Regal and Cinemark refuse to show Netflix's Cliff Booth on their IMAX screens
By Fuzzy Mushroom · Published
Netflix planned a two-week IMAX-only run at Thanksgiving for The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth, David Fincher's film of Quentin Tarantino's script with Brad Pitt back as the Once Upon a Time in Hollywood stuntman, before it streams from 23 December. But Regal and Cinemark have both declined to play it, so in the US it becomes almost an AMC exclusive, on about 550 IMAX screens worldwide and roughly 200 in America. A few smaller cinemas, including Tarantino's own New Beverly, will show it too.
Are the cinema chains right to snub Netflix, or are they only hurting themselves?
How solid is this story?
Spore Score for the story: 73 (Solid). Status: Confirmed. Trades confirm: TheWrap and Variety, citing sources.
The films
- Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019): Spore Score 87, The Pros 88 vs The Punters 83
Coming up
- The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth is out 25 November 2026.
Sources
- TheWrap: Netflix's 'The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth' Won't Get Imax Release With Regal, Cinemark (30 October 2026)
- Variety: Netflix's 'Cliff Booth' Won't Play in Regal and Cinemark Imax Theaters (30 October 2026)
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