Megalopolis | Francis Ford Coppola said to be against a streaming or disc release
Despite losing money in cinemas on Megalopolis, Francis Ford Coppola is said to be insistent that his oddball epic be seen on the big screen rather than streaming or disc.
Veteran filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola famously gambled a considerable amount of his personal fortune on his 2024 epic, Megalopolis. But given that his sprawling, $120m saga is said to have lost tens of millions for the director – it’s said to have made just $14m in cinemas – you might be forgiven for thinking he’d be keen to recoup his cost through other means.
Quite the opposite.
According to a piece on The Hollywood Reporter, there’s a good reason as to why you can’t purchase Megalopolis on DVD and Blu-ray, at least in the US: Coppola wants it to remain a big-screen experience.
Megalopolis was available to stream not long after its cinema release in September 2024. By that November,...
Veteran filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola famously gambled a considerable amount of his personal fortune on his 2024 epic, Megalopolis. But given that his sprawling, $120m saga is said to have lost tens of millions for the director – it’s said to have made just $14m in cinemas – you might be forgiven for thinking he’d be keen to recoup his cost through other means.
Quite the opposite.
According to a piece on The Hollywood Reporter, there’s a good reason as to why you can’t purchase Megalopolis on DVD and Blu-ray, at least in the US: Coppola wants it to remain a big-screen experience.
Megalopolis was available to stream not long after its cinema release in September 2024. By that November,...
- 5/8/2025
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- Film Stories
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