Unless something completely unexpected breaks out next week, it's looking like there will be no movies making more than $10M next weekend. I swear, March cannot get here fast enough.
This article in The Washington Post about the downsides of the cinema-going experience 4 weeks ago drew nearly 2,000 comments and the most liked ones are not very positive on the movie-going experience.
Some of the complaints include:
-movies starting 30 minutes after the advertised session time with ads and trailers and recently behind the scenes and introductions from the filmmakers
-movies going for too long
-age old complaints like disruptive audiences
-people being on their phones
-expensive tickets especially when more than one person attends
-a lot of complaints about movies being too loud
-the repetitiveness of the Nicole Kidman cinema is magic AMC ad
I feel this article really struck a nerve with the Washington Post audience. A lot of the commenters claim they are never going back to the cinema and they are happy watching at home with all the benefits that brings:
-big screen TVs
-no ads before the movie
-cheap food and drinks compared to the cinema
-no getting to and from the cinema
-pausing during toilet breaks
Not to mention people who can't physically attend cinemas.
And it's starting to paint a narrative of why cinemas aren't as desirable a destination as they used to be:
I am trying to see more movies this year, movies outside of my usual interests... I saw Mean Girls this week, and didn't feel it was a total waste of my time. I liked the ending. I will see ISS (because I love space movies in general) and maybe Origin, because of what this newsletter says about it.
Unless something completely unexpected breaks out next week, it's looking like there will be no movies making more than $10M next weekend. I swear, March cannot get here fast enough.
Also, thanks for the follow Scott. Appreciate it.
No problem, I need to be better about actually following people on "Notes."
This article in The Washington Post about the downsides of the cinema-going experience 4 weeks ago drew nearly 2,000 comments and the most liked ones are not very positive on the movie-going experience.
Some of the complaints include:
-movies starting 30 minutes after the advertised session time with ads and trailers and recently behind the scenes and introductions from the filmmakers
-movies going for too long
-age old complaints like disruptive audiences
-people being on their phones
-expensive tickets especially when more than one person attends
-a lot of complaints about movies being too loud
-the repetitiveness of the Nicole Kidman cinema is magic AMC ad
I feel this article really struck a nerve with the Washington Post audience. A lot of the commenters claim they are never going back to the cinema and they are happy watching at home with all the benefits that brings:
-big screen TVs
-no ads before the movie
-cheap food and drinks compared to the cinema
-no getting to and from the cinema
-pausing during toilet breaks
Not to mention people who can't physically attend cinemas.
And it's starting to paint a narrative of why cinemas aren't as desirable a destination as they used to be:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/12/27/movie-theater-audience-waiting/
I am trying to see more movies this year, movies outside of my usual interests... I saw Mean Girls this week, and didn't feel it was a total waste of my time. I liked the ending. I will see ISS (because I love space movies in general) and maybe Origin, because of what this newsletter says about it.