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Mulan Skips US Theaters, Will Debut on Disney+ Sept 4—for an Extra $30

posted by Fnord666 on Thursday August 06 2020, @06:50AM   Printer-friendly
from the cake-eaters dept.

Freeman writes:

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2020/08/mulan-skips-us-theaters-will-debut-on-disney-sept-4-for-an-extra-30/

After delisting Mulan from a potential theatrical run in June, Disney has firmed up its plans for its newest live-action remake. Starting September 4, Mulan will premiere exclusively on Disney+ in various territories, including the United States, Canada, and New Zealand, according to Disney CEO Bob Chapek.

Unlike other Disney+ streaming premieres, however, Mulan will launch with an extra price point on top of the service's $7/mo subscription rate. Paying Disney+ users in the US will have to fork over an additional $30 for what Chapek described as "premiere access," which likely equates to a temporary rental of the film instead of full-blown ownership a la platforms like iTunes and Amazon Video. Other territories' rates have not yet been confirmed. (Chapek took the opportunity to confirm that Disney+'s worldwide subscriber numbers are somewhere near 60.5 million.)

[Update, 9:30pm ET: Disney has since confirmed that a $30 payment for Mulan will permanently unlock it in your Disney+ account, so long as you remain a paying subscriber.]

The beginning of the end of movie theaters?

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  • (Score: 5, Funny) by fustakrakich on Thursday August 06 2020, @06:57AM (4 children)

    by fustakrakich (6150) on Thursday August 06 2020, @06:57AM (#1032172) Journal

    How much for the torrent?

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  • (Score: 3, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday August 06 2020, @07:04AM (3 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday August 06 2020, @07:04AM (#1032175)

    $250,000

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday August 06 2020, @12:13PM (2 children)

      by Anonymous Coward on Thursday August 06 2020, @12:13PM (#1032217)

      I boycotted anything Disney after my last trip to SoCal Disneyland. It's a fucking overpriced theme park overcrowded with rude, stinky people who pee all over the floor in the bathrooms, and a medium french fry costs $15.
      P1r@736@y

      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday August 06 2020, @04:15PM (1 child)

        by Anonymous Coward on Thursday August 06 2020, @04:15PM (#1032299)

        And how did you like Disneyland?

        • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday August 06 2020, @04:22PM

          by Anonymous Coward on Thursday August 06 2020, @04:22PM (#1032310)

          It was weird. [thisiscolossal.com]