But, but, today's Star Wars day! 


May the 4th be with you!

Ever since my unfortunate experience seeing Finding Neverland at a theater, with the exception of very few films (Harry Potter series, Lord of the Rings series, one other to join a visiting friend), I avoid theatrical showings of films. I am not a fan of 3D, so there's that, too.

But The Avengers tempts me.

Will it pull me off my couch? Or will I await a non-3D Blu-ray?

First film in many years whitch teases me so...

Quoting Addicted2DVD:

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My daughter and I are supposed to go see The Avengers on Sunday.

My daughters ditched me and went to the midnight showing. 

We considered today... but I prefer matinees. Tomorrow Brittany has her SATs. So if we go it has to be Sunday.

Must be a good one then! 

I just called to see how much Sunday Matinee tickets are (been years since I been to the theater!)... $8.50 for Matinee tickets! Will have to pay $17 just to go in and TRY to watch the movie in between people talking, yelling at the screen, cell phones going off, people walking in front of you.

And God help my wallet if we want snacks!   

Do you like having movie theaters?

Go to movies after they are hits. And buy popcorn and sodas.

The first couple of weeks the hit films are in theaters, the studios/distribution companies make nearly all the money off the tickets. Only after a film has been out for a while do the theaters start to see any profit from ticket sales. But they always make money at the consession stand.

To maximize the opportunity for your local theater to stay open, buy foods/drinks from them, and if you can wait a few weeks (on blockbusters) hold out on seeing movies.

If you go to a theater opening weekend and sneak in your own food, the theater loses money.

Quoting VibroCount:

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Do you like having movie theaters?

Go to movies after they are hits. And buy popcorn and sodas.

The first couple of weeks the hit films are in theaters, the studios/distribution companies make nearly all the money off the tickets. Only after a film has been out for a while do the theaters start to see any profit from ticket sales. But they always make money at the consession stand.

To maximize the opportunity for your local theater to stay open, buy foods/drinks from them, and if you can wait a few weeks (on blockbusters) hold out on seeing movies.

If you go to a theater opening weekend and sneak in your own food, the theater loses money.

I think over the last decade slowly but surely we are possibly moving in the direction of a new golden age for Hollywood. The success of Nolan's Batman film's which lead to the green light for Nolan to make Inception. A completely original film,  is a big example of studio's realising that high art, sociological and various other big idea's can exist harmoniously in a blockbuster production and reap big return's.

Compared with the 90's where studio's would mostly make very rushed, bland blockbusters that where more concerned with making toy's for Mcdonalds happy meal's than the quality of the films.

So there's certainly more incentive to visit your local multiplex than there was in the past i say.