Did streaming break the box office? It sure seems like it, with attendance and ticket sales in a perpetual slump, layoffs plaguing juggernauts like Pixar, and Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos claiming that he could’ve made the Barbenheimer without a theatrical release (we disagree, Ted!). We’ll break it all down and preview this weekend’s new Netflix movie Hit Man, which Dianne saw during its brief theatrical run. But first! Summer also means it’s time for a parade of new streaming shows you’ve probably never heard of! Can you pick the real shows from the ChatGPT-created hallucinations? Find out when we play our newest game: Show or No?! ——— 📺 Review: Hit Man 🧭 Where to Watch: Netflix 🗓️ Release Schedule: Available Now 🤩 Starring: Glen Powell, Adria Arjona, Retta 🎬 Directed By: Richard Linklater 📝 Written By: Richard Linklater, Glen Powell 🫣 Spoiler Warning: 👍 Extremely light spoilers for the premise of the movie: Starting at 29:08 ——— 🔗 Links: Ted Sarandos Says ‘Barbie’ & ‘Oppenheimer’ Would Be Just As Big On Netflix; Credits Algorithm For ‘Baby Reindeer’s Success – Armando Tinoco, Deadline Pixar Lays Off 14% of Its Staff and Will Stop Making Shows for Disney+ – Brooks Barnes, The New York Times Pixar, struggling for a new strategy, predictably turns to reboots, sequels, and "mass appeal" – Mary Kate Carr, A.V. Club ‘Knives Out’ Sequels: The Whodunit Behind Netflix’s $469M Power Play – Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter ‘Knives Out 3’ Sequel Title Revealed – Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter Kerry Washington Joins ‘Knives Out 3’ – Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter Knives Out watch: Wake Up Dead Man drafts requisite Marvel star – Mary Kate Carr, A.V. Club ——— Subscribe and share at streamageddon.com