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Leonardo DiCaprio Wonders if ‘People Still Have the Appetite’ for Movie Theaters: Will They Become ‘Like Jazz Bars?’ (variety.com)
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[–] 17 points 7 months ago (1 child)

Yeah, if the cost of seeing a movie for my family of 4 is $80, if instead of going to the movies I take that and save for a TV, staying at home 4-5 times gets me a 75 inch 4K TV.

If I'm going to watch some unimaginative retread of an established IP, I'd rather do it on my couch, drinking a beer, and eating my own popcorn.

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  • [–] 6 points 7 months ago

    My wife and I used to go to the movies every Tuesday for like $5 a ticket. Didn't matter if there was something we were really interested in, we would take the chance on something. If that price tracked with inflation, it'd be $7 a ticket and we'd probably go with kids a couple times a month still. But it's more than double that and so are the snacks, so we instead go maybe twice a year.

    But, yeah, some executive with an MBA knows best how to price empty goddamn seats.

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