Amazon Prime paid $125 million for "Coming 2 America" streaming rights

[Auggie]

They bought the film -- or rather it became available -- back in October 2020 when it was apparent there'd be a delayed theatrical release. It will debut on March 5th and sounds pretty good.

I'm aware this isn't the first instance of a film going direct to streaming and certainly won't be the last, but $125 million? Wow.

[dhill926]

1. gonna be Friday night viewing here...

popcorn and wine. Bathroom right down the hall....

[Baked Potato]

2. Pocket change, like pulling the handle on a penny slot.

[Auggie]

3. Yeah, though Amazon gets your email and viewing preferences in return ...

plus whatever browsing history their little cookies deposit on your devices.

Only good thing is that any actor or production member who is paid a percentage in gross in receipts is guaranteed money. If that's Eddie Murphy, great.

[Baked Potato]

4. Yes, I hope it's a good success for all.

Any way to get good content out these days is good with me.

[TexasBushwhacker]

5. So they need over a million NEW subrcribers at $120 a year

Or even more paying $19.99 for a single stream. I'm just not seeing it, but YMMV. Glad Arsenio got a gig. It's been a long time.

[Auggie]

6. Yeah. I don't find Amazon Prime that great either ...

I thinks it's worth no more than one single-month binge-watching subscription per year.

[hibbing]

7. Was very disappointed in it

My expectations were pretty high, I think I laughed about 4 times. I like Eddie Murphy too.

Peace