AMC and other major theater chains throughout the country were less than pleased hearing these pieces of news back to back. This statement also followed an announcement that Universal’s newest movie, “The King Of Staten Island” starring Pete Davidson, would also be directly released onto on-demand services. This was interpreted by AMC as a direct threat. Within this statement, NBCUniversal’s CEO Jeff Shell insinuated that the studio would potentially begin releasing some movies in theaters and on-demand in the future once this pandemic subsides. This led to Universal making a victorious statement once the initial week of the movie’s release turned out to be a massive success. “Trolls World Tour” actually did amazing numbers for Universal, especially considering the movie was directly released for at-home viewing. The studio made this decision amid the coronavirus pandemic, and the fact that all movie theaters in America essentially shut down the same week that the movie was originally scheduled to be released in theaters. This all started when Universal made the decision to release their most recent animated feature, “Trolls World Tour,” directly on premium video on-demand services, as well as a few drive-in theaters throughout the country. Things seemed to hit a boiling point this week as well, as AMC announced that they no longer would be playing movies from Universal, which is one of the biggest studios in Hollywood today. AMC Theaters and Universal Pictures have been involved in quite the feud throughout this entire coronavirus pandemic.

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