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Box Office: Democrats Go to More Movies Than Republicans
Hollywood Reporter ^ | August 15, 2019 | Pamela McClintock

Posted on 08/15/2019 10:58:05 AM PDT by EdnaMode

Democrats go to the movies twice as much as Republicans, a new study finds.

The statistic was among many tidbits included in a seven-year survey celebrating the 1,000th movie surveyed by industry leader PostTrak, the exit-polling service founded by Rentrak (now owned by Comscore) and Screen Engine.

During that time period, Democrats frequented the movies far more than Republicans, or 12.4 percent versus 5.5 percent. Ditto for Independents (7.2 percent). The same also held true for ticket buyers who identified themselves as liberal and conservative (10.1 percent vs. 5 percent). Nearly 10 percent of moviegoers didn't state their political affiliation.

The PostTrak survey — touching on everything from streaming preferences to demo breakdowns to religious affiliation — includes information drawn from 1.25 million interviews.

(Excerpt) Read more at hollywoodreporter.com ...


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Society; TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: boxoffice; boycotthollywood; conservatives; democrats; film; films; hollywood; hollywoodboycott; independents; liberals; movie; moviegoing; movies; movietheaters; posttrak; republicans
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Would be interesting to see if Republican voters were going to the movies at a higher rate prior to the 2016 election season.
1 posted on 08/15/2019 10:58:05 AM PDT by EdnaMode
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To: EdnaMode

No s__t.


2 posted on 08/15/2019 10:58:25 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: EdnaMode

Movies and Concerts are analogous to churches as far as the Left is concerned.


3 posted on 08/15/2019 10:59:49 AM PDT by Bishop_Malachi (Liberal Socialism - A philosophy which advocates spreading a low standard of living equally.)
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Box Office: Democrats Go to More Movies Than Republicans

That would explain why "Avatar" and the "Transformers" movies made so much money...

4 posted on 08/15/2019 11:00:10 AM PDT by Future Snake Eater (Plans are worthless, but planning is everything. - Dwight Eisenhower, 1957)
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To: Bishop_Malachi

Of course.

They support all Hollywood filth.


5 posted on 08/15/2019 11:00:47 AM PDT by Col Frank Slade
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To: EdnaMode
Last movie I saw in a theater was 'They Shall Not Grow Old'. Before that it was "Apollo 13".

I watch alot of movies on my computer, in the yard, smoking a cigar.

6 posted on 08/15/2019 11:01:16 AM PDT by dead (Liberals ruin everything.)
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To: EdnaMode

They have lower standards.
Fits.


7 posted on 08/15/2019 11:07:25 AM PDT by Da Coyote (eh)
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To: EdnaMode

I bet more Republicans walk out early from movies.


8 posted on 08/15/2019 11:08:22 AM PDT by cnsmom (G)
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To: dead

Same with me, as the last time I bothered going to a theatre was to see “They Shall Not Grow Old”. The last time before that was “The King’s Speech”.


9 posted on 08/15/2019 11:09:34 AM PDT by OttawaFreeper ("The Gardens was founded by men-sportsmen-who fought for their country" Conn Smythe, 1966)
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To: EdnaMode

Leftists live in a fantasy world. They also work less and have more spare time.


10 posted on 08/15/2019 11:10:51 AM PDT by Vigilanteman (The politicized state destroys aspects of civil society, human kindness and private charity.)
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To: EdnaMode

I can’t remember the last time I saw a movie in a theater. I really can’t.


11 posted on 08/15/2019 11:14:16 AM PDT by real saxophonist (Fightin' in a basement)
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To: dfwgator

Conservatives aren’t given to fiction. Someone has to live in the real world.


12 posted on 08/15/2019 11:14:19 AM PDT by Ancient Man
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To: real saxophonist

Other than Rifftracks, I don’t go.


13 posted on 08/15/2019 11:15:19 AM PDT by wally_bert (Hola. Me llamo Inspector Carlton Lassiter. Me gusta queso.)
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To: EdnaMode

All the movies are social justice propaganda laced. All the stuff d’s love, all the stuff I despise. I don’t pay money to be disrespected, I go to be entertained. It’s been a very long time since I went to a movie theater...I’ll probably never walk inside one ever again.


14 posted on 08/15/2019 11:16:13 AM PDT by Pilated (.)
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To: EdnaMode

I could have told anybody that asked that more Democraps go to movies....they live in a fantasy World.


15 posted on 08/15/2019 11:21:19 AM PDT by rockinqsranch (Dems, Libs, Socialists call 'em what you will they all have fairies livin' in their trees.)
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To: EdnaMode

For me, going to the movies is inconvenient and a waste of precious time.


16 posted on 08/15/2019 11:22:45 AM PDT by DivineMomentsOfTruth ("There is but one straight course, and that is to seek truth and pursue it steadily." -GW)
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To: EdnaMode

well, DUH!

I have been to the movies exactly TWICE in the past 5 years, both times to see Christian films.

I have no interest in shelling out money to see some superhero tell me that I’m a racist sexist bigoted Nazi homophobe.


17 posted on 08/15/2019 11:22:58 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog (Patrick Henry would have been an anti-vaxxer.)
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To: dfwgator

Seems that’s the intent. I can’t imagine being a theater operator with that destructive crowd.


18 posted on 08/15/2019 11:24:36 AM PDT by CodeToad ( Hating on Trump is hating on me and Americans!)
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To: EdnaMode

Endgame spoiler alert!

I’m a conservative and I love movies... at least I used to love them. Anymore they’re propaganda pieces pushing the social justice story in ways that leaves me ticked off most of the time. Endgame nearly undid it’s entire experience with that force, speed-bump of a scene where all of the women heroes banded together to try to defeat Thanos. I almost got up and walked out at that point and would have if they were the ones who defeated him.


19 posted on 08/15/2019 11:24:48 AM PDT by Frapster ("Good night, Westley. Good work. Sleep well. I'll most likely kill you in the morning.")
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To: EdnaMode

There’s your proof that Repubicans are racist.


20 posted on 08/15/2019 11:24:55 AM PDT by Cboldt
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