For many of the families I know it's less about the quality of movies than the cost and effort of going to the movies. Going to the movies costs an extra hour

For many of the families I know it's less about the quality of movies than the cost and effort of going to the movies. Going to the movies costs an extra hour for the round-trip to the theater, ~$40 for adult tickets, ~$60 for the kids (2h babysitter or movie tickets), ~$20 for concessions. Whereas watching at home on our 75" TV with homemade popcorn costs a tiny fraction of that, even including electricity and popcorn kernels and the amortized cost of the TV. As nice as it can be to see a good movie in a theater, it's typically not so much better than watching at home that it's worth an extra hour and more than a hundred dollars.