Amazon Is Doubling Down on Its Original Film Business — And Eyeing More Movies For Women

Chris Ottinger, head of worldwide distribution, Amazon MGM Studios, spoke to THR about the ripe soil in female audiences, referencing ‘The Idea of You’ and ‘The Summer I Turned Pretty.’

What the team at Amazon has really discovered in recent years is their original titles are enjoying success with the broadcasters comparable to theatrically released projects. Ottinger cites 2021 apocalyptic film The Tomorrow War, starring Chris Pratt, which surprised the studio with an impressive run three years after it first premiered. On France’s TF1, The Tomorrow War outperformed Aquaman, Wonder Woman: 1984, and Black Widow. In Spain, it beat Terminator: Dark Fate, The King’s Man and Fast & Furious 9.

(THR)

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