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The studio response was swift.

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Even thoughVenomis still currently teed up as one of the falls biggest titles, there was noCarnageto be seen.

Why would you move it three weeks?

(Sony declined to comment for this story.)

According to a person with knowledge of business practices at Eon, everyones expectations there have been adjusted downward.

Even in an era of rising streaming dominance, the movie industry is still a hits-driven business.

If the business is off by 30 percent, that kills us.

But Bond feels ready to go.

MGM is a one-movie company.

I dont think they can hold it another six months.

Theres no way theyre going to get there.

But there may be some cover: We probably werent going to do a huge number.

We can blame COVID, do some business in the U.S., and move on.

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