Contagion 2011
Soderbergh's 2011 outbreak film, parked in the rental top 10 for weeks as a consumer tell.
The Big Picture · Discussion · Interview
How the Coronavirus Is Affecting the Movie Industry. Plus: 'Onward' and the Future of Pixar.
March 10, 2020/ 52 min/ Sean Fennessey · Amanda Dobbins
Sean and Amanda on how the coronavirus shutdown is pushing audiences from theaters to the couch, read through the Netflix and iTunes charts. Then Jason Gallagher joins to talk 'Onward' and where Pixar goes next.
48 films across 2 segments.
AI-generated This episode was transcribed and analyzed with AI models. The matches aren't perfect — expect the occasional misheard title or a link to the wrong film.
The Coronavirus and the Movie Businessreading the streaming charts
No Time to Die 2021
Bond pushed from April to November; franchises that lean on China moved first.
F9 2021
Cited as the kind of tentpole whose math depends on a Chinese box office that had gone dark.
Lady and the Tramp 1955
The original; Disney also put the 2019 remake on Disney+, ending the archival-holdback strategy.
Spenser Confidential 2020
No. 1 on Netflix. Sean's read: a movie built from three scripts at once, promoted on a Wahlberg thumbnail.
The Irishman 2019
Counter-example to the fast-cut, tonally jumpy Netflix house style.
Bird Box 2018
Invoked as Netflix's selective-data habit: the '80 million watched two minutes' claim.
Space Jam 1996
Freaks 2018
A $330K theatrical earner that surfaced at No. 6, possibly the first 'is this a Netflix original?' effect for a film.
Life as We Know It 2010
Kung Fu Panda 2 2011
Jumanji: The Next Level 2019
Top of the iTunes chart, where studios push new releases Netflix windows out.
Knives Out 2019
Frozen II 2019
Dark Waters 2019
Ford v Ferrari 2019
Code 8 2019
Jojo Rabbit 2019
Parasite 2019
Midway 2019
'Onward' and the Future of Pixar
Jason Gallagher on
Onward 2020
Scanlon's personal story: two elf brothers half-resurrect their late father, from the waist down. Won the box office but ranks as Pixar's second-lowest opener, partly COVID, partly muted enthusiasm.
Jason Gallagher on
Toy Story 1995
Amanda rewatched it to prep: 25 years on, its audience has aged into adults.
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WALL·E 2008
Framed as the same thesis as Onward (hold onto the real or lose it) and the toy the son sleeps with.
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Monsters, Inc. 2001
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Soul 2020
The next Docter film, months away: the human soul, Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross scoring. 'God's Pixar movie.'
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The Good Dinosaur 2015
Named as the least successful Pixar movie that still lands the manipulation.
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The Incredibles 2004
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Cars 3 2017
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Terms of Endearment 1983
The old studio tearjerker Pixar has effectively replaced.
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Field of Dreams 1989
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Spies in Disguise 2019
Start of Jason and his son's crowded winter-spring theater run.
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Sonic the Hedgehog 2020
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Mulan 2020
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Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway 2021
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Trolls World Tour 2020
Jason won't let his son watch it; the cast list is 'the craziest thing.'
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Minions: The Rise of Gru 2022
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The Hunt 2020
Teased for the next episode: the movie Trump got pulled last year, back in theaters that Friday.
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