Nickel Boys (2024)

[Harry Smolin]

MGM
Rated PG-13
4K Flat 1.33
CCAP/OCAP, HI/VI, 5.1/IAB (Atmos)
Total Package Size: 199 GB

Total Run Time: 02:19:36
Credits Start: 02:13:33
Crawl Start: 02:15:06

CPL files:
NickelBoys_FTR-2_F-133_EN-XX-CCAP_51-Atmos-HI-VI_4K_XM_20241219_DLX_SMPTE_VF
NickelBoys_FTR-2_F-133_EN-XX-CCAP_OV_51-HI-VI_4K_XM_20241219_DLX_SMPTE_OV
NickelBoys_FTR-2_F-133_EN-XX-LAS_OV_51_4K_XM_20241223_DLX_SMPTE_VF
NickelBoys_FTR-2_F-133_EN-XX-OCAP_OV_51-HI-VI_4K_XM_20241219_DLX_SMPTE_VF

Included Trailer:
The Fire Inside TLR-1 (CPL file: FireInside_TLR-1-2D_F_EN-XX_US-GB_51_4K_XM_20240905_DLX_SMPTE_OV)

PG-13 rating tag included (CPL file: MPA-PG13-2D_RTG_F_EN-XX_US-13_51_4K_20200808_DTB_SMPTE_OV).

The following note is also included:

"NICKEL BOYS was shot, and intended to be projected, in the 1:33 (aka 4x3) aspect ratio, which will result in black bars on the left and right sides of the screen."

[Ryan Gallagher]

I wonder if the studio cards are bigger than 4:3. The note reads like masking to the film is not even expected/intended.

[Harry Smolin]

Tested the film this morning. The opening logos are in 1.33, as is the rest of the film. My guess is that either the note is intended for theaters that can only do standard flat or scope masking and not any special flats or scopes, or it's to accommodate the PG-13 rating tag, which is standard flat and overshoots if you try to project it with 1.33 masking.

[Ryan Gallagher]

Tested the film this morning. The opening logos are in 1.33, as is the rest of the film. My guess is that either the note is intended for theaters that can only do standard flat or scope masking and not any special flats or scopes, or it's to accommodate the PG-13 rating tag, which is standard flat and overshoots if you try to project it with 1.33 masking.

Yeah I'd guess they packaged it for common width flat screens, the note makes sense in that context. If I was showing this I'd mask it to 1.33 and crop the rating card (or skip it). If any card deserves to be butchered the rating card is easily the most deserving candidate. But easy for me to say having a 1.33 preset and 3 movable sides of masking.