What movie would get you back into the theater? (Sep 2020 through 2021 or beyond)
09-21-20, 11:56 PM
#51
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Re: What movie would get you back into the theater? (Sep 2020 through 2021 or beyond)
...which is currently a fraction of what it was and will be for the foreseeable future.
They need to change their methods right now. Restaurants went curbside. Boutiques offered online shopping. Studios need to start showing their movies at home. They can reevaluate it later.
They need to change their methods right now. Restaurants went curbside. Boutiques offered online shopping. Studios need to start showing their movies at home. They can reevaluate it later.
Premium VOD should have been the go to alternative, even if it was temporary. What did Mulan generate for Disney +? $270 million?
https://www.fool.com/investing/2020/...in-for-disney/
09-22-20, 12:02 AM
#52
DVD Talk God
Re: What movie would get you back into the theater? (Sep 2020 through 2021 or beyond)
Sales still aren't what they use to be even with curbside. It's basically life support unless your Walmart or Amazon.
Premium VOD should have been the go to alternative, even if it was temporary. What did Mulan generate for Disney +? $270 million?
https://www.fool.com/investing/2020/...in-for-disney/
Premium VOD should have been the go to alternative, even if it was temporary. What did Mulan generate for Disney +? $270 million?
https://www.fool.com/investing/2020/...in-for-disney/
Grace Randolph estimated it’s made roughly $150M total, which includes Disney +. It needs to make $500M just to break even. Premium video on demand is not an easy sell for blockbuster movies because you have to recoup so much costs including production and marketing.
09-22-20, 12:29 AM
#53
Re: What movie would get you back into the theater? (Sep 2020 through 2021 or beyond)
...which is currently a fraction of what it was and will be for the foreseeable future.
They need to change their methods right now. Restaurants went curbside. Boutiques offered online shopping. Studios need to start showing their movies at home. They can reevaluate it later.
They need to change their methods right now. Restaurants went curbside. Boutiques offered online shopping. Studios need to start showing their movies at home. They can reevaluate it later.
09-22-20, 07:14 AM
#54
DVD Talk Hero
Re: What movie would get you back into the theater? (Sep 2020 through 2021 or beyond)
All of the economics need to be adjusted.
09-22-20, 07:53 AM
#55
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Re: What movie would get you back into the theater? (Sep 2020 through 2021 or beyond)
Honestly, this is a weird question to me. I understand those with my viewpoint, which is I love movies, but theaters are a high risk environment and we’re deep in a pandemic, so there’s no movie I’d go to the theater for in the current environment.
I accept that plenty of people think this whole thing is an overblown hoax. Or maybe some just think somehow theaters are a safe environment despite pretty much universal agreement from the experts that they’re not. I would expect those people to go to any movie they’d regularly go see.
This thread assumes there’s a group that realizes it’s a bad decision to go to the theater, but just wouldn’t be able to help themselves from going for a specific movie. I don’t get that mindset at all.
I accept that plenty of people think this whole thing is an overblown hoax. Or maybe some just think somehow theaters are a safe environment despite pretty much universal agreement from the experts that they’re not. I would expect those people to go to any movie they’d regularly go see.
This thread assumes there’s a group that realizes it’s a bad decision to go to the theater, but just wouldn’t be able to help themselves from going for a specific movie. I don’t get that mindset at all.
09-22-20, 12:41 PM
#56
DVD Talk Legend
Re: What movie would get you back into the theater? (Sep 2020 through 2021 or beyond)
I miss going to the theater but I'm not taking the risk anytime soon. Halloween Kills would definitely tempt me more than anything else.
09-30-20, 03:50 AM
#57
DVD Talk Hall of Fame
Re: What movie would get you back into the theater? (Sep 2020 through 2021 or beyond)
I'm genuinely curious. How many of those that are avoiding the theater are going out to eat in a restaurant? Because that is much more risky. I'm personally not doing either.
09-30-20, 08:28 AM
#58
DVD Talk Legend
Re: What movie would get you back into the theater? (Sep 2020 through 2021 or beyond)
Right now, not even an Oscar winning re-do of SW Sequel Trilogy would get me to a theater.
09-30-20, 09:28 AM
#59
DVD Talk Legend
Re: What movie would get you back into the theater? (Sep 2020 through 2021 or beyond)
Spoiler:
09-30-20, 10:49 AM
#60
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Re: What movie would get you back into the theater? (Sep 2020 through 2021 or beyond)
09-30-20, 11:11 AM
#61
Re: What movie would get you back into the theater? (Sep 2020 through 2021 or beyond)
I could understand and agree with that graph if movie theatres were operating as normal and they were filling to capacity, but they are not. There is barely anyone going to the theatres. Restaurants, on the other hand, have been crowded... at least from what I've seen in my area.
09-30-20, 12:41 PM
#62
Re: What movie would get you back into the theater? (Sep 2020 through 2021 or beyond)
Three movies come to mind: the UNCUT, UNALTERED restored original Star Wars Trilogy.
But *only* if there's a goddamned iron-clad, tested vaccine that the whole planet takes. Otherwise fucking forget it.
But *only* if there's a goddamned iron-clad, tested vaccine that the whole planet takes. Otherwise fucking forget it.
09-30-20, 01:52 PM
#63
DVD Talk Legend
Re: What movie would get you back into the theater? (Sep 2020 through 2021 or beyond)
I could understand and agree with that graph if movie theatres were operating as normal and they were filling to capacity, but they are not. There is barely anyone going to the theatres. Restaurants, on the other hand, have been crowded... at least from what I've seen in my area.
09-30-20, 02:13 PM
#64
DVD Talk God
Re: What movie would get you back into the theater? (Sep 2020 through 2021 or beyond)
Well, if Soul and No Time to Die manage to hold onto their release date in November, I'll be there.
I've seen 4 movies so far since the theatres reopened in my area and I would go more if I could, but there isn't enough quality content . And I had to cancel my AMC A-List subscription for the time being because it's simply not worth the monthly cost right now. The last film I saw was a week or so ago called Infidel, which I'm sure 99.9% of you never heard of, was a low budget Indie that would probably go to VOD if there wasn't a severe lack of content.
The 4 showing I've been in have been severely slow. Probably the largest audience was when I saw Tenet three weeks ago on a Sunday when probably 15-20 people were in my showing.
I've seen 4 movies so far since the theatres reopened in my area and I would go more if I could, but there isn't enough quality content . And I had to cancel my AMC A-List subscription for the time being because it's simply not worth the monthly cost right now. The last film I saw was a week or so ago called Infidel, which I'm sure 99.9% of you never heard of, was a low budget Indie that would probably go to VOD if there wasn't a severe lack of content.
The 4 showing I've been in have been severely slow. Probably the largest audience was when I saw Tenet three weeks ago on a Sunday when probably 15-20 people were in my showing.
09-30-20, 02:32 PM
#65
DVD Talk God
Re: What movie would get you back into the theater? (Sep 2020 through 2021 or beyond)
I'm still not even going to grocery stores. I know my area is better than most but I'm not going to risk it. I have heart problems (thanks dad!) and would rather not see how "harmless" covid is to me. Instacart and the occasional Door Dash for takeout.
Right now, not even an Oscar winning re-do of SW Sequel Trilogy would get me to a theater.
Right now, not even an Oscar winning re-do of SW Sequel Trilogy would get me to a theater.
10-01-20, 04:42 PM
#67
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