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Originally Posted by zamler
So you don't think your entertainment dollar has more choices versus when Gone With the Wind was in theaters?
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Sure, there are different ways I can spend my money on entertainment.
However, it's tough to find different ways to sit on my butt and watch a massive theatrical production, especially at that price point.
The Symphony and theatre are, in vancouver anyway, dead or dying mediums. Most concert productions are the equivalent cost of 5-10 movies, and sports doesn't compete in anyway with film for entertainment dollars.
In terms of the specific things that compete with movies, I'd say there is probably less.
There used to be more movies competing when independent film was bigger, but since that has mostly collapsed, those people have gone into television.
I guess I watch TV more now than I used to because the TV shows I had at my disposal are better now than they were, are less expensive than a movie, and I can eat and drink during them without having to put pants on.
Other than that, movies are still movies, and the biggest, most badass home-theatre setup is still only ever on par with the theatre going experience, and there's a huge associated investment in that.
Even the guys on here with the tricked out media rooms etc I bet go see more movies than the people without the tricked out rooms on average, simply because they're that type of person.