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In Reply to: RE: I thought it was excellent as well... not surprising it didn't get much love... posted by pictureguy on March 25, 2020 at 10:01:30

ticket prices remain absurdly low (especially if you went during early shows), screens are immense, sound is at all-time best, seats (the new recliner ones) absolutely sota comfort. Yeah, concessions are expensive, but it's like all the extra stuff at restaurants: managers know they can't charge more than 20-30 bucks and entree (been the same for a hell of a long time) so they up the wine/glass price, salads, appetizers, and desserts. You can spend as much, or as little, as you want.

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RE: Yeah, but... - pictureguy 17:16:24 03/25/20 (1)
Ticket prices are roughly keeping pace with inflation.

What HAS changed is viewship numbers. This shows at fairly steady decline since the '40s.

I suspect 1939 was a bumper year with so many movies from that year still being shown.

Including? Gone With The Wind. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington. Stagecoach. And a bunch others.
I've seen probably 14 of the top 20 grossing movies from that year. GWTW has grossed a mere 200Million$ which is peanuts by todays inflated standards.

Movie producers go for the 'easy' bucks rather than original or challenging films. You have to go 'indie' for THAT.
Too much is never enough
- https://www.businessinsider.com/movie-attendance-over-the-ye (Open in New Window)
- I think that it is either GWTW or Sound of Music that adjusted for inflation is STILL... - TWB 17:29:02 03/25/20 (0)
  the box office KING. I was actually hoping that the studio would re-release GWTW as it just passed it's 80th anniversary... I would REALLY like to see it on a big screen someday. Doesn't matter to me which is the box office champ is I absolutely LOVE both those films!

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