To make sure those kind of movies still get to be made...
Box office downturn expected to continue
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To make sure those kind of movies still get to be made...
Agreed. In fact, it's our independent theatre that has the recliner seats. Meanwhile, the big corporate multiplex is the one trying to draw people into their theatre with all sorts of gimmicks to go with their tentpole movie experiences. Our independent theatre is the one with beer available, and it's a genuinely more intimate experience with less noise. The past 3 movies I've seen have all been at that theatre while the multiplex hasn't really offered anything that I've been wanting to see. If I have to pay a tiny bit more to see a movie, it's going to be with the recliner seats, not rumbler seats.
Also, ironically, the independent theatre is the one with the newest sound system, Dolby Atmos.
Right now it's just my husband and I going to the theater to see movies, once in a blue moon we take a friend or one of our grown children might tag along but they pay their own way.
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 is the first movie we've seen in a couple of months but lately, we've been renting movies on Amazon Prime. That's how we watched Hacksaw Ridge and Doctor Strange.
At the moment I want to see Wonder Woman and Dunkirk in the theater.... and we'll probably see the next Thor movie on the big screen but after that...probably nothing until Star Wars at Christmas.
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 is the first movie we've seen in a couple of months but lately, we've been renting movies on Amazon Prime. That's how we watched Hacksaw Ridge and Doctor Strange.
At the moment I want to see Wonder Woman and Dunkirk in the theater.... and we'll probably see the next Thor movie on the big screen but after that...probably nothing until Star Wars at Christmas.
Small "Art House" Theaters will be dead within 10-20 years at most, shortly followed by the big theaters. Paramount is going to be trying streaming a few what used to be Direct to video movies. If it works, especially if it gets a bigger audience, expect larger and larger movies to be opened at theaters and shortly after release to be streamed. If that proves popular, expect studios to put their "tent pole" movies out at the same time as their theatrical release, then the only theatrical release will be the premiere followed shortly by a wide streaming release. Expect studio apps to start being the only way to see a new release and paying to watch a new movie, like a rental, and a monthly fee for a selection of older and/or classic movies. TV will have finally won. Not because it's better, but because it's more convenient and you don't have to put with strangers sneezing, kids crying, people on cell phones, people talking, people kicking the back of you chair, or poorly set up theaters. Home theater systems costs are coming down too, but to get the best out of it, it should be professionally installed.
But with the $10 a movie you save you can get better internet in most of the heavily populated areas.
Also Logan already came out. That's like 75 days after it came out in the theaters. Sure it made a ton of money, but still, it's insanely fast for a release.
Going to a movie, these days, is pretty much reserved for the rare 'date night' with the Mrs. Cost has gotten out of hand, in my opinion. Why spend $25 on two movie tickets when we can rent the same movie in 3 months, in the comfort of our own living room, for $6. When you have a 65" UHD 4K TV and a Dolby 5.1 surround sound system, the impetuous to 'must see it in theater' just isn't there anymore. Couple with that the fact that half the time the movie volume IS JUST TOO F#&KING LOUD, and you can see why people are staying home.
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A lot of people don't have the money to spend. Last year was the most I've been in theaters in a very long time. Star Wars movies and a Star Trek movie. And I had gift cards.
My son and I only go to matinees plus I have gift cards AND I get the senior price. But it can still be an aggravating experience. It's annoying to have to sit through the same stupid commercials that we see on tv. Also, some people bring their little kids to matinees instead of getting a babysitter. During one movie, a toddler with light up sneakers kept running up and down the aisle. I was a young parent myself once so I know you can't always find or afford a babysitter, but it was still distracting to see those sneakers flashing in the dark. Watching a movie at home is much easier. No wondering if the last person to sit in that seat had head lice...pausing for breaks when you NEED to...crunching snacks and rustling paper with no thought to people around you throwing their drink at your head. No fallout from the balcony. (that was really years ago)
Home theaters prices are falling except for high endefinition systems like 7.1 or ATMOS. But the benefits are worth the cost and with the price of tickets and concessions you make your money back quickly. I have a small 5.1 system in my bed room which is just perfect for my needs. Asking my friend about adding a 7.1 system for the TV room. It's good to have a friend who can get electronics at cost.
He can install it too since he is a Panasonic dealer and hide the speakers in the walls, install theater lights, and set it up so my Mother can watch it without the surrounding sound since she had trouble with "all the buttons."
He can install it too since he is a Panasonic dealer and hide the speakers in the walls, install theater lights, and set it up so my Mother can watch it without the surrounding sound since she had trouble with "all the buttons."
I'm not really sure. I think if anything, small art-house theatres will prevail by finding their own niche. It's the bigger theatres who I think will fail to adapt. The two tend to show completely different movies, and the bigger theatres, at least from my experience, tend to not care so much about smaller movies. In the end though, I think there's room for both. I think it also heavily depends on the markets.
The same reason that we'll always have live theater, there is something special about the experience itself.
Yeah, that's very true, especially in the case of Broadway. Hamilton is a great example of Broadway reinventing itself to keep up with the times while offering something completely unique.
Will anyone being paying £10 to go and watch Baywatch this weekend?
The main advantage is a screen that is larger than you can fit in your home. But that big screen may not be enough to compensate for the disadvantages.
How else can the industry make movie going a special experience? Recliners/food service have been mentioned.
Or, to put it another way, besides the movie itself make the experience nice.
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I very occasionally attend a movie at a second run theater, at the urging of a friend. The lower ticket price helps make it worthwhile. (We used to attend another theater that was cheaper still, but it went out of business).
Last year I went to that theater twice. I also attended a Star Trek matinee elsewhere. So last year I went to movie theaters three times, and that with lower ticket prices.
Last year I went to that theater twice. I also attended a Star Trek matinee elsewhere. So last year I went to movie theaters three times, and that with lower ticket prices.
Perhaps the art-house theaters will survive-think of live theater as an art house phenomenon. Both are niche art experiences.
^^ Good way of looking at it 
Indeed, Owain Taggart. 
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