“Anora” director Sean Baker made headlines over the weekend with major wins at both the Directors and Producers guild awards, where he used his platforms to implore that fellow filmmakers demand 90-day windows for all theatrically released films.
However, IndieWire can report that in 2024, across 85 wide-release films, the average theatrical window was 32 days — a drop of more than 13 percent. In 2023, the average was 37 days (also across 85 films).
Across 2024’s top 10 films…