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Do quicker digital releases hurt a movie's chances at the box office? (www.digitalspy.com)

submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Shortly after A Quiet Place: Day One's record-breaking opening weekend, there was online outrage after it was reported that the horror movie would be available to watch at home within a month of its cinema release.

This was only an alleged release date and nothing has been confirmed by Paramount even now. It sparked a debate, however, about how the report would impact Day One's chances at the box office, and a wider one about how movies just aren't given the time to build their audiences at the cinema.

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[–] cm0002 20 points 7 months ago (9 children)

I've said it before, and I'll say it again. The cinema industry is being artificially propped up by wide spread exclusivity agreements to begin with.

If the theater truly offered a superior, worthwhile, experience then people would go regardless of if it's streaming on day 1 or streaming on day 180

Right now most people go because they are essentially forced to go to one because it's the only way to watch the movie they want to watch. (Inb4 someone says ThEYrE nOt foRcEd, ThEY cAn JuSt ChoOsE nOT tO WaTCh IT")

[–] magiccupcake 14 points 7 months ago (8 children)

After upgrading to an oled TV theatres picture quality is just inferior. So now I really don't want to watch movies in theatres.

Sure the sounds is still better, but it's usually too loud for me, and lacks subtitles.

Add to that the ludicrous cost of theatre tickets and it's just not worth it.

[–] [email protected] -4 points 7 months ago (6 children)

ludicrous prices? the nicest Dolby cinema tickets at AMC are like ten bucks

sure you spend more on snacks but you can also just not

[–] magiccupcake 12 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

At my local theatre the nice seats are $18 and the slightly cheaper normal seats are $15. That's including fees for times outside of working hours.

A theatre outing for me and my wife costs more than a 4k uhd bluray for the movies we watch.

That's not even including food, which if we go to a theatre we usually bring to avoid the high food prices.

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