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Originally Posted by KTrain
It depends on the movie. It's why we see more big budget/action/adventure movies being pushed by studios because they're accessible to a wider audience and will make most of their money up front.
In the old days, you could get movies that would "flop" in the theatre and have a huge VHS/DVD boom and make their money back and more.
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It's also a about the home theatre experience having gotten a lot better relative to the theatre. There used to be a massive difference, your "big screen" TV at home was maybe 40 inches at most, 480p at most and the sound quality was basically garbage. Now, outside of the most blockbustery blockbusters, there's hardly an advantage to seeing something in a theatre, and that's without considering that you can sit comfortably on your couch and not pay $15 for a bag of popcorn.
I mean, I like movies. By the time Oscars roll around I suspect I'll have seen nearly all of the BP nominees. I will likely have watched none in theatres (unless Avatar or Top Gun get nominated; neither deserves it but the "new" Oscars might dictate they get a nod). It's really just not necessary to see Tar on a big screen.