Movie theater attendance in 2014 lowest it's been in 20 years

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hasn’t calculated the average ticket price for the year yet, but it’s guessed that attendance is at least 6 percent lower than in 2013.

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At least they ID'd one reason.

High ticket prices.
Illegal streaming.
Netflix / Hulu

etc.

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How does the movie industry fix this?

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Fewer remakes, reboots, sequels, and prequels.

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How does the movie industry fix this?


Fewer remakes, reboots, sequels, and prequels.

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That is really, really dumb. These are what people are going to see. People rarely go to see original stuff. Look at the top 10 grosses and the majority are remakes, reboots, sequels, and prequels. People won't magically start going to see movies they aren't seeing now when you take away the movies they are going to most often.

Lower ticket prices.

I'm really picky with what movies I choose to see in a theater because of the high prices.

I did accidentally buy a ticket to one of those AMC Prime theaters for the Imitation Game last week. Wow, those recliners were very comfortable.

Not surprising.

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How does the movie industry fix this?

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My ideas:

1) Create More Value - And this does NOT mean more 3D (which was a recent foray into raising costs to increase revenue). Maybe each showing comes with a local Blu-Tooth wifi code for a one time download and watch. That or something like for every 3 movies you see in a quarter you can watch one movie digitally. SOMETHING bring in a digital artifact from a theater visit. Movie clubs shouldn't be about coming to the theater more often, they SHOULD be about expanding the theater's presence to my living room.

2) Lower ticket prices - Probably not viable, but it would work

3) Stop creating every movie to be a BLOCKBUSTER OR BUST! - This is tiring for movie goers. As much as I love the superhero genre move, not every movie has to be an event.

4) More normal length (100 minutes max), low-key films. This coincides with number 3, but I think the idea that every movie is a 2+ hour EXTRAVAGANZA is also tiring. There's something special about a well constructed, 100 minute film that hits all the right buttons. This is good fodder for that short afternoon or a date. With movies like Interstellar or the Hobbit, I feel like half my day is automatically gone. When you add in drive time, showing up early so you can get good seats, standing in line if it's anywhere near Event weekends, then you're easily looking at a 5 hour affair. I haven't seen the Hobbit yet for this very reason. It just feels like it won't fit my day.

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1. Most Movies Suck
2. Home Theater Systems are far better viewing experience
3. the types of crowd that typically goes to movies makes it miserable
4. Prices are ridiculous
5. Most Movies Suck hard

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I really do think this is a symptom of the industry that's out of theaters' control. I mean, how many "Funniest Movie of the Year!" are there? "Best Movie of the year!" ? The hype cycle kills reactions, tires people out, and is just ridiculous. It's all empty speak once you've heard it for the 5th time.

yep. the bottom line is this: it better be extremely interesting to me to make me want to get in my car and drive to the movies and shell out $15. I haven't been to a theater since the last Batman movie and I regret it because it too, sucked.

The next time you'll catch me in a theater will be Dec 18, 2015 for Star Wars

The wife check out at least one movie a month, but we only see movies at Alamo Draft House or IPIC.