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Most theater execs believe the moviegoing experience will be dead in 20 years...
Posted on 6/25/25 at 7:10 am
Posted on 6/25/25 at 7:10 am
It's not looking good for the movie industry. I think you are going to see some serious and dramatic changes in Hollywood within the next 5-10 years.
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A survey of 246 “cinema owners and film professionals affiliated with exhibitors” found that more than half believe the “traditional cinema experience” will be dead as a viable business model within 20 years.
“Among other findings in the poll, nearly 90% of U.S. exhibition executives stated that their revenue has not recovered to pre-COVID levels,” reports the far-left Variety. “An overwhelming majority of them, 81%, also want an exclusive theatrical window on new releases lasting at least six weeks, while 77% believe that day-and-date streaming releases have a negative impact on the theatrical model.”
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Posted on 6/25/25 at 7:15 am to RollTide1987
I believe it. It's relatively "dead" and a complete different experience now than it was 20 years ago. Granted I think a lot of it can be contributed to covid, my point remains the same.
Posted on 6/25/25 at 7:18 am to RollTide1987
Despite the efforts to make them nicer with better seats, food, and sound systems, theaters still feel like gross-arse bus stations for the most part. Dirty, smelly, and full of morons who don’t know how to behave. I’d rather watch at home.
Posted on 6/25/25 at 7:19 am to RollTide1987
Movie theater execs exaggerating their risk so that they can get exclusive releases and make more money
Posted on 6/25/25 at 7:20 am to RollTide1987
Real talk - the moviegoing experience has simply become too expensive for families. A family of 4 can easily drop $100 to go see a film (with concessions) and that isn't particularly new.
The death spiral has been: Hollywood only wants a sure thing, so they make 5 different films over and over and over again, just repackaging and incorporating the same stories in different IPs. This is the pop music model. That used to work much more consistently than it does now.
They can't/won't make smaller and more niche films (that might blow up into something) because of the insane barrier to entry and limited upside.
So, they double/triple down - Fast and Furious 63, yet another Superman origin story, a remake of a remake of a remake of an animated film, etc.
At a certain point, the audience has had enough, again, particularly with the cost.
The death spiral has been: Hollywood only wants a sure thing, so they make 5 different films over and over and over again, just repackaging and incorporating the same stories in different IPs. This is the pop music model. That used to work much more consistently than it does now.
They can't/won't make smaller and more niche films (that might blow up into something) because of the insane barrier to entry and limited upside.
So, they double/triple down - Fast and Furious 63, yet another Superman origin story, a remake of a remake of a remake of an animated film, etc.
At a certain point, the audience has had enough, again, particularly with the cost.
Posted on 6/25/25 at 7:24 am to RollTide1987
Seems like a foregone conclusion. People are gonna be watching their own AI content rather than some big budget movie intended for a general audience.
It's why i find it funny how often posters repeat stuff along the lines of
how they need X movie to fail.
Movies failing isnt gonna reset the industry to how it used to be, it will just cause funding to dry up quicker and speed up the death spiral
It's why i find it funny how often posters repeat stuff along the lines of
how they need X movie to fail.
Movies failing isnt gonna reset the industry to how it used to be, it will just cause funding to dry up quicker and speed up the death spiral
Posted on 6/25/25 at 7:25 am to RollTide1987
I mean, the theater experience today is almost equivalent to visiting a third world country unless you catch a matinee which the casual viewer can't because, you know, work... not to mention nobody wants to pay $20 to see kweer shite in a James Bond movie.
This post was edited on 6/25/25 at 7:26 am
Posted on 6/25/25 at 7:27 am to RollTide1987
I go on Monday afternoons when I get a discount. I have recently been to see Thunderbolts and Final Reckoning. I usually wait until the movies have been out about 3 weeks. If I had four other people in the theater with me both times that was plenty.
Posted on 6/25/25 at 7:27 am to RollTide1987
It’s the studios fault. They are making total shite.
I’m not even watching movies that come out directly on streaming. It’s 100% having no quality.
Felt like I used to see movies of all kinds 10-20 times a year in theaters.
I’m not even watching movies that come out directly on streaming. It’s 100% having no quality.
Felt like I used to see movies of all kinds 10-20 times a year in theaters.
Posted on 6/25/25 at 7:28 am to Ace Midnight
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Real talk - the moviegoing experience has simply become too expensive for families.
I was coming here to post this. People still want to see movies in theaters...it just has to be worth it. So couple the dramatic drop in quality over the last decade plus with the fact that it costs upwards of $20 per person to go to a movie (and that's without introducing concessions), and people don't want to do it that badly to drop that kind of money on it.
Now couple THAT with the fact that home theaters, even simply just home televisions, have come such a long way that you can watch movies on a relatively big screen with surround sound and whatever food you want, all in the comfort of your own home. And movies at home cost significantly less than they would if you went to the theater. If my wife and son want to go to a theater to watch some new release, we'd spend about $50 on tickets, and likely another $20-30 on concessions. Or we can wait a month or two until it hits streaming, and we can rent the movie for like $19.99 and watch it at home and eat food or popcorn that we already have. And on top of that, we wouldn't have to deal with the annoyances that sometimes come with the theater as well (although my experiences with that have been pretty low for the most part).
The bottom line is that the theater experience is just not really worth it these days. And sure, there are some exceptions (TG: Maverick, for example). But all in all, that holds true.
Posted on 6/25/25 at 7:37 am to jlovel7
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It’s the studios fault. They are making total shite.
I think this is a pretty big factor. Better movies would do wonders to get butts in the seats. Too much today is recycled, rehashed, and/or highly tinkered-with by non-creative bean counters.
Posted on 6/25/25 at 7:41 am to HueyLongJr
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Despite the efforts to make them nicer with better seats, food, and sound systems, theaters still feel like gross-arse bus stations for the most part. Dirty, smelly, and full of morons who don’t know how to behave. I’d rather watch at home.
For the longest time movie theaters had sound and screen as their main draws. This is why people were willing to pay more for food and sit with a bunch of people they didn't know.
Technology has made it where you can get the same visual and audio experience in your home. Surround sound and 70" QLED televisions with 4k streaming has made a lot of that irrelevant. The only benefit of going to the theaters now is to see it first - and more than a few movies are being released on streaming services at the same time.
IMAX is about the only truly unique experience to enjoy, and that's a trip if you don't live near a big city. I have no interest in driving an hour into town to watch a movie and drive an hour back home.
Posted on 6/25/25 at 7:59 am to RollTide1987
I've seen three movies at the theater in the last month, more than I have in the last five years. I have mixed feelings about the experience. The theater near my house was recently renovated and is really nice, has reclining seats, reserved seating, etc. The biggest problem for me is that taking my wife and a couple of kids, after popcorn, a few drinks, etc is that the tariff was $150. That's fricking insane. I'm willing to go to the theater to see certain movies, but the pricing for the concessions is just totally out of control. The other thing is that like many businesses, post covid, there's no one working there. The whole place has 2-3 employees and just feels weird. Finally, the big advantage seeing a movie in a theater has over watching at home is the engagement of the crowd. I can't remember the last time I saw a movie in a theater and there were more than ten people in the theater.
I don't think the theater experience will be dead in 20 years. It's already dead.
I don't think the theater experience will be dead in 20 years. It's already dead.
Posted on 6/25/25 at 8:17 am to PuertoRicanBlaze
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I mean, the theater experience today is almost equivalent to visiting a third world country
That’s strictly dependent on location. The Alamo Drafthouse I go to is fine as far as clientele. But it is not nearly as busy as it was pre Covid.
Posted on 6/25/25 at 8:28 am to HueyLongJr
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and full of morons who don’t know how to behave.
This. Along with almost every other community viewing experience. Concerts are full of people talking and/or screaming off key.
Even the finer theaters experiences show signs of deteriorating, with phone usage, talking, etc.
Posted on 6/25/25 at 8:28 am to RollTide1987
AI is going to change the game. Hollywood will no longer be the gatekeeper. This will be a wonderful thing for the industry. You will no longer need millions of dollars to produce a great movie. The best ideas will win. We will have access to more content than ever before and content that we will love.
It wont be like today where I am deciding between one Hollywood propaganda piece on Netflix or a similar Hollywood propaganda piece on Max.
It wont be like today where I am deciding between one Hollywood propaganda piece on Netflix or a similar Hollywood propaganda piece on Max.
This post was edited on 6/25/25 at 8:30 am
Posted on 6/25/25 at 8:30 am to RollTide1987
Weeknight 530 pm movies with my kids are still great experiences. The problem in my eyes is two-fold: the cost is high and the movies good enough to see in theaters are few and far between.
Posted on 6/25/25 at 8:34 am to HueyLongJr
There are theaters far nicer than your description. Watching at home, even with the best “home theater” equipment,
can not match the actual theater experience.
Even the historic Prytania Theater has
Upgraded its sound system and projection equipment considerably. There’s no substitute for going to the movies”. It’s something loved since the age of nine or ten(or earlier with my parents).
I do not get nearly as engaged with a film when I watch at home…
can not match the actual theater experience.
Even the historic Prytania Theater has
Upgraded its sound system and projection equipment considerably. There’s no substitute for going to the movies”. It’s something loved since the age of nine or ten(or earlier with my parents).
I do not get nearly as engaged with a film when I watch at home…
Posted on 6/25/25 at 8:38 am to HueyLongJr
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Despite the efforts to make them nicer with better seats, food, and sound systems, theaters still feel like gross-arse bus stations for the most part. Dirty, smelly, and full of morons who don’t know how to behave.
Damn, I'm glad I have a nice theater to go to. Mine is nothing like you described. Clean and never once had a problem with any of the people attending. We are lacking a certain demographic where I am though
Posted on 6/25/25 at 8:57 am to RollTide1987
It's already dead. Last movie I saw in the theater was 15 years ago. Theaters are closing down all over the place.
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