Den of Thieves 2: Pantera, an action mystery starring Gerard Butler and O’Shea Jackson Jr. , is new to theaters.
Rated R, Den of Thieves 2 – Pantera is the long-awaited sequel to the 2018 hit Den of Thieves, which starred Butler, Jackson, Pablo Schreiber and Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson.
The sequel’s official tagline reads, “In Den of Thieves 2: Panther, Big Nick (Butler) returns to hunt in Europe and becomes closer to Donnie (Jackson), who is worried about the treacherous and unpredictable global diamond thieves. and the notorious Panther mafia, which is planning a major heist on the world’s largest diamond exchange.
Written and directed by filmmaker Christian Gudegast, Den of Thieves 2: Panther opens Thursday before hitting theaters nationally on Friday.
Currently, the only way to watch Den of Thieves 2: Panther is in theaters, so check your local listings for release times. After that, the film’s first choice for home entertainment will be on-demand premium video virtual streaming.
While some studios take a wait-and-see approach to PVOD releases that are related to a film’s financial success, others follow a set pattern. Den of Thieves 2: Pantera studio Lionsgate tends to follow a pattern with its films, which generally have a three-week to one-month window in theaters before they become available on PVOD.
For example, Lionsgate’s remake of The Crow and the film adaptation of the video game Borderlands debuted on PVOD 3 weeks after they opened in theaters, while it took the studio just over a month for The Best Christmas Pageant Ever to appear on streaming virtual.
As such, viewers can expect Den of Thieves 2: Pantera to arrive on PVOD anytime between Jan. 31 and Feb. 7.
Under an agreement between Lionsgate and STARZ, Den of Thieves 2: Pantera will launch first on the STARZ app.
However, the wait for Lionsgate’s videos to appear on STARZ is much longer than the time between the studio’s theatrical debut and PVOD’s debut. On average, the theatrical window for STARZ SVOD is five to six months.
For example, The Crow takes just under six months to arrive on STARZ (August 23, 2024, opens in theaters/SVOD debuts February 19), while The Best Christmas Pageant Ever will take about five months to launch to air on STARZ (November). March 10, 2024, theatrical release/March 31, SVOD).
Similarly, Lionsgate’s Borderlands took only about five months to debut on STARZ (August 9, 2024, theatrical release/December 24, 2024, SVOD debut).
As such, audiences don’t expect to see Den of Thieves 2: Pantera on STARZ until between June 7 and July 4.
Den of Thieves 2: Pantera opens Thursday before hitting theaters nationwide on Friday.
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