“The Way of Water” debuted in China and the U.S. on Friday amid tense relations between the countries. A simultaneous theatrical release is a big deal.

Deciding when a film plays is a giant moving puzzle that theaters have to put together every week.

Abraham Ravid, finance professor at Yeshiva University, thinks more contract disputes like the one between Scarlett Johannsen and Disney will pop up as streaming overtakes the movie theater experience.

Some industry insiders are wondering whether it’s an overly ambitious strategy for the streaming giant.

With the release of “Tenet,” Hollywood hoped to prove Americans were eager to fill seats in cinemas. Nope. Now what?

Its other films currently showing may stream this week. Will people staying away from theaters pay the nearly $20 fee?