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What I never understood about theaters is why they never got into physical movie sales as well. When I exit the theater for the second part of some trilogy movi
by alexkavon 9y ago
What I never understood about theaters is why they never got into physical movie sales as well. When I exit the theater for the second part of some trilogy movie, why can't I pick up the first on Bluray on the way out? Theaters are dying because they don't fully embrace the culture of movie lovers. Instead they charge you heavily with the food there.
Going to the theater is an experience much like the theme park. Go on the ride and tantalize me afterwards with memories and other things to offer a more complete experience. Otherwise I'm just going to a giant living room and sitting in a chair hundreds if no thousands of people have farted in at risk of my experience being interrupted by people cheering because Stan Lee appeared on screen for a second.
I don't think theaters will ever be as big as they once were. Offering film versions, HFR 3D, or beer won't change that solely because of the net. They need to attain a "can't beat 'em, then join them" attitude.
- paxy 9y agoIt's not like physical movie sales are doing too well themselves. And by the time a sequel is released a physical copy of the original would have been out for a while, meaning it will already be severely discounted online and in bargain bins.
- alexkavon 9y agoI agree. My point is that theaters do not embrace all of the industry on both ends. They only look to distribute a single viewing and they rely on gouging that gimmick when they could be doing so much more.
- DKnoll 9y agoMovie sales, especially for blockbusters, have pretty thin margins. They wouldn't be able to compete with retailers who use (or at least, they did) new movies as loss leaders. Also Cineplex in Canada for example will pre-sell you a digital copy of the movie when you buy a ticket. Movie theatres have died before, like in the 70s. The way they were revived is exactly how you described it, by making it a destination (in the 70s, by refining theatres, which were generally seen as grubby and low-class into something more dignified) and not just a place to watch a movie.
- tytytytytytytyt 9y ago> Going to the theater is an experience much like the theme park. Go on the ride and tantalize me afterwards with memories and other things to offer a more complete experience. It appears to be drastically different for you than for a lot of others.
- alexkavon 9y agoHaha, that's not my experience. That's just how I think it should be. That statement was poorly worded.
- hkmurakami 9y agoWhat percentage of movies watched is by movie lovers vs families / groups of friends casually having a social outing?