Tron is another thing where I think the hype is there but so far it hasn’t shown up in the box office. It’s another example of Disney making films that flop but go on to become well loved and successful. As for club 33 I hope it gets made. I still think it’s a mistake to not go all in the theme park attraction movies.
I don't even know if we can even say that 100% because studios like A24 and Neon produce films they know will never see a dime of profit. That is the nature of their existence, they just hope they make enough to cover costs.
Agreed, and that means that you have to pump out movies even if they don't see a direct ROI from the theaters. Several here that were part of this discussion complained recently that Disney is just pumping out content, like duh.
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Which is why Streaming makes it even more difficult to decipher a movie’s worth in the theatrical window…the data is in….movies do better via streaming if those movies hit theaters first….it’s obvious when a movie like Companions is released wide to great reviews…show up on PVOD a week later….then Max shortly after that….Disney is just more patient then other studios
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All while willingly handing over thousands of dollars a year on multiple trips...
Trailer views don't equal movie tickets.
Sometimes they do.
Rarely.
I don't think they would ever compare to Blum House.
I see this good for theaters, as been said on these boards, theaters are in business to sell concessions, more bodies, more concessions sold.And in an example of theaters getting panicked about its future amid a slow 2025, AMC is introducing 50% Wednesday's at the height of the summer season, ie they don't have any faith in 2025 bringing in bodies -
Discount Wednesday: AMC Theatres to Dramatically Slash Movie Ticket Prices Beginning July 9
The offer will kick in during the busy summer season amid the release of event pics including 'Jurassic World: Rebirth' and James Gunn's highly anticipated 'Superman' reboot.
And remember its the theaters that set the ticket prices NOT studios.
I think you're missing the forest through the trees here. A deep discount like this means they are worried they aren't going to get enough consumers through the door to cover costs, ie they are worried about the bottom falling out of theatrical. Pretty soon it'll be discounts during the week and only full price on weekends just to get consumers back.
I see nothing wrong with that. They've always had different prices for different showings. An afternoon showing was cheaper than an evening show.
True, matinee shows were cheaper. And then they added discount days, so it used to be just Tuesdays were discount days all day. Now they've added a second day, and I've seen talks about more. This shows they aren't getting the bodies in the theaters they expect, ie they are worried as ticket sales continue to dwindle year-after-year.
There isn't a lot of movies that are must see events lately. Hopefully Lilo & Stitch, HTTYD and Fan 4 will draw them in. Theaters were packed for the weekend ROTS re-release.
I agree that 2025 has been bleak so far in terms of releases. But this isn't a new trend in terms of declining ticket sales, its been declining for years (even before the pandemic). Something that we've talked about in this and other threads over the last couple years. Some want to deny it, but the trend is clear. If things don't improve 2025 will look to bring in the same as 2022 or lower which outside of 2020/21 when theaters were just reopening would be the lowest in the post-pandemic era.