For the most part, movie releases that were seen as big “tentpole” style releases saw their release dates delayed, some by a couple of months, some by a year or more.
Smaller films that weren’t seen as having massive box office potential were moved to VOD and streaming services.
However, Disney recently bucked that trend by deciding to release Mulan, a movie that was expected to be a box office powerhouse, as a premium VOD product on Disney+.
The theater closure brought about by the pandemic saw the different movie studios react in different ways but we saw some patterns emerge eventually.