History ChannelHop / COVID19PandemicRelatedExamples

* ''Film/BoratSubsequentMoviefilm''; skipped a planned theatrical release, but got a limited release in the United States in March 2021. [[Film/{{Borat}} The previous film]] was released by [[Creator/TwentiethCenturyStudios 20th Century Fox]].[[note]]Disney had bought Fox by the time of ''Subsequent Moviefilm'''s creation and was believed to be uninterested in the film. Baron Cohen and the producers wanted the movie to be released before the 2020 U.S. election to be seen by as many people as possible, and felt giving it a theatrical release during the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic would've made the film a hard sell for most audiences. It was originally hoped the film would be distributed by Creator/{{Universal}}, but the pandemic and Universal's then-ongoing feud with theater chains scuttled those plans before distribution rights could be sold.[[/note]]

* ''WesternAnimation/TheBossBabyFamilyBusiness'', from Creator/DreamworksAnimation, was released simultaneously on the Peacock platform (for 60 days) and in theaters. This marks a double Channel Hop for the ''Boss Baby'' franchise, since the [[WesternAnimation/TheBossBaby first film]] was originally released by [[Creator/TwentiethCenturyStudios 20th Century Fox]], while the sequel will be released under the Creator/{{Universal}} brand.

* After previously picking up ''Film/EnolaHolmes'' from the studio, Netflix made a $250 million offer to Creator/LegendaryPictures to purchase ''Film/GodzillaVsKong''. This time, however, Creator/WarnerMedia blocked the deal, which led to backlash when Warner's plan to release the film on Creator/HBOMax was revealed. Ultimately, Warner compensated Legendary for its part in the film's production as a result.

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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Vivo}}'', from Columbia Pictures[[note]]limited-time exclusivity; Sony retains home entertainment and linear TV rights[[/note]]

* ''Webcomic/{{NIMONA}}'', from [[Creator/TwentiethCenturyStudios Disney]].[[labelnote:sort of...]]The film was initially greenlit by 20th Century Fox, which was taken over by Disney shortly afterwards. Disney would shutter Creator/BlueSkyStudios in 2021, allegedly as a pandemic cost-cutting measure; however, some Blue Sky staffers alleged Disney had been hostile towards the film for some time. Eventually, Netflix acquired distribution rights after producer Creator/AnnapurnaPictures took over the film.[[/labelnote]]

* ''WesternAnimation/HotelTransylvaniaTransformania'', from Creator/ColumbiaPictures[[note]]limited-time Prime Video exclusivity; Sony retains home entertainment and linear TV rights[[/note]]

* ''Fire Island'', from Creator/SearchlightPictures.[[note]] A double ChannelHop here. It was initially developed as a series by Quibi under the title ''Trip'', but placed into turnaround after the failure of that streaming service. Then Searchlight picked it up for a theatrical release, but its parent Disney decided to increase focus on streaming because of the pandemic, and cancelled the theatrical release. It will be released on Disney+ Star internationally.[[/note]]

* ''Film/DeepWater'', from Creator/TwentiethCenturyStudios.

* ''WesternAnimation/TurningRed'', from Pixar. [[note]]Released theatrically in markets without Disney+.[[/note]]

* ''Film/DeepWater'', from [[Creator/TwentiethCenturyStudios Disney]].

* ''Film/{{Marry Me|2022}}'', on Peacock for 60 days and simultaneously released in theaters. A dual channel hop, as the film was initially developed at Creator/STXEntertainment before moving to Universal.

With the onset of the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic shuttering theaters across the globe, numerous films planned for theatrical release in 2020 (and 2021, or even later) were either sold from their original distributors to various streaming services or shifted to their in-house streaming service. Some of them did have limited domestic theatrical release and/or wide release in countries where theaters have widely reopened.

* ''[[Film/TheWomanInTheWindow2021 The Woman in the Window]]'', from Creator/TwentiethCenturyStudios.[[note]]Though Disney [[ExecutiveMeddling not having much confidence in the movie in the first place]] didn't help.[[/note]]

* ''Film/DeepWater'', from Creator/TwentiethCenturyStudios.

* ''Theatre/EverybodysTalkingAboutJamie'', from Creator/TwentiethCenturyStudios.[[note]]Limited theatrical release one week before streaming debut.[[/note]]

* ''Film/DeepWater'', from 20th Century Studios - '''international only'''

* ''Film/BlackWidow2021'', from Creator/MarvelStudios

* While not an official transfer of ownership, ''Film/{{Nomadland}}'', from Creator/SearchlightPictures, was made available on Hulu day-and-date with its wide theatrical release (following a virtual cinema premiere and an exclusive two-week Creator/{{IMAX}} run).

* ''WesternAnimation/TurningRed'', from Pixar.

* ''Film/Dune2021'' [[note]]Dune was released a day earlier on HBO Max than in theaters, making a rare negative theatrical window.[[/note]] %% Rumors are swirling that Dune will be taken off the HBO Max release strategy, but Warner Bros. has explicitly denied this. Please do not remove it from this list until that denial is explicitly contradicted.

* ''Film/{{Marry Me|2022}}'', on Peacock for 60 days and simultaneously released in theaters.

* ''Film/Mulan2020''

* ''Marry Me'', on Peacock for 60 days and simultaneously released in theaters.

* ''Film/{{Finch}}'', from Creator/{{Universal}}.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheMitchellsVsTheMachines'', from Creator/ColumbiaPictures

* ''Film/PalmSprings'', from Creator/{{Neon}}. [[note]]This one's complicated, in that Neon and Hulu jointly purchased distribution rights to the film, with the intent that it would play in theaters under the former before becoming a streaming exclusive under the latter. The pandemic, however, led to the film becoming a day-and-date release in both drive-in theaters (under Neon) and Hulu (as a Hulu Original, with no Neon branding).[[/note]]

* ''Literature/CliffordTheBigRedDog''