List of films impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic

This article lists films which have had their theatrical releases cancelled, resulting in an alternative method of release, as well as films with delayed releases due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The article also lists productions which have been directly affected by the pandemic, resulting in their suspension or delay.

Theatrical releases

Simultaneous theatrical and

video on demand (VOD) releases

North American theatrical releases

International theatrical releases

Although the national theatrical release in Spain was expected to be on August 13, but it was later delayed to November 5 due to the schedule of the theatrical releases caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. It had to be postponed again and was finally released on June 3, 2022.
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, ''Luca'' , , Released on Disney+ in North America and in re-opened theaters in select countries on June 18, 2021.
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, ''Magikland'' , , Released in the Philippines on December 25, 2020, until January 7, 2021, via UpStream, and on February 12, in select cinemas and streaming platforms KTX and iWantTFC.
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, '' The Man from Toronto'' , , Released in theaters in China and on Netflix internationally on June 24, 2022.
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, ''Mulan'' , , Released on Disney+ with Premier Access in North America and in re-opened theaters in select countries on September 4, 2020. Released in Chinese theaters on September 11.
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, '' My Little Pony: A New Generation'' , , Released in theaters in China and on Netflix internationally on September 24, 2021.
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, ''Nahuel and the Magic Book'' , , 2 years after its world premiere at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival, it was released in theaters in Chile on January 20, 2022; Eastern Europe in June 2022 on HBO Max; and on Disney Plus in Latin America on September 23.
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, ''Parallel Mothers''
, The film had its world premiere at the 78th Venice International Film Festival on September 1, 2021. It was intended to be theatrically released in Spain on September 10, but was postponed to October 8.
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, ''Princess DayaReese'' , , Released in the Philippines on January 1, 2021, in select cinemas and streaming platforms, KTX, iWant TFC, Sky Cable PPV and Cignal PPV.
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, ''Run'' , , Released on Hulu in the United States, in theaters in select countries on November 20, 2020, and on Netflix in select countries on April 2, 2021.
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, '' The Secret: Dare to Dream'' , , Released on VOD in North America on July 31, 2020 and in theaters in select countries with relaxed COVID-19 restrictions beginning on July 24 in Iceland.
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, ''The Secret Garden'' , , Released on VOD in North America on August 7, 2020, and in theaters and on the Sky Cinema channels in the United Kingdom on October 23.
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, ''Songbird'' , , Released on VOD in North America and in theaters in select countries with relaxed COVID-19 restrictions beginning December 11, 2020.
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, ''Soul'' , , Released on Disney+ in North America and in re-opened theaters in select countries on December 25, 2020.
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, ''Summer of 85'' , , The film was set to premiere at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2020, prior to its cancellation due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was released in France on July 14. In September 2020, Music Box Films acquired U.S. distribution rights to the film.
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, ''Superintelligence'' , , Released on HBO Max in North America and in theaters in select countries on November 26, 2020.
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, ''The Tomorrow War'' , , Released on Prime Video in various countries on July 2, 2021, and in theaters in China on September 3.
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, ''Turning Red'' , , Released on Disney+ in North America and in re-opened theaters in select countries on March 11, 2022.
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, ''Undercover Wedding Crashers'' , , Initially intended to be theatrically released on March 13, 2020, the release was at first postponed to September 11. It was postponed again and screened at the Málaga Spanish Film Festival on June 4, 2021. The film was finally released in Spain on June 24.
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, ''The United States vs. Billie Holiday'' , , Released on Hulu in North America on February 26, 2021, and in theaters in select countries beginning March 18.
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, '' Valley of the Dead'' , , The film premiered on October 8, 2020 at the Sitges Film Festival. Initially intended to be theatrically released in Spain on January 22, 2021, the release was postponed to September 24. Postponed again, it was eventually released on March 11, 2022.
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, '' The Vault'' , , In Spain, the film was initially intended to be theatrically released in autumn 2020 but the release was postponed to November 12, 2021.
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, '' Venicephrenia'' , , The film made its world premiere at the Sitges Film Festival on October 9, 2021. Tentatively slated for a wide theatrical release on November 26 in Spain, the domestic release date was finally rescheduled to April 22, 2022.
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, ''Wish Dragon'' , , Released in theaters in China on January 15, 2021, and on Netflix in international territories on June 11.
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, ''You Keep the Kids!'' , , In Spain, the film was initially intended to be theatrically released on December 4, 2020. Its release date was postponed several times and eventually released on December 17, 2021.

Brought forward

Delayed

Cancelled

Productions

Suspended

Delayed

Cancelled

* ''Batgirl''
* '' Scoob! Holiday Haunt''
*'' Tomb Raider: Obsidian''
*Untitled ''Pirates of the Caribbean'' spin-off film

See also

*Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cinema
*2020 in film
*2021 in film
*2022 in film
*Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on television

References

Notes

Citations

External links

*BBC, ''Talking Movies''
Coronavirus puts film industry in 'turmoil'
March 12, 2020
*Shoard, Catherine, ''The Guardian''
'Over one hour everything was cancelled' – how coronavirus devastated the film industry
March 20, 2020
*Burke, Kristin M., ''The Guardian''
Reports of the death of the film industry have been greatly exaggerated
April 14, 2020
*Crucchiola, Jordan, ''Vulture''

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