I don't know how it's in the US, but here in Europe where I live a ticket ranges between 16 to 20 Euro per seat. That's simply too much for most people.
Yep
They tried to turn a budget entertainment experience into a luxury media experience, in my mind, due to the expansion of home entertainment systems and screen sizes. It was the wrong half of the business to focus on. They should have improved convenience and the quality of their addons.
I remember my grandfather talking about going to movies for a nickel, not because they had great films, but because they had air conditioning.
My grandfather in Buenos Aires used to book a double feature for the same reason. It was the only way he could get some sleep in the intolerably hot and humid summers there.
It's true. A single movie ticket costs more than a month of an ad-free streaming service these days.
I could see how many don't feel it's worth it anymore, though I personally still enjoy it.
Here in the US (at least in my city), most movie theaters will charge $18-24 for a ticket to an evening show; the local indie/arthouse theater is a bit cheaper, at $15 for an evening show or $12 for a matinee.
The vast majority of the movies coming out of Hollywood currently simply aren’t worth that price to watch. Especially when you know that you can watch them on streaming usually within a year after release.
Movies are released fairly quickly to streaming. In addition, people are disrespectful at the theaters. I'm okay never going again.
Time is the real issue.
I'm in the UK and I'm at a point in life where I've got too many family orientated tasks. If I'm heading to the cinema it will be with family for a PG film (very few seem interesting to my child) or occasionally by myself to see a blockbuster (if they screen it for long enough for my free time to align with it).
I can barely make it through one of today's movies without falling asleep and don't like to be forced to sit in a smelly room full of strangers, not be able to do what I want (like check my phone etc).