Kuala Lampur, Jan. 31 -- Even with the proliferation of streaming, it still looks like the standard industry practice of having a slow January in terms of big movies is very much in place.

Oscar hopefuls are usually released in November and December, and December will also usually see a last big push for box-office hits because of the holiday season, which then leaves January and February as a bit of a void (and more of a dumping ground for studios to release movies they don't really believe in) before some of these Oscar movies get re-released around March due to the hype that surrounds them because of Oscar fever.

One would have thought that this pattern wouldn't apply to streaming platforms because of their subscription model, but th...