On Sat, Jun 15, 2013 at 7:15 AM, Ed Dravecky <[email protected]> wrote:
> Bob in Jersey <[email protected]> wrote: > > Short version: Most movies will go straight to video, theaters will be > > limited to big blockbusters and have to charge closer-to-live-sports > > prices... > > Lucas: "Going to the movies is going to cost you 50 bucks, maybe 100. > Maybe 150." > > Uh, no. There hasn't been a movie made that I would pay $50 in > first-run, never mind $150. And since the studios are raking off > 80-90% of ticket prices for the first week or two of the blockbuster > pics (a George Lucas innovation!) that $50 ticket doesn't really leave > the theater much cash for these luxury upgrades he proposes. >From my reading of the article Spielberg and Lucas were not making a well thought argument. They were just talking off the top of their heads, and from their own views of the world, something that might happen. For me, a $50 or above ticket means that casual moviegoing will stop and parents will no longer be able to afford to take children to the movies. And if children stop going to the movies, theaters will resemble symphony concerts - where the average age of the attendees is retired, and young people never think of going. How sustainable is that model? -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
