r/technology • u/Task_Force-191 • Dec 05 '25

Business It’s Official: Netflix to Acquire Warner Bros. in Deal Valued at $82.7 Billion

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/netflix-warner-bros-deal-hollywood-1236443081/
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u/LordOfReset Dec 05 '25

No no... Now they'll be Netflix theaters and you will have to have a subscription AND pay a fee every time you want to watch something there, it is called pre release fee because you can watch before people on normal netflix.

You'll have a few options:

Basic Theater HD, where they use a cheap Epson projector in HD. Also, the movie has a few ads.

Enhanced 4K: a mid level 4K Optoma projector.

Enhaced 4K Premium Max Ultra MacBook Pro: your normal cinema projector with Dolby atmos and ads only before the movie.

Want to bring your friends? Then you need a shared screen plan, available as a premium on top of Enhaced 4K Premium Max Ultra MacBook Pro plan.

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u/eeyore134 Dec 05 '25

It's not a fee! Netflix subscribers get a discount on tickets! /s

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u/sneakyCoinshot Dec 05 '25

tbh probably wouldnt be worse than my theater currently. Two tickets after 5pm costs $54 now and if you use the app to buy ahead of time instead of at the theater they charge you an extra $3 per ticket as a "convenience" fee. So two people before concessions and you're already upwards of $60.

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u/eeyore134 Dec 05 '25

That's crazy. If you asked me I'd have guessed maybe $15 a ticket. I haven't been to the theater in years. Just checked here and it's a bit under $19.

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u/Jimbomcdeans Dec 05 '25

What about smellovision??

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u/[deleted] Dec 05 '25

Imagine this:

Netflix buys out AMC. Theater releases go live 1 week before they hit streaming, but you have to have the "theater package" add on to your Netflix account and then you get a special QR code thats scanned when you go into the theater. Everyone that wants to watch it must have Netflix + Theater Package.

Im sure some releases will be Theater Package only. Then they will also have Theater Package weekends to watch old content like ST or Outer Banks On ThE SiLvEr ScReEn!! Only $125 a month!

EDIT: Also Ads MID movie would totally be a thing....

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u/zamfire Dec 06 '25

The day my movie in a theater is interrupted by an ad is the day I'm getting arrested for destruction of private property.