[ComplexUnion182]

What is your source to the movie audience increase since the 1980's? I'm not arguing your point, but wouldn't it make sense that because of DVD's and pay-per view theater attendance would drop? Produce a source because that's an interesting argument.

[Darkwolf377]

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/yearly/

Ignore the actual income (which is huge but distracting) and look at the numbers for "change" and "tickets sold".

As you can see, the actual number of tickets sold has grown substantially since the first year tracked, 1980.

[colorado tanker]

My source was an FR thread a few months ago discussing the fall off in the 1960's and despite the heroic PR efforts of Mr. Valente, that fall off has never been made up. I tried to search for it, but haven't found it yet.

With even the TV market fragmenting I doubt Hollywood will ever again be the mass medium it was from the 30's to the 50's.