Ridley Scott's The Dog Stars Set for PVOD Release After Theatrical Run
The post-apocalyptic sci-fi thriller, starring Jacob Elordi and Josh Brolin, heads to digital weeks after leaving theaters.
Ridley Scott's The Dog Stars is set for a PVOD debut, weeks after its theatrical run ended, according to Collider. The film, a post-apocalyptic sci-fi thriller starring Jacob Elordi and Josh Brolin, opened in theaters at the end of August and had largely finished its box-office run by mid-September.
The film cost around $100 million to produce. It marks Scott's return to science fiction nearly a decade after Alien: Covenant.
The digital release follows a theatrical window that closed quickly. Details of the PVOD price and date were not included in the report.
Scott's recent box-office record
Scott has not had a bona fide hit since 2015's The Martian, which grossed around $630 million worldwide. Films including Exodus: Gods and Kings, All the Money in the World, Napoleon and The Last Duel were high-profile misfires, while Gladiator II, his most expensive movie, carried a reported budget of $300 million-plus and barely matched the original Gladiator's performance.
Steven Spielberg's Disclosure Day made a sci-fi comeback a few weeks before The Dog Stars but fell short of box-office expectations.
Quick answers
When does The Dog Stars come to digital?
The film is set for a PVOD debut weeks after its theatrical run ended. A specific date was not given in the report.
Who stars in The Dog Stars?
Jacob Elordi and Josh Brolin star in the film, directed by Ridley Scott.
What is The Dog Stars about?
It is a post-apocalyptic sci-fi thriller and Scott's return to the genre nearly a decade after Alien: Covenant.