[quote name='ced']Did anybody read the deal breaker on this one?
So you're not getting Toy Story 3 in the opening weeks, but probably Mars Needs Moms.
If this is the way it is going to be implemented, I don't imagine this truly hurting anybody on either side. This is basically going to be the studios doing financial damage control for movies that crash and burn from the get-go.[/QUOTE]
It still hurts. Crappy movies still make a good chunk of money opening weekend because people don't know that they're crappy yet.
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Cons:
-Will hurt everyone working at a theater...so people will lose their jobs.
-Eventually kill the movie theater business.
-No more IMAX
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[quote name='RAMSTORIA']I doubt both of these. On Demand movies would be nice, for certain movies, if you can get a group of friends to pitch in. But it's not going to replace the big screen experience. I have an HDTV and 7.1 surround sound, but when Braveheart 2 comes out, you can be sure I'll see it in theaters.[/QUOTE]
Yes, it will hurt the movie theater business. I'm the operations manager for a 20 plex movie theater. Our sales/attendance have been at an all time low for the past 4 years, if not longer. There are A LOT of factors, but one of them is the movie studios constantly screwing us over.
I'm thankful that I work for a company that is constantly trying to offer a more premiere experience that you would not normally get from a viewing at home (ie Dbox seating), but I think this $30 for new movies is a bad idea. Just another reason for people to not go to the theater. I mean concession food is only high priced because the studios take a majority (92%) of the ticket sales, thus, that is the only profit that a theater gets in order to keep operations up. It's a tough business.