When Is Francis Ford Coppola’s ‘Megalopolis’ Coming To Streaming?

Megalopolis—writer-director Francis Ford Coppola’s sci-fi movie opus—is new in theaters. When will it be available to stream at home?

Megalopolis plays in Thursday previews before it opens in theaters nationwide on Friday.

The official summary for the movie reads, “Megalopolis is a Roman Epic set in an imagined Modern America. The City of New Rome must change, causing conflict between Cesar Catilina (Adam Driver), a genius artist who seeks to leap into a utopian, idealistic future, and his opposition, Mayor Franklyn Cicero (Giancarlo Esposito), who remains committed to a regressive status quo, perpetuating greed, special interests, and partisan warfare.

“Torn between them is socialite Julia Cicero (Nathalie Emmanuel), the mayor's daughter, whose love for Cesar has divided her loyalties, forcing her to discover what she truly believes humanity deserves.”

Megalopolis also stars Laurence Fishburne, Aubrey Plaza, Jon Voight, Shia LaBeouf, Talia Shire, Grace VanderWaal, Kathryn Hunter, Jason Schwartzman and Dustin Hoffman.

Currently, the only way to see Megalopolis is in theaters. Check local listings for showtimes. After its debut in theaters, Megalopolis’ first stop in the home entertainment market will be on digital streaming via premium video on demand.

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Like most theatrical releases, the debut of Megalopolis on PVOD depends on how successful the film is at the box office.

If Megalopolis—which is being distributed by Lionsgate Films—underperforms at the box office, it could debut on PVOD relatively soon. For example, two recent Lionsgate releases quickly pivoted to PVOD after failing to generate significant box office revenue.

Lionsgate’s big-screen adaptation of Borderlands debuted poorly at the box office after its August 9 debut in theaters and debuted on PVOD 21 days later, on August 30. In addition, the studio’s remake of The Crow—which was released in theaters on August 23—debuted on PVOD 21 days after opening in theaters on September 13.

Tracking reports from Variety and Deadline suggest that Megalopolis is looking at the same box office fate as its fellow recent Lionsgate releases in its opening weekend. Both trade publications project Megalopolis will earn anywhere from $5 million to $7 million in its opening Friday to Sunday frame.

If the projections hold, Megalopolis could be making a quick trip to PVOD. If the film follows the same 21-day pattern as Borderlands and The Crow, then viewers can expect Megalopolis to debut on PVOD as soon as October 18 on such digital platforms as Prime Video, AppleTV+ and VUDU.

According to Variety, Megalopolis—which was self-funded by Coppola—cost $100 million to produce, while Deadline reported that the film had a $120 million production budget before prints and advertising.

When Will ‘Megalopolis’ Debut On Streaming Video On Demand?

While Megalopolis could debut on PVOD in as little time as a month, the wait for the film on a streaming service via streaming video on demand will be a lot longer.

Since Megalopolis is being distributed by Lionsgate, its first SVOD stop will be on STARZ’s streaming service. You must be a STARZ subscriber to watch Megalopolis when it debuts on the streaming platform.

Typically it takes about 180 days from the time a Lionsgate release debuts in theaters to its SVOD debut on STARZ.

The Lionsgate family drama Ordinary Angels, for example, opened in theaters on February 23 but didn’t make its STARZ debut until August 21. The Lionsgate horror thriller Imaginary followed the same 180-day release pattern. The film opened in theaters March 8 and made its SVOD debut on STARZ on September 4.

If Megalopolis follows the same 180-day theatrical-to-PVOD release pattern, the film won’t debut on STARZ until about March 28, 2025.

Rated R, Megalopolis plays in Thursday previews and opens on Friday in theaters nationwide.