US theatres premiere ‘Army of the Dead’; Indian cinemas shun ‘Radhe’

NEW DELHI : The lack of fresh content has compelled movie theatres in the US to premiere Netflix’s new film Army of the Dead, a week before it becomes available on the service. The Zack Synder directed film made $780,000 over its opening weekend even as multiplex chains in India remained clear they would not play Salman Khan’s Radhe which released on Zee’s pay-per-view service ZeePlex for Eid last week.

To be sure, Indian multiplex owners have long remained adamant on exclusive theatrical windows and not premiering movies that have either had an OTT (over-the-top streaming platform) release or would seek one on the same day.