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Do quicker digital releases hurt a movie's chances at the box office? (www.digitalspy.com)
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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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[–] strawberry@kbin.run -4 points 3 months ago (4 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@lemmy.world 12 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 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.

[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 5 points 3 months ago

Ten bucks? Where you at

[–] Emperor@feddit.uk 2 points 3 months ago

I cheapskate the whole cinema-going experience - I have a monthly pass that is paid off by two or three visits a month (I go twice a week - one week last month I went 5 times, but 3 of those was a LotR marathon), plus I bring my own snacks and a bottle of water. Probably works out at the equivalent of three bucks a pop plus petrol, for big, wide reclining seats and iSense where available.

[–] dandi8@fedia.io 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

American cinema prices are not the only cinema prices.

[–] strawberry@kbin.run 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

what are prices like across the pond?

[–] dandi8@fedia.io 1 points 3 months ago

About 30 PLN for a standard seat in Poland, but that's not really going to tell the whole story without looking at things like the median income, average prices of other goods etc.

For some reference, that's the price for a month of standard Netflix over here.