What that shows is your market is so small and costs have grown enough over the years that if it weren't for the addressable market of the superhero movies, the

What that shows is your market is so small and costs have grown enough over the years that if it weren't for the addressable market of the superhero movies, they wouldn't be showing anything in your region at all. Maybe the big chains might exit your market regardless. AMC almost went bankrupt(they were saved by meme investors). Regal did go bankrupt. Hell even Alamo went bankrupt (but emerged successfully to live another day). How much time do you think is left? As AMC continues to decline they will chop the rural areas first. You'll be maybe left with mom n pop outlets that may not be worth dealing with from the point of view of the distributors(we'll see). Ive said it before but i'll say it again(and get downvoted again). Living in a rural region confers many benefits one of which being likely low taxes...but another way to look at it is you are still paying a tax, just in other ways.