Is Air a Hit? Why That's Harder Than Ever to Answer
b"Matt is joined by Bloomberg\\u2019s Lucas Shaw to discuss what constitutes a hit nowadays in Hollywood. Is Ben Affleck\\u2019s \\u2018Air\\u2019 a hit despite its disappointing box office performance? Amazon would argue yes. If a movie\\u2019s destiny is to have a short theatrical window before moving to streaming, how are we able to determine if it was successful? With streamers putting more and more movies in theaters before moving them to their respective streaming platforms, declaring something a hit is becoming increasingly difficult due to each company's constantly shifting metrics for success.\\n\\nFor a 20 percent discount on Matt\\u2019s Hollywood insider newsletter, \\u2018What I\\u2019m Hearing ...,\\u2019 click this link: puck.news/thetown\\xa0\\n\\nEmail us your thoughts! thetown@spotify.com\\n\\nHost: Matt Belloni\\nGuest: Lucas Shaw\\n\\nProducer: Craig Horlbeck\\nTheme Song: Devon Renaldo\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices"