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How fast do movies go from theaters to streaming?

We track the release timeline of every film in our catalog — theatrical date to digital release — and publish the windows here. The data refreshes automatically with each site update.

74
median days, theaters → digital
71
average days
271
films measured
$4.99
avg digital rental today (6 recent films, Apple TV)

Median window by year

YearMedian days in theatersFilms
2026463
2025488
20244215
20234623
20224634
20214020
20204613
20197751
20187930
20178634
20169819
201510510
20141274
20131146

Fastest to digital (since 2019)

  1. Red Notice (2021)7 days
  2. Klaus (2019)7 days
  3. Army of the Dead (2021)7 days
  4. The Gray Man (2022)7 days
  5. Bloodshot (2020)11 days
  6. Don't Look Up (2021)14 days
  7. Onward (2020)14 days
  8. Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022)16 days
  9. Sing 2 (2021)16 days
  10. The Wild Robot (2024)18 days

Longest theatrical runs (since 2019)

  1. Alita: Battle Angel (2019)145 days
  2. Annabelle Comes Home (2019)131 days
  3. Gemini Man (2019)126 days
  4. Oppenheimer (2023)123 days
  5. Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood (2019)122 days
  6. Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train (2020)116 days
  7. Jojo Rabbit (2019)109 days
  8. Ready or Not (2019)104 days
  9. Tenet (2020)103 days
  10. Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025)102 days

Methodology: windows measure US theatrical release to US digital (rent/buy) availability, using release data from TMDB. Re-releases and outliers (>400 days) are excluded. Cite freely with a link: feelsalike.com/streaming-windows · Data last refreshed August 21, 2026.