Emma Seligman’s R-rated comedy received a theatrical release first, but when will Bottoms release on streaming? The second feature film from Seligman comes three years after her breakout hit Shiva Baby. Whereas her feature debut only had a small limited release in theaters, the anticipation for Bottoms landed the movie a wide theatrical release courtesy of MGM. The movie debuted at SXSW 2023 and earned rave reviews out of the gate, creating even more excitement to see the R-rated queer comedy starring Rachel Sennott and Ayo Edebiri.
Bottoms‘ story revolves around Sennott’s PJ and Edebiri’s Josie, two unpopular high school students who have crushes on cheerleaders. PJ and Josie want to hook up with their cheerleader crushes Isabel (Havana Rose Liu) and Brittany (Kaia Gerber) before graduation, but they don’t know how to make that happen. This leads them to create a fight club for the other women at their school and chaos ensues. Bottoms‘ Rotten Tomatoes score should help encourage even more people to watch the movie, even if it is not in theaters, and they wait for a streaming release.
Bottoms Will Likely Release On Streaming In November 2023
An official Bottoms streaming release date has not been announced by MGM at the time of this writing. It is expected that the 2023 R-rated comedy will stream on Prime Video once that time comes. Amazon acquired MGM in 2022 for $8.5 billion, which has meant every upcoming MGM movie went to Amazon’s streaming service. Bottoms will be no different in that regard when its streaming release comes. While the studios have not officially announced a Prime Video release date, viewers are likely to see Bottoms streaming in November 2023.
A late 2023 streaming release for Bottoms would give the movie a nearly three-month theatrical run following its August 25, 2023, debut. This would line up with how Amazon and MGM handled Creed 3‘s streaming release earlier this year. There is a chance that the schedule is shortened due to the likelihood of Bottoms not being nearly as big of a box office hit as the Michael B. Jordan-led boxing franchise. There is also a chance that Bottoms will stream on MGM+ before going to Prime Video regardless of the timing.
Bottoms Will Likely Release On Digital In October 2023
Those wanting to watch Bottoms at home without a streaming service subscription and earlier will be able to do so once it releases on Digital. It is expected that the movie will come to the majority of PVOD platforms in October 2023. This would give the movie anywhere between five and nine weeks to play exclusively in theaters. Unless Bottoms is a surprise box office success and avoids the pitfalls of other R-rated 2023 comedies, MGM and Amazon should be more than comfortable releasing the movie on Digital in October, roughly a month before it begins streaming.
