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6. When movie tickets are $20, many families can't afford to go

Wed Jun 12, 2024, 08:53 AM

Jun 2024

Tickets and concessions for a family of 4 or 5 cost more than a year’s subscription to a streaming service. No wonder theater attendance is down.

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how many of u have seen a move in a theater or is that going by the wayside? [View all] AllaN01Bear Jun 2024 OP

I'm going to a matinee today. sinkingfeeling Jun 2024 #1

To me, a movie is *always* better in a theater. n/t Mister Ed Jun 2024 #2

I stay home and watch Netflix. I'm on a fixed income. Meadowoak Jun 2024 #3

i understand , im right there with you. AllaN01Bear Jun 2024 #11

We're going more since we got one of those theaters... Mark.b2 Jun 2024 #4

is that dinner and a move? AllaN01Bear Jun 2024 #10

Haven't gone since before MOMFUDSKI Jun 2024 #5

When movie tickets are $20, many families can't afford to go dlk Jun 2024 #6

I go all the time. Nanuke Jun 2024 #7

I was just this morning debating going to see a movie this afternoon. Xavier Breath Jun 2024 #8

I go for certain movies Bok_Tukalo Jun 2024 #9

Not since I need to pause the movie to visit the loo. House of Roberts Jun 2024 #13

Boys in the boat was my last film I saw in a theater. jimfields33 Jun 2024 #14

My local independent theater is being converted into a Planet Fitness JoseBalow Jun 2024 #16