On
Slate they have the hollywood economist, talks about these issues all the time.
the
current one talks about the vainshing boix office.
The 5 major studios have actually made more money in the first 6 months this year than they did last year (3.2 vs 2.7 billion)
Besides, most movies make way more now on DVD than they do in theaters, and DVD is where most of the studios money comes from.
But yeah, most movies are crap, but they always have been.. whats the rule? 90% of everything is crap?
When I am in Calgary I just go see movies at the cheap theaters , 2 bucks a pop to get in, cheaper popcorn, and you only have to wait 1-2 months usually to see a movie.