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Last updated: August 7, 2020, at 11:15a CST.
This week, the World Health Organization officially classified the spread of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) as a pandemic. In the run-up to and the wake of that announcement, we have seen a wave of cancellations of public events, limits placed social gatherings in high-risk areas, and even the suspension of major sporting events across Europe and the United States, notably including the suspension of the NBA’s season following a player testing positive.
The pop culture space that we love so dearly has also been hit hard by the impact of this global pandemic. Austin’s annual mega-conference SXSW was canceled just less than a week before it was set to begin, rendering a devastating blow to local workers, the independent film community, and ultimately to the still-unknown future of SXSW itself. Elsewhere, we’ve seen cancelations of events like Emerald City Comic Con (ECCC) and CinemaCon (the annual meeting of theatrical exhibitors) and the expected delays or cancellation of major film festivals, including Cannes.
The current CDC guidelines recommend that you wash your hands, stay home if you’re sick, and do your part in order to help prevent the spread of the virus.
As the spread is expected to continue for an unknown period of time, Hollywood studios and other domestic distributors have begun preemptively rescheduling some of their theatrical releases. The expectation appears to be that the spread will have an impact on movie theater attendance if it hasn’t already. Which titles are among those being held back? To help you with your own release calendar management, we’ll be using our extra time at home to keep this list updated with all the changes to the US domestic theatrical release schedule. We will also include any changes to Video-on-Demand (VOD) releases as studios begin moving up home video windows, as well. So bookmark this page for future updates and be safe out there, dearest readers.
COVID-19 Release Changes
This table tracks movie releases that have been changed due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Releases are noted as (Theatrical) and (VOD).| Title | Original Date | New Date |
|---|---|---|
| A Dog Called Money (Theatrical) | March 18, 2020 | TBD |
| A Quiet Place: Part II (Theatrical) | March 20, 2020, then September 4, 2020 | April 23, 2021 |
| Antebellum (Theatrical) | April 24, 2020, then August 21, 2020 | September 18, 2020 (VOD) |
| Antlers (Theatrical) | April 17, 2020 | February 19, 2021 |
| Artemis Fowl (Theatrical) | May 29, 2020 | June 12, 2020 (Disney+) |
| Bad Therapy (Theatrical) | April 17, 2020 | April 17, 2020 (VOD) |
| Bill & Ted Face the Music (Theatrical) | August 21, 2020, then August 14, 2020, then August 28, 2020, then September 1, 2020 | August 28, 2020 (VOD/Theatrical) |
| Bios (Theatrical) | October 2, 2020 | April 16, 2021 |
| Black Widow (Theatrical) | May 1, 2020 | November 6, 2020 |
| Blue Story (Theatrical) | March 20, 2020 | TBD |
| Bob's Burgers: The Movie (Theatrical) | July 17, 2020 | April 9, 2021 |
| Bull (Theatrical) | March 20, 2020 | May 1, 2020 (VOD) |
| Candyman (Theatrical) | June 12, 2020, then September 25, 2020 | October 16, 2020 |
| Captain Marvel 2 (Theatrical) | July 29, 2022 | July 8, 2022 |
| Charm City Kings (Theatrical) | April 10, 2020, then August 14, 2020 | TBD (HBO MAX) |
| Come Play (Theatrical) | July 24, 2020 | October 30, 2020 |
| Death on the Nile (Theatrical) | October 9, 2020 | October 23, 2020 |
| Deerskin (Theatrical) | March 20, 2020 | TBD |
| Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (Theatrical) | May 5, 2021, then November 5, 2021 | March 25, 2022 |
| Dungeons & Dragons (Theatrical) | November 19, 2021 | May 27. 2022 |
| Emma (Theatrical) | In Theaters | March 20, 2020 (VOD) |
| Endings, Beginnings (Theatrical) | May 1, 2020 | April 17, 2020 (VOD) |
| Eternals (Theatrical) | November 6, 2020 | February 12, 2021 |
| F9 (Theatrical) | May 22, 2020 | April 2, 2021 |
| Fatherhood (Theatrical) | January 15, 2021 | October 23, 2020 |
| Free Guy (Theatrical) | July 3, 2020 | December 11, 2020 |
| Ghostbusters: Afterlife (Theatrical) | July 10, 2020 | March 5, 2021 |
| Godzilla vs. Kong (Theatrical) | November 20, 2020 | May 21, 2021 |
| Greenland (Theatrical) | June 12, 2020, then July 31, 2020 | August 14, 2020 |
| Greyhound (Theatrical) | June 12, 2020 | TBD (AppleTV+) |
| Halloween Ends (Theatrical) | October 15, 2021 | October 14, 2022 |
| Halloween Kills (Theatrical) | October 16, 2020 | October 15, 2021 |
| In the Heights (Theatrical) | June 26, 2020 | June 18, 2021 |
| Indiana Jones 5 (Theatrical) | July 9, 2021 | July 29, 2022 |
| Infinite (Theatrical) | August 7, 2020 | May 28, 2021 |
| Jackass 4 (Theatrical) | March 5, 2021, then July 2, 2021 | September 3, 2021 |
| Jungle Cruise (Theatrical) | July 24, 2020 | July 30, 2021 |
| Last Night in Soho (Theatrical) | September 25, 2020 | April 23, 2021 |
| Malignant (Theatrical) | August 14, 2020 | TBD |
| Minions: The Rise of Gru (Theatrical) | July 3, 2020 | July 2, 2021 |
| Mission: Impossible 7 (Theatrical) | July 23, 2021 | November 19, 2021 |
| Mission: Impossible 8 (Theatrical) | August 5, 2022 | November 4, 2022 |
| Morbius (Theatrical) | July 31, 2020 | March 19, 2021 |
| Mulan (Theatrical) | March 27, 2020, then July 24, 2020, then August 21, 2020 | September 4, 2020 (VOD) |
| My Spy (Theatrical) | April 13, 2020 | June 26 (Amazon Prime) |
| Nina Wu (Theatrical) | March 20, 2020 | TBD |
| No Time to Die (Theatrical) | April 10, 2020, then November 25, 2020 | November 20, 2020 |
| Nobody (Theatrical) | August 14, 2020 | February 26, 2021 |
| Nuestras Madres (Our Mothers) (Theatrical) | April 3, 2020 | TBD |
| On a Magical Night (Chambre 212) (Theatrical) | March 27, 2020 | TBD |
| Onward (VOD) | In Theaters | March 20, 2020 |
| Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway (Theatrical) | April 3, 2020 August 7, 2020 | January 15, 2021 |
| Radium Girls (Theatrical) | April 3, 2020 | TBD |
| Raya and the Last Dragon | November 25, 2020 | March 12, 2021 |
| Run (Theatrical) | May 8, 2020 | TBD |
| Saint Maud (Theatrical) | April 10, 2020, then July 17, 2020 | TBD |
| Scoob! (Theatrical) | May 15, 2020 | TBD |
| Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (Theatrical) | February 12, 2021 | May 7, 2021 |
| Shazam! 2 (Theatrical) | April 1, 2022 | November 4, 2022 |
| Sing 2 (Theatrical) | July 2, 2021 | December 22, 2021 |
| Sometimes Always Never (Theatrical) | April 17, 2020 | TBD |
| Sonic the Hedgehog (VOD) | N/A | March 31, 2020 |
| Soul (Theatrical) | June 19, 2020 | November 20, 2020 |
| Spell (Theatrical) | August 28, 2020 | TBD |
| Spider-Man 3 (Theatrical) | July 16, 2021, then November 5, 2021 | December 17, 2021 |
| Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse 2 (Theatrical) | April 8, 2022 | October 7, 2022 |
| Spiral (Theatrical) | May 15, 2020 | TBD |
| Tenet (Theatrical) | July 17, 2020, Then July 31, 2020, Then August 12, 2020 | September 4, 2020 |
| The Artist's Wife (Theatrical) | April 3, 2020 | TBD |
| The Batman (Theatrical) | June 25, 2021 | October 1, 2021 |
| The Broken Hearts Gallery (Theatrical) | July 10, 2020 | July 17, 2020 |
| The Climb (Theatrical) | March 20, 2020 | TBD |
| The Conjuring 3 | September 11, 2020 | June 4, 2021 |
| The Conversation (Theatrical Re-Release) | March 20, 2020 | TBD |
| The Empty Man (Theatrical) | August 7, 2020 | December 4, 2020 |
| The Forever Purge (Theatrical) | July 10, 2020 | July 9, 2021 |
| The French Dispatch (Theatrical) | July 24, 2020, then October 16, 2020 | TBD |
| The Grizzlies (Theatrical) | March 20, 2020 | TBD |
| The High Note (Theatrical) | May 8, 2020 | May 29, 2020 (VOD) |
| The King of Staten Island (Theatrical) | June 19, 2020 | June 12, 2020 (VOD) |
| The Last Duel (Theatrical) | December 25, 2020 | October 5, 2021 |
| The Lovebirds (Theatrical) | April 3, 2020 | May 22, 2020 (Netflix) |
| The Many Saints of Newark (Theatrical) | September 25, 2020 | March 12, 2021 |
| The Matrix 4 (Theatrical) | May 21, 2021 | April 1, 2022 |
| The New Mutants (Theatrical) | April 3, 2020 | TBD |
| The Personal History of David Copperfield (Theatrical) | May 8, 2020 | August 28, 2020 |
| The SpongeBob Movie: SpongeBob on the Run (Theatrical) | May 22, 2020 then July 31, 2020 | August 7, 2020 |
| The Tiger's Apprentice (Theatrical) | February 11, 2022 | February 10, 2023 |
| The Tomorrow War (Theatrical) | December 25, 2020 | July 23, 2021 |
| The Truth (La Vérité) (Theatrical) | March 20, 2020 | TBD (Summer 2020) |
| The Way Back (VOD) | N/A | March 24, 2020 |
| The Witches (Theatrical) | October 9, 2020, then October 16, 2020 | TBD 2021 |
| The Woman in the Window (Theatrical) | May 15, 2020 | TBD |
| Thor: Love and Thunder (Theatrical) | November 5, 2021, Then February 18. 2022 | February 11, 2022 |
| Tom and Jerry (Theatrical) | December 23, 2020, then April 16, 2021 | March 5, 2021 |
| Top Gun: Maverick (Theatrical) | June 24, 2020, then December 23, 2020 | July 2, 2021 |
| Uncharted (Theatrical) | March 5, 2021, then October 8, 2021 | July 16, 2021 |
| Unhinged (Theatrical) | July 1, 2020 | July 10, 2020 |
| Untitled Spider-Man: Homecoming Sequel (Theatrical) | July 16, 2021 | November 5, 2021 |
| Venom: Let There Be Carnage (Theatrical) | October 2, 2020 | June 25, 2021 |
| Without Remorse (Theatrical) | September 18, 2020, then October 2, 2020 | February 26, 2021 |
| Wonder Woman 1984 (Theatrical) | June 5, 2020, then August 14, 2020 | October 2, 2020 |
| Avatar 2 | December 17, 2021 | December 16, 2022 |
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