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You aren't wrong about that, but I think you're downplaying that "movie going audiences" are a declining, not growing, pool.

Posted by Name Withheld By Request (aka BlueKopo) Aug 16 '23, 14:22

It's like arguing that cable television subscribers are only going down due to programmers putting on crap programming instead of the fundamental change in how media is being consumed.

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It’s been declining for 70 years. Studios just accelerated it in the last few years by conditioning people to wait a few weeks and catch whatever on - Will Hunting Aug 16, 14:29 4
- I dunno. I think the 70s through 00s fundamentally expanded the number of people who considered going to the movies to be a normal casual activity. - Name Withheld By Request Aug 16, 14:50
- That wasn't studios. That was people training their kids to second-screen. - David Aug 16, 14:36 2
  - 2019 had limited problems. Why bother going to pay 12 a ticket if I can wait 12 weeks? - Will Hunting Aug 16, 14:40 1
    - That was four years ago, grandpa. - The Allfather Aug 16, 15:12

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You aren't wrong about that, but I think you're downplaying that "movie going audiences" are a declining, not growing, pool.

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