Can you predict which films will actually come out and which will go straight to VOD?
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Films are priced according to their quality; you will have a budget of $100 to work with.
Each film on your slate will receive points based on the nature of its release.
Films that do not come out in the U.S. in 2020 will, of course, receive zero points.
On top of this, films also receive bonus points for accomplishing various feats.
Blockbusters can rack up huge amounts of points if they hit certain worldwide box-office benchmarks.
Negative reviews can also bring down a films score.
No matter their quality, films will also get a bonus for coming out on their scheduled release date.
The strategy is up to you.
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On Netflix.Mank(TBA): David Fincher brings the tale of Hollywood screenwriter Herman Mankiewicz to electrifying life.
In theaters and on Apple TV+.Let Them All Talk(TBA): Steven Soderbergh made an older-ladies-hanging-out comedy?
$7Unpregnant(September 10): Haley Lu Richardson in an abortion road-trip comedy.
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On Amazon Prime.Black Beauty(TBA): Kate Winslet voices a horse.