Posachedwa, kugombetsedwa kwa "kudabwa azimayi: 1984" adasinthidwa - nthawi ino pa Disembala 24th. Popeza momwe zinthu zilili ndi moyo padziko lapansi ndipo tsogolo la Ciginas lili pachiwopsezo, ambiri akuganiza kuti silingakhale bwanji kuti atulutse malo otsekemera, monga zinaliri ndi mulan. Tsiku lina, wotsogolera wa "Wosafunsa Akazi: 1984" Jetty Jenkins adakambirana ndi Reuters, momwe adafotokozera nkhawa kuti anthu a cinemanol a Cinems amatha kudalira. Zikuwoneka kuti, Jenkins motsutsana ndi filimu yake yatsopano anali pazenera lalikulu:
Ngati tisankha kutseka kwa Sink, idzakhala njira yosasinthika. Titha kutayika kwanthawi yayitali mwambo wopita kumakanema. Itha kukhala chinthu chomwe chachitika kale ku makampani oyimba ... Mukayika pachiwopsezo chonse, kuzisintha china chomwe sichingakhale chopindulitsa. Sindikuganiza kuti m'modzi wa ife akufuna kukhala m'dziko lapansi momwe njira yokhayo yochepetsera ana anu mu sinema ndikufinya kutsogolo kwa chophimba m'chipinda chochezera.
Chochititsa chidwi ndi chakuti, mu Julayi, a Executive Offieder Warnernernernernernernernernernernernernernerdemea, John Stonni, adanena kuti adzadabwa kwambiri, ngati "mkazi Wodabwitsa: 1984" Udzafika papulatifomu. Mu mzimu womwewo, tcheyamani wa Warner Bros angolalikira posachedwa. Chithunzithunzi cha Cont Monthm Soundy Exmerch.