Netflix Movie to Show in Select AMC Theaters in 1st-Time Collaboration

AMC reached an agreement with Netflix to play a Netflix movie in theaters, a first for the movie theater chain, it said Thursday. Nov. 23-29, moviegoers in 200 U.S. locations will be able to watch Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery; it will also play at select Odeon Cinema locations in the U.K., Ireland, Italy, Germany and Spain. Tickets go on sale Monday on AMC’s e-commerce site and mobile app. AMC believes theatrical exhibitors and streamers can continue to coexist successfully, said AMC CEO Adam Aron, saying, "it has been our desire that we find a way to crack the code and synergistically work together.” Theaters can make more money by having more titles to show, and they will play to a wider audience when they are also are viewed on streaming platforms, Aron said. The agreement with Netflix "sufficiently respects the sanctity of our current theatrical window policy,” said the executive, saying AMC is hopeful for more cooperation between the two companies.