix compares to theatrical, and he admitted there’s no comparison in terms of impact.
“Cultural significance Barbie It happened when it came out in theaters,” Snyder said. “That’s when we all took a bite Barbie Apple, happiness.So my only point is I think there’s a theater zeitgeist [and] While perhaps more people pay attention to something, the actual cultural significance is still determined by the theater. “
So no.Despite what the headlines might suggest, Zack Snyder doesn’t think so rebel moon impact ratio Barbie. He thinks there are probably more people watching two seconds for free (or whatever Netflix’s current metric is) than paying $10+. Barbie in theaters — but, even then, theatrical releases still dominate.
We’ll get more from Snyder and his new movie Rebel Moon – Part 2: The Cutters later this week. The show releases on Netflix on Friday.
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