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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
People still like to go to the theatre as dinner and a movie has been a staple date in our culture forever.
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It looks like that's changing, though, especially for younger people. From the article:
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Among the key demographic of 18-to-24-year-olds, North American movie-theater attendance has declined 17 percent since 2012.
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The rise of the foreign market has masked the fact that fewer and fewer North Americans go to the movies.
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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
Also even with a big TV and home theatre system you can't replicate the movie theatre experience.
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And watching sports on TV can't replicate the live experience. And yet far more people watch sports on TV than go to live games.
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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
That said I don't think theatres have done themselves any favours by gouging customers for food and beverage as it's become quite expensive to take the family out to see a movie.
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Don't expect that to change. In fact, it's looking like the industry is moving to a model of people going to fewer movies, but spending more. So going to a movie will be more like going to a music concert or a live sporting event - a big event that you pay a lot for, instead of a routine family experience.