Overview
- Speaking to The Times in comments reported Jan. 3, DiCaprio said the industry is changing at lightning speed as documentaries vanish from cinemas and dramas get only brief theatrical runs before audiences wait for streaming.
- He wondered whether people still have the appetite for theaters or whether cinemas will become niche silos comparable to jazz bars.
- He urged that real visionaries continue to get opportunities to make unique films designed to be seen in cinemas.
- DiCaprio told Deadline last month that it will be a fight to keep movies playing in theaters and called this year one of the most lightning-rod moments in cinema history.
- His recent film with Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After Another, has earned more than $205 million worldwide after a Sept. 26, 2025 theatrical debut and is now streaming on HBO Max.