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Theatres will have to find some other way to draw crowds, or they will be replaced by stores and restaurants that make more money per unit area. I suspect if t

Theatres will have to find some other way to draw crowds, or they will be replaced by stores and restaurants that make more money per unit area. I suspect if they do find some other way, it will be based on some relatively new technology (perhaps already existing, like smartphones, or up-and-coming like some kind of AR), or it would have happened already. I've been trying to thing of a movie theatre / lan party combo, but haven't been able to come up with anything useful.

vorpalhex 9y ago
There's a theater chain in my area that is always crowded and does really well: Alamo Drafthouse. Their pitch? Pretty much comes down to good service including food and cocktails, at low prices, and a no-noise policy. You buy a ticket ahead of time picking your exact seats. Tickets are about $11. The pre-show instead of being ads are usually short videos or clips from earlier movies. Food is around $12-16 an entree, alcoholic beverages are between $6 and $20 with most cocktails around $12. Oh, and if they see your phone or if you're talking during the movie, you get kicked out with the option to be banned. It's an amazing movie experience, and I regularly go at least once a month. Their food is genuinely good restaurant quality and their drinks are creative, often times with special cocktails or entrees to go along with big releases. It's obviously not an every day thing, but it's cheap enough to be a once a week kind of thing.
- leetcrew 9y ago
  > You buy a ticket ahead of time picking your exact seats. the whole package sounds great, but I would be sold on this detail alone. I hate having to choose between sitting in the theater for 30-45 mins and getting a bad seat at popular films.