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It seems plausible that this is just families going to the movies and then choosing to see different ones?
by paddw 3y ago
It seems plausible that this is just families going to the movies and then choosing to see different ones?
- ryanmcbride 3y agoI'm sure there's at least some but barbieheimer has been a meme since the first dates got announced so I think it's pretty safe to say that a lot of it is people seeing both. My local theater even has the posters right next to each other. My fiance and 10 of our friends already got tickets to both and can't wait. We're seeing Oppenheimer first, then a quick break for smoking weed, then back in for barbie
- giraffe_lady 3y agoAre you loading up pre-oppenheimer also, is the question this leaves me with.
- ryanmcbride 3y agoNope going into oppenheimer sober and then the weed and barbie is to recover
- Aaronstotle 3y agoMy girlfriend and housemates are also all going, Oppenheimer in the morning. Break, eating brunch, then seeing Barbie in the afternoon.
- fovc 3y agoWow, how did you get 12 people to commit for 5h simultaneously? Not facetious, genuinely curious. I don’t think I could do that even for a shorter birthday party
- ryanmcbride 3y agoMy friends and I just really love a themed activity
- conductr 3y agoThis is my thought. I have to believe there’s a solid inverse relationship of interest. But everyone is interested in one of them. Parents/kids or men/women seem like sensible cohorts for Oppenheimer/Barbie. Would be interesting to see the data and if showtimes overlap. Or if it’s truly back to back.
- arrrg 3y agoI think you have a too narrow view of people’s interests. I would describe the overlap as “people into films that are with a relatively high likelihood interesting”. Given who is directing and who is involved with both of those films that’s a relatively safe bet. Fast & Furious in a double feature with Trolls. That’s what I would describe as double feature with little overlap. Both films have probably relatively distinct demographics that like them and the films are unlikely to be in any way interesting.
- conductr 3y agoI'd also speculate that animated childrens movies are not likely to overlap with much at all in terms of double feature worthiness.