Odeon has reversed its decision to boycott Alice in Wonderland following talks with Disney.

“The Odeon and UCI Cinema Group is pleased to announce that, following detailed negotiations
with the Walt Disney Company Ltd, an enduring agreement has been reached encompassing
all the different aspects of both companies’ commercial relationship.” Odeon said

Neither side would disclose terms of the agreement, but the Cineworld and Vue cinema chains,
which will also be screening the film, had previously agreed to a 13-week gap between opening night
and the DVD release.

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Alice in Wonderland will not be screened at Odeon cinemas
in the UK, Ireland and Italy, the cinema chain has confirmed.

The amount of time that separates a film coming out in cinemas
and its release on DVD is at the centre in this dispute.
In the UK, the window for theatrical release is 17 weeks.
Disney wants to reduce Alice in Wonderland to 12.

Disney say that one of the main reasons for the decision was to bring the film to customers more quickly,
thereby helping to beat piracy.

Odeon, though, believes such a move will damage not just its business but that of all cinemas in the UK.
The plan would allow Disney to release the film on DVD at the end of May.

Cineworld cinemas will show the movie,after reaching an agreement with Disney.
The Vue chain is also understood to have reached an agreement with Disney.

Odeon’s decision will not affect the film’s Royal premiere on Thursday,
which is set to take place at the Odeon Leicester Square in central London.

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Disney has struck a deal with UK cinema chain Cineworld
to show Tim Burton’s Alice In Wonderland as planned, from March 5.

Cineworld, Odeon and Vue had threatened to boycott the movie last week after Disney announced
that it would cut the movie’s theatrical run to bring it out on DVD and Blu-ray faster.
Disney originally wanted to release the film on DVD 12 weeks after the theatrical opening,
rather than the industry standard of 17 weeks. After negotiations with exhibitors in recent days,
the studio has agreed to stretch the window to 13 weeks, which was enough to persuade Cineworld.

Alice in Wonderland comes out in the UK on 5 March.
Cineworld, which has a 24% share of UK box office, will play the film on over 150 screens.

Odeon and Vue are yet to reach an agreement on releasing Alice,
while the movie is also facing a boycott from Dutch and Italian exhibitors.

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A dispute with Disney over the release window
could see Alice in Wonderland barred 
from Odeon, Vue and Cineworld screens

Disney wants to cut the gap between the theatrical opening and the DVD release to just 12 weeks,
down from the standard 17 weeks.
The big exhibitors refuse to book any film that doesn’t have a guaranteed four-month theatrical run.

If neither side climbs down, the 3D film will not play at any Odeon, Vue or Cineworld site across the country,
representing 95% of the UK’s 3D screens.

Disney says that films take 97% of their box office revenue in the first eight weeks of release,
after which they largely disappear from cinemas.

The Cinemas claim that bringing forward the DVD release will reduce peoples desire
to see films on the big screen, which could lead to cinema closures, particularly in smaller towns.