Aren’t movie theaters in the situation they are because of movie studios? I worked for one for a couple of years, and there’s very strict rules on how many rooms a movie needs to play in, how often, and the studios get most of the ticket sales in the first few weeks. It’s the reason advertising goes hard to get you into the door quickly. It’s also why advertising falls off towards the back end, because it starts benefiting the theater more.

[–] KaChilde@sh.itjust.works 11 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I’ve seen people claim this CEO is speaking for the consumer, and I find that depressing and hilarious.

All of these suggestions benefit studios, kneecap theatres, and would likely lead to higher costs for the consumer as theatres struggle to stay afloat.

[–] ApollosArrow@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago

End goal for studios is probably for AMC and Regal to fail. This way they can go back to owning their own movie theaters.

[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 3 points 2 weeks ago

Yup. I've been working in cinema since 2012. First VPF rollout and support, now in distro - Studios crush the shit outta exhibitors. And distributors. And production houses. And independent associations.