How Long Will A Movie Stay In Theaters. Initially the movie will be booked in for a specific period which may be as short as a week unless it is obviously going to be attracting big audiences eg. That can give you a good view.

In 2020 Warner Bros. Initially the movie will be booked in for a specific period which may be as short as a week unless it is obviously going to be attracting big audiences eg. Used to be before Dollar and Home theaters you could still go see a movie sometimes 4 or 5 months after it premiered depending on if it was successful and popular.
If its a bomb it will be gone after two weeks theatres are usually obliged to run a movie for two weeks -- after that its up.
Also if it stars famous actors it may have a little longer life. These days a run of. Was slammed for adopting a same-day release strategy which entailed releasing movies on HBO Max on the same day they would be released in theaters. It depends on what you mean by in theaters A movie will stay at the local multiplex depending almost entirely on how well it performs.
