• @PrettyLights
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    210 months ago

    You’re misusing causality. Fewer people go to the movies now because there’s less reason to, not because they have less money.

    • partial_accumen
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      110 months ago

      Fewer people go to the movies now because there’s less reason to, not because they have less money.

      Feel free to show your data that supports your statement.

        • partial_accumen
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          110 months ago

          The chart I posted shows lower box office sales. Where is your data saying/showing the equivalent purchase of day 1 streaming that your asserting ?

          • @PrettyLights
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            110 months ago

            Why is there no dip for the 2008 Great Recession? There was no streaming alternative or pandemic then, and thus no dip.

            • partial_accumen
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              110 months ago

              2023 is after the pandemic. The 2023 numbers are BELOW the pre-pandemic levels. The the pandemic doesn’t appear to have any affect here. Said other way, if the pandemic drop was completely deleted, there would STILL be a decline in movie theater attendance.

              There was no streaming alternative

              So again, you’re agreeing with me when we disagree with Tsujimoto’s statements that people will continue to go to the movie theater.

              • @PrettyLights
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                110 months ago

                The pandemic caused shutdowns of many, many filming schedules and caused massive backups once they could resume, contributing to a drought of releases in 2023. What movies besides Barbie and Oppenheimer do you remember having any big marketing push?

                There was also the writers strike.

        • partial_accumen
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          110 months ago

          Fewer people go to the movies now because there’s less reason to

          Where does that chart show proof of your statement?

          • @PrettyLights
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            110 months ago

            Why is there no dip for the 2008 Great Recession? There was no streaming alternative or pandemic then, and thus no dip.