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[Monsterlover]

Indeed.

I have no complaints.  Anything that won't stream I can get on disc pretty quick.

[derby]

I don't get why the industry is clinging so desperately to theatre releases

Streaming at home is the new black

because the industry still makes a ton of money from theater releases.

studios get 50-90% of the ticket price in the opening weeks of a theater run. without knowing what sort of licensing arrangement netflix and the like have w/ the studios, it's really hard to compare revenue between the two.

they're obviously making enough additional money w/ theater releases to make it worth continuing them.

[Mother]

because

a night at the movies with popcorn and a soda costs the same as a tank of gas

[derby]

because

a night at the movies with popcorn and a soda costs the same as a tank of gas

popcorn and soda is all theater money, not studio.

[Mother]

popcorn and soda is all theater money, not studio.

ah



50 bucks for two folk to go to the movies

regardless of who gets the money

3.99 to stream

[derby]

ah



50 bucks for two folk to go to the movies

regardless of who gets the money

3.99 to stream

so it seems that you've answered your own question.

"the industry is clinging so desperately to theatre releases" because they're making significantly more money in the opening weeks a the theater than they do streaming the movie for $3.99.

[Mother]

to how many?

when is 50 bucks too much for me?

when does it hit 75 or 100 and its too much for you?

is it worth keeping old expensive ideas for a few or embrace new inexpensive idea for many?

[derby]

to how many?

when is 50 bucks too much for me?

when does it hit 75 or 100 and its too much for you?

is it worth keeping old expensive ideas for a few or embrace new inexpensive idea for many?

the studios have embraced the "inexpensive idea for many," but not to the detriment of making back their $100MM+ investment in the theater run.

to get the cheap streaming, you gotta wait.

fwiw, i used to have a core group of friends that were all movie freaks. we'd go see all the new movies as a group on opening weekends and some of us would buy all the new dvds released on tuesdays (coincidentally, i used to use the "it's cheaper than going to a movie" excuse to justify my massive dvd purchases).

for many reasons, we don't do this anymore. the main reason is we all live hours from each other now. movies/theaters were a social experience for us. movies are still a good date option, and i don't care how amazing your home theater setup is, nothing compares to seeing a "big movie" on a 70+ foot screen.

people are still paying for the "experience" of going to the theater, and as long as there are no other options to seeing the big movies on opening weekend through the first month or so, i don't see that changing.

my spending has changed, though. i used to buy 3-4 dvds a week, but i haven't bought anything since the dvd-hd/blu-ray battle started. it's waaay cheaper for me to stream/rent than it is to "own" media that might have its encryption keys revoked or need to download content anyway (what happens when the studios decide to quit hosting said content?).

[swampduc]

I know concessions are expensive, but how in God's name does one spend $50 for two people at the movies?
Even with concessions, I rarely exceed $35-$40, so it's still worth going for the right movie.

[derby]

I know concessions are expensive, but how in God's name does one spend $50 for two people at the movies?
Even with concessions, I rarely exceed $35-$40, so it's still worth going for the right movie.

you're obviously not ordering the hyperbole.... 

[Mother]

I know concessions are expensive, but how in God's name does one spend $50 for two people at the movies?
Even with concessions, I rarely exceed $35-$40, so it's still worth going for the right movie.

Today:

tickets for two $24.00
popcorn and a soda (shared) $10.00
gas to get to and from $20.00

when I was 16:

tickets for two $6.00
popcorn and a soda (shared) $10.00
gas to get to and from $5.00

<shakes fist>

get off my lawn

[zooom]

Today:

popcorn and a soda (shared) $10.00

when I was 16:

popcorn and a soda (shared) $10.00
 

so you went from the bladder buster size of ole to the small nowadays?

[derby]

Today:

<snip>

when I was 16:

minimum wage today: $7.25

when you were 16: $4.25

costs go up... i'm sure a theater's lease is higher than it was 17 years ago, too.

[Mother]

so you went from the bladder buster size of ole to the small nowadays?

yes actually

minimum wage today: $7.25

when you were 16: $4.25

costs go up... i'm sure a theater's lease is higher than it was 17 years ago, too.

did the quality of the experience go up as well?

[zooom]

did the quality of the experience go up as well?

sure did...look at the difference in special effects...

unless we are talking chic fliks or some crapola like that...