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Blue_Adept

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1. That's a normal release for most films that are not designed as wide-release blockbusters

Reply to yallerdawg (Original post)

Mon Dec 4, 2017, 11:23 AM

Dec 2017

A great many films, especially those that want to build critical buzz, kick off with LA and NY screenings and expand to other larger cities before going wide. It's been practice for ~decades~.

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Were you looking forward to seeing "The Shape of Water" this weekend? [View all] yallerdawg Dec 2017 OP

That's a normal release for most films that are not designed as wide-release blockbusters Blue_Adept Dec 2017 #1