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Number of movie tickets sold in 2014 lowest since 1995
Posted on 1/5/15 at 8:46 am
Posted on 1/5/15 at 8:46 am
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Not only were this year’s domestic admissions of 1.259 billion off 6% from 2013’s 1.34B, but the number of tickets sold hit their lowest level since 1995 when 1.211B people went to the cinema.
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Insiders attribute the down year to lackluster product and the lack of even bigger tentpoles versus ticket prices, which remained level.
Deadline story.
This year's summer schedule is obviously stacked, so 2015 should turn things around.
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Posted on 1/5/15 at 9:07 am to Augustus
Theaters will go the way of the Blockbusters and Movie Galleries of the world. Some will stay open for indie and special releases, but eventually everything will be online. Scary thought.
Posted on 1/5/15 at 10:25 am to beHop
They may shrink in number but won't ever totally go away. The experience of the big screen can't be replicated by mass majority and there are plenty who wouldnt be able to stream or buy and would prefer to go to the theater. I have a big tv and all that but love the theater myself.
Posted on 1/5/15 at 10:27 am to beHop
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Scary thought.
It's evolution
Posted on 1/5/15 at 10:33 am to Byron Bojangles III
Most of the movies this year sucked.
DOFP
Interstellar...
Edit: GOG almost forgot thanks Tywin
Not many really great films these were pretty much the only ones I saw that I enjoyed thoroughly.
DOFP
Interstellar...
Edit: GOG almost forgot thanks Tywin
Not many really great films these were pretty much the only ones I saw that I enjoyed thoroughly.
This post was edited on 1/5/15 at 10:40 am
Posted on 1/5/15 at 10:36 am to Augustus
Can you imagine how bad it would have been without Winter Soldier and Guardians of the Galaxy?
Posted on 1/5/15 at 10:39 am to Augustus
Not surprising at all due to ticket/concession costs, movie selections, and streaming options becoming available.
Posted on 1/5/15 at 10:43 am to Augustus
We go to the movies a fair amount, but probably went from 2x/month in 2013 to 5 times in 2014.
Posted on 1/5/15 at 10:46 am to Augustus
I bet I bought more movie tickets in 2014 than I did in any other year of my life. 
Posted on 1/5/15 at 10:53 am to Augustus
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I attribute the down year to lackluster product
Posted on 1/5/15 at 11:31 am to Augustus
I've been to the theater a lot this year. Also, I can't imagine not seeing movies like Guardians, Interstellar, etc. in the theater. The experience was so positive/enjoyable.
Posted on 1/5/15 at 11:41 am to beHop
I don't see movie theaters going the way of Blockbuster in our lifetime.
Apples and Oranges.
Netflix directly replaced Blockbuster's option of renting movies for home viewing.
There is no replacement for the movie theater experience. The only way that they would disappear is if releasing to theaters became severely less profitable for the studios and distributors.
Apples and Oranges.
Netflix directly replaced Blockbuster's option of renting movies for home viewing.
There is no replacement for the movie theater experience. The only way that they would disappear is if releasing to theaters became severely less profitable for the studios and distributors.
Posted on 1/5/15 at 12:33 pm to Fewer Kilometers
Next year is going to do silly insane numbers (Star Wars, Avengers, Batman/Superman, Bond)
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