This representation released by Marvel Studios shows Tony Leung, left, and Fala Chen successful a country from "Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings." (Marvel Studios via AP)

This representation released by Marvel Studios shows Tony Leung, left, and Fala Chen successful a country from "Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings." (Marvel Studios via AP) (©Marvel Studios 2021. All Rights Reserved.)

NEW YORK – The time for day-and-date releases has passed — astatine slightest for the Walt Disney Co.' upcoming releases.

The workplace connected Friday announced that each of its remaining films this twelvemonth volition unfastened exclusively theatrically. That includes the Marvel merchandise “Eternals" (Nov. 5), Ridley Scott's “The Last Duel” (Oct. 15), the animated merchandise “Ron's Gone Wrong” (Oct. 22), Steven Spielberg's “West Side Story" (Dec. 10) and the Kingsman sequel “The King's Man” (Dec. 22).

All of the films volition person a minimum tally of 45 days successful theaters earlier streaming, though “Encanto” volition caput to Disney+ aft 30 days.

Disney accounted for 38% of home moviegoing successful 2019 and holds tremendous sway successful the industry. Its committedness to theatrical releases, aft experimenting passim the pandemic, was definite to beryllium a immense alleviation for cinema owners and a motion of restoring immoderate normality successful moviegoing this fall.

For overmuch of 2021, with a fewer notable exceptions, Disney has premiered galore of its releases some successful theaters and connected Disney+. That included the Marvel movie “Black Widow,” aft which prima Scarlett Johansson sued Disney, alleging the day-and-date attack breached her declaration and deprived her of imaginable earnings. Disney has said the merchandise complied with Johansson’s declaration and called the suit without merit.

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Day-and-date releases proliferated during the pandemic portion studios turned to boosting their in-home streaming services and compensating for diminished summons sales. Theater owners person said that sacrifices galore millions successful container bureau and whitethorn deter from a movie's taste impact.

And, lately, the box-office returns — adjacent during the caller coronavirus surge — person been promising. Disney's “Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” smashed the grounds for Labor Day openings past weekend, earning $90 cardinal implicit the four-day weekend. Many successful the manufacture person taken that arsenic impervious of the powerfulness of a theater-only release, and a affirmative motion for the autumn movie season. Sony Pictures instantly aft moved up the merchandise of its Marvel sequel, “Venom: Let There Be Carnage.”

“Following the tremendous container bureau occurrence of our summertime films which included 5 of the apical 8 home releases of the year, we are excited to update our theatrical plans for the remainder of 2021,” said Kareem Daniel, president of Disney Media & Entertainment Distribution. “As assurance successful moviegoing continues to improve, we look guardant to entertaining audiences successful theaters, portion maintaining the flexibility to springiness our Disney+ subscribers the acquisition of ‘Encanto’ this vacation season.”

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