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Originally Posted by Mathgod
We live in very different times compared to 15 or 20 years ago. We live in the age of TikTok and online streaming services. Fewer and fewer people are opting to leave their homes (or even put down their phones) to watch something in a cinema. While a new downtown cinema would be very nice, I have my doubts that it will ever happen.
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I really don't think this is true. Big event movies are still very much a thing (Avatar, Top Gun, Mission Impossible, Marvel, Barbenheimer) and we've seen multiple new theatres open in this city over the past few years — Seton, Market Mall, East Hills, University District. There's more competition for eyeballs, sure, but the movie business isn't going anywhere.
Where things are really shifting is toward making movie-going into more of a luxury experience that can't be replicated in the home. The University District VIP theatre is a great example of this, and I wouldn't be surprised if a similar theatre opens downtown. That'd be a draw, IMO.