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To: Bean74
The reason why "grown-up" movies fare poorly at the box office is simple. Older adults who enjoy movies, like me, wait for the DVD and watch it from the comfort of my La-Z-Boy on my high-def flat screen home theater surround-sound system.

That's why I bought all that crap in the first place!

Theater experience can't compare to the comfort of my own home. That's why the only people going to the cinema are teenagers and 20-somethings on dates. And that's why movies geared towards them are the only ones that make any money at the box office! It's that simple.

12 posted on 08/25/2009 7:40:03 AM PDT by Drew68
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To: Drew68

Add to that the fact that it’s cheaper to buy the DVD than to pay for 2 movie tickets and the fact that the “theater experience” has steadily gone downhill for years (let’s pay $20 to watch irritating commercials for 15+ minutes before the show!) and yeah, it’s no surprise the grown-ups prefer to watch at home on their own schedule even if that means waiting a few months.


20 posted on 08/25/2009 7:57:32 AM PDT by AustinBill (consequence is what makes our choices real)
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