• ThunderWhiskers@lemmy.world
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    23 hours ago

    with 72% agreeing that going to a movie in a theater is a good value for the money.

    I find most of the numbers from this survey to be dubious, but this one is insane. I would love to know just how leading these questions were.

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      23 hours ago

      They do say they surveyed moviegoers. That’s a lot of self selection right there. I think movie theaters are a terrible value so I hardly ever go to theaters.

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        23 hours ago

        Here you can find movies that are priced around 1 hr of min wage at fairly decent theaters , so lots of ppl go to a theater for a big release. And i support 1/3 of the title , we kinda need more good comedies that arent slapstic humour but some good comedic social commentairy told trough humour and not another “dystopian vibes” action movie

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      22 hours ago

      Remember the results are global. In my country it’s good value. There’s a lot of competition because it’s not lucrative enough for monopolising franchises anymore.

      Do I still go? No, not really. Great big-screen movies aren’t as frequent as they once were and it doesn’t cost much to get a good display and sound in a lounge room. It doesn’t help that the “experience” of going isn’t there anymore. Cinemas give off strip mall vibes,

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      21 hours ago

      Most theaters nowadays have discount days. $7 Tuesdays in several cities I’ve visited this year.

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        19 hours ago

        And I remember $8 being considered expensive. Of course, there’s been inflation, but not enough to make up for the increase in ticket and food prices. There are people spending 10 bucks for a bag of popcorn.

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          17 hours ago

          Fair, though $7 doesn’t go far anymore it’s only half a burrito at most places. I usually don’t get popcorn and other stuff so for a family I understand that is still pricey. At my local Alamo I’d combine the ticket as dinner so it was a pricey dinner and drink or two with a full experience.

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      22 hours ago

      Alternately “72% of patrons interviewed live outside of the U.S.”