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GreatGazoo

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3. Fortunately Miles is Completely Wrong

Wed Dec 24, 2025, 10:31 AM

Dec 24

Other things that "Ended" the theater business:

1914 - the outbreak of WW1

1922 - the beginning of free radio broadcasts

1925 - the Fatty Arbuckle scandal

1927 - the end of silent movies and many stars of that era

1929 - the Wall St take-over of Hollywood

1934 - the Depression

1942 - WW2 and the commandeering of studios

1948 - the beginning of free TV broadcasts

1955 - destruction of studio backlots

1963 - the end of MGM, "end of musicals as a genre"

1968 - beginning of MPAA ratings and porn

1969 - the failure of 'Hello Dolly' and "Star!'

1970 - death of the Western as a genre

1976 - VHS piracy

1978 - HBO and satellite TV

1979 - the failure of "Ishtar"

1984 - DVD piracy

1996 - internet piracy

2020 - Covid lockdowns

2023 - casting Rachel Zegler as Snow White

Box office for 2025 is +2% YoY from 2024:
https://deadline.com/2025/12/box-office-christmas-avatar-anaconda-marty-supreme-song-sung-blue-1236655872/

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Why There Will Be Almost No Movie Theaters in 5 Years [View all] babylonsister Dec 24 OP

Kick dalton99a Dec 24 #1

So sad. FalloutShelter Dec 24 #2

Fortunately Miles is Completely Wrong GreatGazoo Dec 24 #3

The huge theater in my hood closed down this past summer fwiw. babylonsister Dec 24 #4

That sounds like a terrible experience GreatGazoo Dec 24 #7

I recently went to see Nuremberg, ... aggiesal Dec 24 #23

Was this at a chain like AMC or Cinemark? GreatGazoo Dec 24 #48

Regal Theaters ... aggiesal Dec 24 #54

The old theatre in my home town, smaller one, is now run by a non-profit and shows Bev54 Dec 24 #43

I doubt he is wrong lonely bird Dec 24 #14

my point was that "movies are dying" has been said many times in the past with even better reasons GreatGazoo Dec 24 #49

Not sure he's wrong this time... hlthe2b Dec 24 #18

I'll add one gay texan Dec 24 #26

Yeah, That Didn't Work For Me Either ProfessorGAC Dec 24 #41

LOL "the failure of Ishtar" LearnedHand Dec 25 #55

theaters won't be gone but they certainly won't be anything like they are now Javaman Dec 24 #5

That's already happening or happened newdeal2 Dec 24 #8

Here in Tucson ChazInAz Dec 24 #34

Change happens ... Auggie Dec 24 #6

This message was self-deleted by its author CrispyQ Dec 24 #29

Drive-in movies, AM hits, and vinyl records ! Pluvious Dec 24 #37

Hope drive-ins are the last to go. KS Toronado Dec 24 #9

There are very few drive-in theatres left in Canada. Hard to get people in winter and only run Bev54 Dec 24 #44

Every Saturday growing up was the drive-in KS Toronado Dec 24 #47

Drive-Ins are making a small comeback IbogaProject Dec 24 #45

Alamo Drafthouse will probably survive. . . DinahMoeHum Dec 24 #10

Are the years 2025 and 2024 flipped in the fourth paragraph? Hugin Dec 24 #11

Trying to figure that out myself.... Ol Janx Spirit Dec 24 #19

I have to admit... Hugin Dec 24 #25

This is a creative commons article copied from another site. hunter Dec 24 #33

The indies will survive, AMC on the other chains can go down into the toilet as far as I'm concerned. Crowman2009 Dec 24 #12

The ticket prices are ridiculous. milestogo Dec 24 #13

Doom and gloom predictions are often misguided PJMcK Dec 24 #15

We've been buried in so much shitty "content" we hardly recognize the good stuff any more. hunter Dec 24 #16

Went to a movie in a theater. Other audience members ruined it. gulliver Dec 24 #17

They probably said that about the iceman when the electric refrigerator came out - and they were right. Wonder Why Dec 24 #20

Do you remember the shorts? Zackzzzz Dec 24 #30

I remember a lot further than that Wonder Why Dec 24 #50

The redheaded weirdo incel in Colorado dampened my desire to go to a theater wolfie001 Dec 24 #21

I hope this is wrong Omaha Steve Dec 24 #22

The last time I went to a movie, Zackzzzz Dec 24 #24

I've been to movies twice since covid moonshinegnomie Dec 24 #27

They've warped our minds long enough bucolic_frolic Dec 24 #28

But where will I get my $12 popcorn? Sneederbunk Dec 24 #31

you can't turn theaters into housing for the homeless... ret5hd Dec 24 #32

One of the theaters near me turned into a MAGA church. Initech Dec 24 #38

Fine with me. The last time I saw a movie in the theaters, it was a disaster. Aristus Dec 24 #35

I watched Wake Up Dead Man last night. Initech Dec 24 #36

Wow, different strokes. I babylonsister Dec 24 #52

"This is ushering in an age with little originality or surprise and general cultural stagnation." J_William_Ryan Dec 24 #39

Rapacious corporate greed Hey Joe Dec 24 #40

I have to wear earplugs in theaters. AllyCat Dec 24 #42

It's also the cost to go to a feature film today. Not all theaters flvegan Dec 24 #46

Seems a bit overblown if you ask me MichMan Dec 24 #51

The last current release I viewed in a movie theater was the anti-Bush movie Jack Valentino Dec 24 #53

The worst thing about seeing movies in theaters ... Intractable Dec 25 #56

The last fun movie I saw in the USA was Don't Look Up DFW Dec 25 #57

Overblown fujiyamasan Dec 25 #58