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Initech

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20. And the theater to streaming pipeline is insane anymore.

Mon Nov 17, 2025, 12:13 PM

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It used to be like 8 months between a movie's theatrical release and the home video release. Now it's like 6 weeks. I was on a flight to Colorado a few weeks ago and it was shocking that Mission Impossible and Sinners were choices, both 2025 movies.

And as for the theater industry - there used to be 6 movie theaters in my area in a very short drive. 3 of them permanently closed, and the other 3 are barely hanging on by a thread. One converted to a Tesla dealership ( ) and the other one converted to becoming a church (a MAGA one, no less ). The ones that are still open are barely surviving.

It will be absolutely wild when the box office numbers are no longer relevant.

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Haven't been to a movie theater in years... Wounded Bear Yesterday #1

Me neither. ananda Yesterday #30

We went to see Nuremberg last week Give Peace A Chance Yesterday #44

The ads kill it for me nikatnyte Yesterday #53

I enjoyed "Spinal Tap: The End Continues." Dulcinea Yesterday #56

The last movie I saw in theaters was Ad Astra. So long ago, I can't tell how long. Intractable Yesterday #2

We've gone to see 2 movies in the last 6 years NewHendoLib Yesterday #3

Never heard of Les... I'll have to look him up!! InAbLuEsTaTe Yesterday #17

Good catch. Fixed! NewHendoLib Yesterday #18

We saw a lot of movies at the theater this year Prairie Gates Yesterday #4

I really liked Weapons and One Battle. Predator Badlands was very good too. WICKED THIS WEEK BlueWaveNeverEnd Yesterday #89

Cinema is in its death thros. Happy Hoosier Yesterday #5

Lots of great movies out in the past few years Fiendish Thingy Yesterday #8

Yup. We just wait till they're streaming. NT Happy Hoosier Yesterday #10

That's the issue. Why go to a theater when I can just watch it at home? Ray Bruns Yesterday #38

Streaming kind of kills Date Night. For nothing else Date Night should include movie theaters. ... aggiesal Yesterday #41

Netflix & Chill. Nt Fiendish Thingy Yesterday #47

Are you saying I should just get Netflix and not worry about movie theaters? ... aggiesal Yesterday #54

You've never heard that phrase? Fiendish Thingy Yesterday #58

It's very dated at this point in the U.S. but not sure if that's the case where you live in Canada. BannonsLiver Yesterday #63

Never heard the phrase, sorry. Netflix & Chill is just every night. Why would that be date night? ... aggiesal Yesterday #67

With the huge soda I get at the theater, I ususally dash out between the 2nd and 3rd acts progressoid Yesterday #24

I love seeing a movie in a theater Bettie Yesterday #37

Me too, Me too. tavernier Yesterday #66

me three BlueWaveNeverEnd Yesterday #92

Same!. Seeing the original Star Wars trilogy, the cheers from the packed audience, there was nothing like it! oregonjen Yesterday #69

Batman 1989 was that for me!!! Coventina Yesterday #72

the collective experience of watching "weapons", "sinners", "predator badlands"! and others BlueWaveNeverEnd Yesterday #94

... and there's always someone to annoy you! buzzycrumbhunger Yesterday #81

How many ways can you write a 3 act script? bucolic_frolic Yesterday #6

I watched a film critic recently who said the problem with modern movies is that haele Yesterday #42

Bugonia and Rental Family look good Fiendish Thingy Yesterday #7

Bugonia is terrific. Stellar performances from all involved. Orrex Yesterday #78

SUPERMAN... Mike Nelson Yesterday #9

Yes, putting food on the table, dodging the forces actively trying to kill/disappear us, and the fact that... Hugin Yesterday #11

So much entertainment, so little time. Midnight Writer Yesterday #12

Tougher to get big audiences for a theater release for all the reasons you mention GreatGazoo Yesterday #32

Been a while since we've had an old fashioned fuddy duddy movie discussion. BannonsLiver Yesterday #13

Hire some big bruisers with flashlights to patrol the theaters, shushing the talkers. Aristus Yesterday #14

I'm with you. MorbidButterflyTat Yesterday #31

That's why they invented stadium seating jmowreader Yesterday #71

$6 for a cup of tap water! babylonsister Yesterday #15

Entertainment choices have changed Johnny2X2X Yesterday #16

And the theater to streaming pipeline is insane anymore. Initech Yesterday #20

Yeah, I think they struggled to modernize Johnny2X2X Yesterday #25

Oh it's definitely a combination of excessive greed + industry consolidation + mega mergers. Initech Yesterday #61

No one is going to see movies anymore. Initech Yesterday #19

My local theatres are responding by cutting matinees. meadowlander Yesterday #22

Yes they are going to theaters. Maybe you're not. NoRethugFriends Yesterday #75

Where I live, we used to have six movie theaters in a short driving distance. Initech Yesterday #82

Wicked 2 will be packed. BlueWaveNeverEnd Yesterday #90

True, there are exceptions. Initech Yesterday #98

The multi-plex near me exclusively shows Marvel-type franchise movies.. LeftinOH Yesterday #21

A brief list of things that allegedly "killed the film business" GreatGazoo Yesterday #23

DU has had a weird bent against movies/theaters BannonsLiver Yesterday #26

that may be true but hopefully my comment is taken as intended eg a refutation of Goetz' argument GreatGazoo Yesterday #28

Interesting. Given that most posters here are 65+ that would track. BannonsLiver Yesterday #29

The older we get the more we experience the present through the filter of the past. GreatGazoo Yesterday #35

I'm 58 Chi67 Yesterday #45

I love a challenge. Taste is subjective but here goes GreatGazoo Yesterday #65

Here are the top grossing films in the US for 1985 and 2024 Celerity Yesterday #84

Yep Chi67 Yesterday #43

Yeah a lot of people think their home setup is better. BannonsLiver Yesterday #59

Sometimes, I think I'd like to try a cruise Bettie Yesterday #79

I've never been on the Irish Sea but my guess is it's a bit rougher than the Caribbean lol BannonsLiver Yesterday #88

Probably....but Bettie Yesterday #91

Yeah it can't be fun BannonsLiver Yesterday #95

Numbers are down amd declining Happy Hoosier Yesterday #46

2025 ain't over yet and some big ones are coming out this week GreatGazoo Yesterday #68

I stopped going when cell phones were becoming a nuisance and the sound was cranked to eleventy. chowder66 Yesterday #27

Perhaps we're sick of watching fictional trauma maxsolomon Yesterday #33

Can't imagine what might interest you. There were tons of good movies this year. NoRethugFriends Yesterday #34

I wanted to see "The Naked Gun" but it was gone before I could see it. Coventina Yesterday #73

Funny. But not nearly up to the original. nt LAS14 9 hrs ago #100

Thanks! I printed this out for home viewing. I trust you more than Manola Dargis (NYT). LAS14 Yesterday #85

You're welcome NoRethugFriends Yesterday #86

Check out 'Sovereign' if you haven't AStern Yesterday #93

Super Mario Bros! Halicarnassus Yesterday #36

All you see if old actors, sorry but true! Where are the new young actors? CarolinaNC Yesterday #39

What in the world are you talking about? NoRethugFriends Yesterday #76

My daughter recommended seeing Nuremberg. I trust her recommendations, so I'll probably go Friday night. n/t aggiesal Yesterday #40

Movies are just as good/bad as they always were Sympthsical Yesterday #48

I disagree with the title, but I agree with everything else... judy Yesterday #57

I try not to nostalgia lens things Sympthsical Yesterday #60

To succeed in theatres today, comedies or dramas must be GOOD! judy Yesterday #49

What does it cost on average to go see one of these in a theater at release? flvegan Yesterday #50

Very good point... judy Yesterday #52

Social media has reduced the average attention span to 8 seconds Ponietz Yesterday #51

The new Frankenstein Charlie Chapulin Yesterday #55

They should have made superhero movies instead.... Redleg Yesterday #62

Streaming has made theaters obsolete. BlueTsunami2018 Yesterday #64

Related? LudwigPastorius Yesterday #70

About $20 using an app. Rhiagel Yesterday #74

I find movies either are about superheroes (which has no interest for me), or they are often a bit silly. Scrivener7 Yesterday #77

"Oppenheimer" in IMAX at the Tropicana casino in AC. PCIntern Yesterday #80

Not the same Hollywood as 20 years ago... trash. WarGamer Yesterday #83

Nope. Ther's tons of good stuff out there. NoRethugFriends Yesterday #87

I'm a 3x per month cinema visitor... and 15-20 movies a month at home. WarGamer Yesterday #97

Not sure why you'd watch so many trash movies every month then NoRethugFriends Yesterday #99

Movie Theaters - My Thoughts Florida Dem Yesterday #96

F1? LAS14 9 hrs ago #102

I love going to the movies. My daughters and their friends MenloParque 9 hrs ago #101