Do people continue to date using the movie theater as a shared social occasion or has multitasking by stupid and rude people overtaken a part of modern media history civilizing new emigrants since the Nickelodeon. The ultimate art/entertainment battle between the self-absorbed multitasker and those trying to understand a singular yet shared aesthetic experience with the usual array of utilitarian hypothetical premises: a world with no ushers or hotspot hallways, proving that having a smart phone doesn't transfer intelligence or comity.
Fewer Americans Go to the Movies Theater Owners Consider Cutting Ticket Prices One Day a Week
A report from the Motion Picture Association of America released Tuesday said that domestic movie box-office sales rose to $10.9 billion last year, from $10.8 billion in 2012.
But the increase was the result of higher ticket prices, not attendance. Indeed, the number of tickets sold slipped yet again, this time 1.5% to 1.34 billion from 1.36 billion.
That extends a longstanding trend: The number of tickets sold fell nearly 11% between 2004 and 2013, according to the report, while box office revenue increased 17%.
With home-entertainment options improving all the time— whether streamed movies and television, video games, or mobile apps—and studios releasing fewer movies, people are less likely to head to their local multiplex.
Box-office growth was much stronger in many overseas markets, particularly China, though slower than in 2012. China's box office grew 27% last year, compared with 36% in 2012, reaching $3.6 billion—the first time a foreign market has surpassed $3 billion, the MPAA said.
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