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Every Movie Release Date Affected by the Coronavirus Pandemic

On March 4, No Time to Die—the fifth and final Bond film with Daniel Craig in the role of 007—saw its release date pushed from April to November. Two weeks later, theaters across the U.S. were closed. That’s how quickly the coronavirus pandemic wiped out moviegoing this year, halting productions and forcing studios executives to boot their potential blockbusters off long-held and carefully programmed release dates.

The broad upheaval has thrown the industry asunder, with studios trying new ways to connect with old consumers—including a collapse of the theatrical window. Netflix, meanwhile, has seen its subscriber numbers surge.

Still, despite the challenges and uncertainty about the future, theater owners are prepared to move forward with plans to bring people back to the multiplex as the economy begins to reopen during the pandemic. “We’re going to tell [consumers] everything we’re doing, and we’re going to explain to them the processes we’re going through to keep them healthy, but they’re not going to believe us,” John Fithian, president of the National Association of Theatre Owners, told Vanity Fair in May. “They’re going to believe it when that first wave of moviegoers gets to a cinema and sees the process, and sees the social distancing and the seating restrictions, and sees a great movie and comes out and tell their friends.”

Ahead, a full list of every major movie release affected by the coronavirus pandemic. This list will be updated as more movies are delayed.

A Quiet Place Part II (Paramount)

Original U.S. Release Date: March 20
New U.S. Release Date: September 4

The Truth (IFC)

Original U.S. Release Date: March 20
New U.S. Release Date: TBD

Mulan (Disney)

Original U.S. Release Date: March 27
New U.S. Release Date: July 24

The Climb (Sony Pictures Classics)

Original U.S. Release Date: March 27
New U.S. Release Date: TBD

The New Mutants (Disney/20th Century Studios)

Original U.S. Release Date: April 3
New U.S. Release Date: August 28

Peter Rabbit 2 (Sony)

Original U.S. Release Date: April 3
New U.S. Release Date: January 15, 2021

The Lovebirds (Paramount)

Original U.S. Release Date: April 3
New U.S. Release Date: Paramount sold its distribution rights to Netflix, where The Lovebirds will now premiere on May 23.

No Time to Die (MGM)

Original U.S. Release Date: April 10
New U.S. Release Date: November 20

Saint Maud (A24)

Original U.S. Release Date: April 10
New Release Date: TBD

Trolls World Tour (Universal)

Original U.S. Release Date: April 17
New U.S. Release Date: April 10 via on-demand providers and available as a 48-hour rental for $19.99.

Antlers (Disney/Searchlight Pictures)

Original U.S. Release Date: April 17
New U.S. Release Date: TBD

Promising Young Woman (Focus Features)

Original U.S. Release Date: April 17
New U.S. Release Date: TBD

Antebellum (Lionsgate)

Original U.S. Release Date: April 24
New U.S. Release Date: August 21

Black Widow (Disney)

Original U.S. Release Date: May 1
New U.S. Release Date: November 6

The Personal History of David Copperfield (Disney/Searchlight Pictures)

Original U.S. Release Date: May 8
New U.S. Release Date: August 14

Run (Lionsgate)

Original U.S. Release Date: May 8
New U.S. Release Date: TBD

The Woman in the Window (Disney/20th Century Studios)

Original U.S. Release Date: May 15
New U.S. Release Date: TBD

Spiral (Lionsgate)

Original U.S. Release Date: May 15
New U.S. Release Date: May 21, 2021

Scoob (Warner Bros.)

Original U.S. Release Date: May 15
New U.S. Release Date: Warner Bros. will now debut Scoob as an on-demand digital rental on May 15.

The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run (Paramount)

Original U.S. Release Date: May 22
New U.S. Release Date: August 7

F9 (Universal)

Original U.S. Release Date: May 23
New U.S. Release Date: April 2, 2021

Artemis Fowl (Disney)

Original U.S. Release Date: May 29
New U.S. Release Date: June 12 on Disney+

The Green Knight (A24)

Original U.S. Release Date: May 29
New U.S. Release Date: TBD

Irresistible (Focus Features)

Original U.S. Release Date: May 29
New U.S. Release Date: June 26 via on-demand providers and available as a 48-hour rental for $19.99.

Wonder Woman 1984 (Warner Bros.)

Original U.S. Release Date: June 5
New U.S. Release Date: October 2

Greyhound (Sony)

Original U.S. Release Date: June 12
New U.S. Release Date: Sony sold distribution rights to Apple TV+, which will now debut the Tom Hanks film on July 10.

Candyman (Universal)

Original U.S. Release Date: June 12
New U.S. Release Date: September 25

The King of Staten Island (Universal)

Original U.S. Release Date: June 19
New U.S. Release Date: June 12 via on-demand providers and available as a 48-hour rental for $19.99.

Soul (Disney)

Original U.S. Release Date: June 19
New U.S. Release Date: November 20

Top Gun: Maverick (Paramount)

Original U.S. Release Date: June 24
New U.S. Release Date: December 23

In the Heights (Warner Bros.)

Original U.S. Release Date: June 26
New U.S. Release Date: June 21, 2021

Unhinged (Solistice)

Original U.S. Release Date: July 1
New U.S. Release Date: July 10

Minions: The Rise of Gru (Universal)

Original U.S. Release Date: July 3
New U.S. Release Date: July 2, 2021

Free Guy (Disney/20th Century Studios)

Original U.S. Release Date: July 3
New U.S. Release Date: December 11

Ghostbusters: Afterlife (Sony)

Original U.S. Release Date: July 10
New U.S. Release Date: March 5, 2021

The Forever Purge (Universal)

Original U.S. Release Date: July 10
New U.S. Release Date: TBD

Bob’s Burgers (Disney/20th Century Studios)

Original U.S. Release Date: July 17
New U.S. Release Date: April 9, 2021

Tenet (Warner Bros.)

Original U.S. Release Date: July 17
New U.S. Release Date: July 31

Come Play (Focus Features)

Original U.S. Release Date: July 24
New U.S. Release Date: October 30

Jungle Cruise (Disney)

Original U.S. Release Date: July 24
New U.S. Release Date: July 30, 2021

The French Dispatch (Disney/Searchlight Picture)

Original U.S. Release Date: July 24
New U.S. Release Date: October 16

Morbius (Sony)

Original U.S. Release Date: July 31
New U.S. Release Date: March 19, 2021

Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar (Lionsgate)

Original U.S. Release Date: July 31
New U.S. Release Date: July 16, 2021

The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run (Paramount)

Original U.S. Release Date: July 31
New U.S. Release Date: August 7

Infinite (Paramount)

Original U.S. Release Date: August 7
New U.S. Release Date: May 28, 2021

Malignant (Warner Bros.)

Original U.S. Release Date: August 14
New U.S. Release Date: TBD

Nobody (Universal)

Original U.S. Release Date: August 14
New U.S. Release Date: February 26, 2021

The One and Only Ivan (Disney)

Original U.S. Release Date: August 14
New U.S. Release Date: Will debut on Disney+

Escape Room 2 (Sony)

Original U.S. Release Date August 14
New U.S. Release Date: January 1, 2021

The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard (Summit)

Original U.S. Release Date: August 28
New U.S. Release Date: August 21, 2021

The Beatles: Get Back (Disney)

Original U.S. Release Date: September 4
New U.S. Release Date: August 27, 2021

Connected (Sony)

Original U.S. Release Date: September 18
New U.S. Release Date: October 23

Praise This (Universal)

Original U.S. Release Date: September 25
New U.S. Release Date: TBD

The Many Saints of Newark (Warner Bros.)

Original U.S. Release Date: September 25
New U.S. Release Date: March 12, 2021

Last Night in Soho (Focus Features)

Original U.S. Release Date: September 25
New U.S. Release Date: April 23, 2021

Venom 2: Let There Be Carnage (Sony)

Original U.S. Release Date: October 2
New U.S. Release Date: June 25, 2021

The Witches (Warner Bros.)

Original U.S. Release Date: October 9
New U.S. Release Date: TBD

Fatherhood (Sony)

Original U.S. Release Date: October 23
New U.S. Release Date: April 3, 2021

The Eternals (Disney)

Original U.S. Release Date: November 6
New U.S. Release Date: February 12, 2021

Godzilla vs. Kong (Warner Bros.)

Original U.S. Release Date: November 20
New U.S. Release Date: May 21, 2021

Raya the Last Dragon (Disney)

Original U.S. Release Date: November 25
New U.S. Release Date: March 12, 2021

King Richard (Warner Bros.)

Original U.S. Release Date: November 25
New U.S. Release Date: November 19, 2021

Tom & Jerry (Warner Bros.)

Original U.S. Release Date: December 23
New U.S. Release Date: March 5, 2021

The Tomorrow War (Paramount)

Original U.S. Release Date: December 25
New U.S. Release Date: July 23, 2021

Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (Disney)

Original U.S. Release Date: February 12, 2021
New U.S. Release Date: May 7, 2021

Untitled M. Night Shyamalan Movie (Universal)

Original U.S. Release Date: February 26, 2021
New U.S. Release Date: TBD

Uncharted (Sony)

Original U.S. Release Date: March 5, 2021
New U.S. Release Date: October 8, 2021

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (Disney)

Original U.S. Release Date: May 7, 2021
New U.S. Release Date: March 25, 2022

John Wick: Chapter 4 (Lionsgate)

Original U.S. Release Date: May 21, 2021
New U.S. Release Date: May 22, 2022

The Matrix 4 (Warner Bros.)

Original U.S. Release Date: May 21, 2021
New U.S. Release Date: April 1, 2022

The Batman (Warner Bros.)

Original U.S. Release Date: June 25, 2021
New U.S. Release Date: October 1, 2021

Untitled Indiana Jones Sequel (Disney)

Original U.S. Release Date: July 9, 2021
New U.S. Release Date: July 29, 2022

Untitled Spider-Man Sequel (Sony)

Original U.S. Release Date: July 16, 2021
New U.S. Release Date: November 5, 2021

Mission: Impossible 7 (Paramount)

Original U.S. Release Date: July 21, 2021
New U.S. Release Date: November 19, 2021

Untitled Elvis Presley Movie (Warner Bros.)

Original U.S. Release Date: October 1, 2021
New U.S. Release Date: November 5, 2021

Thor: Love and Thunder (Disney)

Original U.S. Release Date: November 5, 2021
New U.S. Release Date: February 11, 2022

Dungeons & Dragons (Paramount)

Original U.S. Release Date: November 19, 2021
New U.S. Release Date: May 27, 2022

Wicked (Universal)

Original U.S. Release Date: December 25, 2021
New U.S. Release Date: TBD

Shazam! 2 (Warner Bros.)

Original U.S. Release Date: April 1, 2022
New U.S. Release Date: August 4, 2022

Untitled Spider-Verse Sequel (Sony

Original U.S. Release Date: April 8, 2022
New U.S. Release Date: October 7, 2022

The Flash (Warner Bros.)

Original U.S. Release Date: July 1, 2022
New U.S. Release Date: June 3, 2022

Mission: Impossible 8 (Paramount)

Original U.S. Release Date: August. 5, 2022
New U.S. Release Date: November 4, 2022

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