Hollywood is breathing a sigh of relief after finally breaking a streak of 7 consecutive weeks in which box office sales were down compared to the same periods last year. It took a staggering 4 months and a half to see the first $40 million opening of the year and everyone from studio executives to movie theater owners are getting antsy.
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I think the biggest reason is the movies themselves. We've only had a handful of really great titles released so far this year, and in tough times economically, people don't want to waste their money on movies that aren't amazing.
It's hard to beat last year's Kickass and Scott Pilgrim.
Honestly though...I think critics are to blame for a lot of it.
Sure, they saved us from Battle: LA, but Sucker Punch was great!
We have had some great movies but just like football and baseball...if you want to make it a family affair it's going to cost.
I missed a few of the movies I really wanted to see the last few months but I don't rent, so when RED came out on DVD I just went out and bought it. (it cost less then going to the movies)Not the same experience but still sometimes you compromise.
This year I've made up my mind...tooooo many good movies coming out. I'm going to the matinee the first day even if it's by myself. Then if it's really great, I'll talk my husband into going to see it and I'll go again. (he doesn't like to go to the movies much) I used to go every Friday to see the best one of the new ones coming out this time of year...Spring and Summer are tuff.
I'll wager a conjecture and say that Box Office's will be quite strong in the Summer. That's not any kind of emphatic, shrewd statement. It's just an acknowledgement of the fact that many BIG cash cow type films are getting released this summer (Harry Potter Final Part II, Cars 2, Transformers, POTC, etc., etc.).
Though, I do agree that the increase in ticket prices, the proliferation of newer models of technological consumption (i.e., everywhere on the Internet, which also provide distractions add alternate forms of entertainment), and the "staleness" of ideas all contribute to the apparent malaise. There are a host of other factors as well, but I don't want to write a dissertation. Fortunately, it's been done by others on the Internet.
I totally agree. But I am looking forward to it all picking up beginning in May.