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Wasn't amc aquired by a chinese company awhile back? Are theyvstill owned by them?
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how much money in comparison have they been making?
like trolls 2 is like the first somewhat big film to do it starting this weekend so we’ll see
i just cant imagine disney going this route with their billion dollar franchises and with a slate of stuff designated for disney+ already
unless it cost studios a lot less money to stream it directly, i am not sure how they can make as much money when they would charge $20 and can have 5-10 people watching it, they are losing a huge amount $$$ there
i guess the studios can make it up by taking the theaters share (which goes up every week) if people watch it later after the release but it seems like a bigger opportunity (easier?) to bootleg the film further
it will be interesting but i still love watching these blockbusters in the big screen/imax with amazing sounds
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I am loving that the movies are coming on streaming, for my own selfish purposes. I do have AMC A List and would be upset if they fail to open back up.
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Movie studios and hollywood are dependent on theaters.
Sure something that wasn't going to make money might be thrown on for streaming, but we're getting 200 million dollar movies. A 200 million dollar movie isn't going to Netflix or Disney. These Marvel movies are making a billion plus globally.
Sure something that wasn't going to make money might be thrown on for streaming, but we're getting 200 million dollar movies. A 200 million dollar movie isn't going to Netflix or Disney. These Marvel movies are making a billion plus globally.
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some more info. theaters aren't really going anywhere, AMC is just in way too deep (even before the pandemic)
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AMC Theatres Bankruptcy Rumors Grow, But That Move Wouldn’t Be The End Of The Chain Or The Biz
In the wake of a S&P Global report that forecasted AMC Entertainment’s depletion of cash by mid-summer and its potential inability to re-open by June, media reports have already written the chain’s obituary. But hold on one moment. While distribution and rival exhibition sources wouldn’t be...
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Theatres and malls will never disappear. People like the experience. The businesses just have to adapt
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I'd be sick if theaters shut down. Where will I go on a "date" when I don't really wanna go on a date?
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Regal >
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Movie theaters make their money mainly off concessions, which is why they're so expensive.
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^and I’ll continue to bring **** in like I’ve done my whole life
even with my kids
they were watching Troom Troom on YouTube yesterday and it was about how to sneak food in the theatres
one said to me “it’s ok to bring a little bit in, right? Cause we do.”
even with my kids
they were watching Troom Troom on YouTube yesterday and it was about how to sneak food in the theatres
one said to me “it’s ok to bring a little bit in, right? Cause we do.”
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Did you try the Regal Unlimited plan? I love mine.
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In house studios like Netflix and Amazon Prime has pretty much sealed the fate for movie theaters.
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False
Movie studios make far more money from movie theaters. How is it possible for a movie to make a billion from at home viewing?
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I go to the movies just for their popcorn... nothing like fresh popcorn at the theater... also the experience of going is cool too... I always go matinee and bring my own drink to save money lol
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NO you're false LOL
People going to the movies has practically diminished since 2017. This generation of movie viewers simply prefer to watch movies in home rather than go out. I'm not saying movie studios make more from at home viewing. I'm saying, people have gotten so used to watching movies at home, they'd prefer to rather do that than go out.
I was suggesting the theater itself is endangered, not to the studios. Reading is fundamental playa.
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I believe the Trolls movie has made the studio a lot money while being on VOD
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Movie theaters and studios go hand in hand.
Movies rack in billions
You aren't getting that streaming.
The theater isn't endangered, because a lot of people like the movie experience. That's date night and family time to too many people.
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Movie theatres arent going out of business any time soon or else blockbuster/hollywood video/redbox would have been put them out
People will still want to go out and watch a movie on release day with a large screen and crowded audience
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Hard to see theatres go away as this isn't the music industry going to streaming, there's no comparable 360 model to compensate the film studios either. Artists and producers can let the music be a loss leader and find others ways to be compensated from shows and merch. I don't know what model works in the movie industry for actors, writers, directors, to be compensated adequately if everything goes to streaming without the billion dollar box office movies. Streaming music also has can count on repeat streams over the course of time to make up for the loss of initial revenue, movies not so much.
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What have you been doing with your time
Master Zik
. I know you miss going to the movies.
Master Zik
. I know you miss going to the movies.
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i used to watch movies all the time at home... then one day i went to the theaters and forgot how much i loved the experience.... i used to go to the movies all the time as a kid...now it was a weekly routine before the virus hit... i even saw wack movies like that blake lively one lol... i agree watching movies on the large screen is great for me its action movies like end game or star wars
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Is AMC trying to seal their fate even faster?!? If theaters reopen this fall and they still aren't screening Universal films I'll look into Regal's unlimited plan if it's still a thing at that time.
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Seems like it was yesterday when Movie Pass had the $10 a month unlimited plan and we were all at theatres flourishing. Wish we could go back in time smh.
