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I'm sorry David, but it's not accurate to say there's no lingering pandemic effect on 2023 box office. The entire paradigm was reset. -- nm

Posted by rollo Jul 27 '23, 06:40

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I have not been back to the theater since pre-COVID. I used to go weekly. A small fraction is lingering anxiety, but most I know I can wait. - sycor Jul 27, 07:09
But I mean that's the point, innit? People were frightened or reluctant to go to the theater because of COVID for a couple of years. Then the habit -- (edited) - Reagen Jul 27, 06:51
ascribing it only to “the pandemic” is too vague. it’s how the studios changed their own business models before and after, going all in on streaming - hollywood big shot Jul 27, 06:46 6
- I'd buy this more now than Covid itself. If I can get any Disney movie in 3-4 months, why bother seeing in the theater unless it's an "event" -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 27, 06:58 2
  - studios had wanted to collapse the window for years before COVID. pandemic just gave them the leverage to actually do it -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 27, 07:01 1
    - Oh, I know they wanted to ... but the last few years just shows they're terrible at forecasting the future. - Will Hunting Jul 27, 07:03
- I agree. waiting a month or two to see it for free is a big change and much more acceptable than 4-5 months previously - Beaker 🍺 Jul 27, 06:49 2
  - 100%. Take the two giant movies coming out this weekend on streaming (GotG3, Super Mario). I saw neither of them in theaters but will certainly - oblique Jul 27, 07:20
  - the girls like to go cause they go with their friends. but for wife and I, why bother when we can watch from home -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Jul 27, 06:50
i agree, a lot of people just completely lost the 'habit' of going to a theatre for entertainment. -- nm - Andie Jul 27, 06:42 1
- Not just theater, either. We lost a ton of habits of all kinds. I am only now feeling like I’m starting to regain some discipline lost. -- nm - Qale Jul 27, 07:25

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