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In reply to the discussion: Movie Theaters Just Experienced Their Lowest Box Office Month in Almost 30 Years [View all]Buns_of_Fire
(18,879 posts)35. How many variations/"universes" of Batman does one need to see?
I can ignore "Batman Universe XXVIII - Batman v. SpongeBob SquarePants" as easily in my living room as I can in a theater with sticky armrests, sticky floors, and sticky seats - and not have to pay $5 for a coffee-cup-size buttered popcorn, thanks to Orville Redenbacher.
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Movie Theaters Just Experienced Their Lowest Box Office Month in Almost 30 Years [View all]
Coventina
Thursday
OP
The purpose of the article seems to be simply to report the numbers, not assess causality
AZJonnie
Thursday
#1
And maybe the same old, same old formulaic crap just doesn't get any excitement.
erronis
Thursday
#2
Discretionary spending is down, esp by people who can't afford World Series tickets. . . . . nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Thursday
#4
"Have any of these brainiacs considered that NO ONE HAS ANY MONEY?!?!?!?!?!?"
Wounded Bear
Thursday
#12
Maybe the threat of "ICE" kicking in theatre doors is keeping people at home. Shame that. n/t
flvegan
Thursday
#13
It just may be there weren't any movies anyone wanted to see in the theaters
jmowreader
Thursday
#17
Mick Jagger has wrinkles? Maybe that's why he stands close to Keith Richards.
JustABozoOnThisBus
Yesterday
#41
Streaming lets me use closed-captions... skip back when I missed a line of dialog or when...
QueerDuck
Yesterday
#34