Netflix's Okja is the latest victim in their on going battle with same day theater releases. The filmed helmed by the director of Snowpiercer, Bong Joon-Ho, was originally going to be released on the streaming service and in theaters in Korea on June 28th. The largest Korean theater chains, Lotte, Megabox, and CJ CGV have now banned the film from screening entirely, which is a major impact to the box office revenue for the film, considering those three companies control 93% of the countries theaters. This isn't Netflix's first run in with this issue. Last February, AMC and many IMAX screen refused to show Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny, which was ultimately met with low review scores and a low box office gross, most of which came from China. While Okja will be available on Netflix June 28th, movie theater chains are still sending a clear message that they have no interest releasing a film to theaters and streaming services the same day. You can take a look at the trailer below and get excited for this heart warming monster movie.
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