Netflix has a set a limited theatrical release for Rian Johnson’ third Knives Out movie, Wake Up Dead Man, for Nov. 26 with a streaming date of Dec. 12.
It’s not clear yet how wide Knives Out 3 will be or whether the big circuits will play it. Knives Out movies have always played the Thanksgiving frame. While it’s par for the course for Netflix to have limited theatrical releases for some of its Q3 and Q4 titles to qualify for awards season, the streamer recently had a two-day play at all theaters (sans AMC) for Kpop Demon Hunters Singalong which made $19M according to sources with hard knowledge on ticket sales (not the $18M that’s been out there). AMC didn’t play Kpop since it didn’t have a theatrical window, but they will play Netflix’s upcoming Narnia movie from Greta G