Netflix’s Cliff Booth Blocked From Regal, Cinemark IMAX Screens

WHO:

Variety - Netflix is seeking to release more films in theaters.

Variety - Regal Cinemas and Cinemark declined to book Netflix’s “The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth” on their IMAX screens.

Deadline - “The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth” is a Netflix film starring Brad Pitt and written by Quentin Tarantino.

Deadline - Regal and Cinemark are described as the No. 2 and No. 3 exhibitors, respectively.

WHAT:

Variety - Regal declined to screen “The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth” on its IMAX screens.

Variety - Sources said Cinemark also turned down the booking.

Deadline - Regal and Cinemark will not play the film when it opens.

Deadline - The film is set for a two-week exclusive run in IMAX.

Reddit Movies - The post headline says the film will not play on Cinemark or Regal’s IMAX screens.

WHEN:

Deadline - The film is scheduled to open on Wednesday, Nov. 25. The article does not specify a year.

WHY:

Deadline - The article says the two chains will not play the film because it is receiving a two-week exclusive run in IMAX.

HOW:

Variety - Cinemark’s decision was reported by sources.

Deadline - The film’s planned release includes a two-week IMAX-exclusive run.

(UPDATED October 31, 2026 01:05 UTC)

Netflix wants wider theatrical releases, but Regal and Cinemark rejected its Brad Pitt film for IMAX. Tarantino wrote “The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth,” planned for an IMAX-exclusive run. The film opens Wednesday, Nov. 25, without screenings at either chain.