AMC Theaters are banning Universal Pictures films

[Ethnic Vagina Finder]

I just can't see myself paying $30 to watch a movie at home.

My neighbors and I just watched Bad Boys last weekend because it finally went down in price from $22 to $6 on demand.

And even there he paid for it and it was 5 of us watching.

I don't trust the on demand revenue stream. Add that to the fact that making it available there will allow high quality bootlegs to be available sooner too.

Add that to the fact that the point of going to the movies is to get out of the house.

AMC might have some leverage

Exactly. The vibe of the audience makes the viewing experience better.

Some movies I skipped until it was online and I regret not watching in a theater.

Universal is basically competing with AMC and every other theater by offering VOD. They are getting the best of both worlds.

 

[FlyRy]

They can't own theaters, it was made illegal in the court case United States vs Paramount Pictures in 1948.



Exactly. Time finally given them a way to circumvent the 1948 Supreme Court ruling.

VOD era is here. Home Theater era will soon follow.

Trump’s Justice Department Wants to Change the Movie Industry

 

[FaTaL]

Trump’s Justice Department Wants to Change the Movie Industry

Yikes Disney would totally take over

 

[Cartier Murphy]

I get getting in your feelings about it, but AMC should’ve just held that L in silence posturing and making a big public deal of this will have more people opting to watch at home than they might’ve otherwise

 

[invincible1914]

 

[Sccit]

they're on the brink of bankruptcy...they can't really be choosy

the really that shook of VOD?

THEY GOTA PUT THE WORD OUT UNLESS ANY OTHER STUDIOS PLANNIN THE SAME THING

HOPE AMC SUCCEEDS, WOULD HATE FOR THEATERS TO DIE

 

[Geek Nasty]

Amazon has a right to be hostile. But this might be inevitable. I'd hate to see the theater experience go aaway but Universal are fools if they think they'd get $100M from Trolls if people weren't locked in and desperate as hell to get their kids to shut up.

 

[darealvelle]

I planned on watching Candyman at the Move Tavern anyway

 

[obarth]

AMC will be outside Vin Diesel's house with a case of Coronas, copping pleas, the second a date is set for Fast 9. fukk outta here

 

[MikelArteta]

Apparently Trolls 2 made bank on VOD



Theaters about to be fukked

They should release f&f9 ish would prob do crazy numbers

 

[Cave Savage]

The idea of VOD killing movie theaters is so to me.

 

[Json]

Yet people payes for trolls.
Most people will pay for convenience.
VoD era has begun.

Big releases lose 50% of gross to the theater, they keep all that now with streaming options

Think about how many movies come out per weekend though.

You save money on promoting Bloodshot, but you lose money on the promotional money of Spidey or Endgame.

If studios aren’t honest about what they expect to make money and what they know is crap. Maybe VOD will work but it would also signal to audiences that a movie is crap.

 

[Dwolf]

Sometimes I forgot how antisocial thecoli can be

 

[Cave Savage]

Sometimes I forgot how antisocial thecoli can be

Hoping that theaters fail

So petty

 

[Bigblackted4]

Regal all the way for me anyway