AMC CEO Toasts ‘Immensely Successful’ Netflix Theatrical Talks as Greta Gerwig’s ‘Narnia’ Gets 49-Day Wide Release
AMC CEO Adam Aron praised the successful collaboration with Netflix on the theatrical release of Greta Gerwig's 'Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew,' which will have a 49-day exclusive window in theaters before streaming. The film, delayed to a February 2027 release, marks a significant shift in Netflix's strategy with a wide global theatrical rollout. Gerwig expressed deep personal connection to the source material and excitement about sharing the film both in theaters and on Netflix.
- ▪Netflix and AMC have reached an agreement for a 49-day exclusive theatrical window for Greta Gerwig’s 'Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew' before it streams.
- ▪The film will have advance Imax screenings starting February 10, 2027, with a wide release on February 12 and a Netflix debut on April 2, 2027.
- ▪AMC CEO Adam Aron described the collaboration with Netflix as 'immensely successful' and emphasized full support for the film’s theatrical run.
- ▪Greta Gerwig called the project a lifelong honor, inspired by her childhood love of C.S. Lewis’s 'The Chronicles of Narnia'.
- ▪'Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew' is Gerwig’s first feature since 'Barbie,' the highest-grossing film of 2023 and the top-grossing movie ever directed by a woman.
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Home > Creative Content > Movies AMC CEO Toasts ‘Immensely Successful’ Netflix Theatrical Talks as Greta Gerwig’s ‘Narnia’ Gets 49-Day Wide Release Of collaborating with the streamer, Adam Aron says, “We are in their corner fully. We are and will be all in” Benjamin Lindsay May 1, 2026 @ 3:35 PM Share on Social Media Share on Facebook Share on X (formerly Twitter) Share on LinkedIn Share on Email AMC Theatres CEO Adam Aron and Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos (Getty Images) AMC Theatres CEO Adam Aron celebrated the news Friday that Netflix and Greta Gerwig’s “Chronicles of Narnia” adaptation is expanding to a wide theatrical release and is committed to a standard 49-day window before hitting the streamer.
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