I’m optimistic that some theaters will survive. I think a good analogy is bookstores. In the 90s there were all sorts of bookstore chains, now it’s pretty much

I’m optimistic that some theaters will survive. I think a good analogy is bookstores. In the 90s there were all sorts of bookstore chains, now it’s pretty much B&N. At the same time, at least here in Boston, there are several long-standing bookstores (Harvard, book smith, trident, etc.) that still get a ton of traffic and are local institutions in their own right. So when I think of local independent theaters that already have a dedicated following (thinking mostly of Coolidge corner theatre) I think they’ll find a way to thrive.