[Artemis Webb]

"They were crappy a long time before anyone knew about “Harvey”."

It would be good if you knew what you were talking about before you take fingers to keyboard. According to Box Office Mojo the U.S. film industry took in $11.3 Billion last year. It has shown an increase in seven of the last 10 years including 2015 and 2016.

[FlingWingFlyer]

Okay. I thought we were talking about THIS year. Sorry I “offended” you.

[Newbomb Turk]

Movie revenues are down over 10% from last year.

Thats 1.1 BILLION dollars my friend. In any industry, if you experience a 10% drop in sales, that should tell you somethings not right.

Hollwood, Cable, the NFL and ESPN have pissed off their customer base.Pay attention NASCAR and Camping World.

[lacrew]

Last year, I learned (by observing the NFL) that entertainment industries can have a very sudden drop in viewership/revenue. There is no doubt the NFL hit a big wall last year - they even had to refund back some ad revenue.

This year, it sure seems like Hollywood is hitting a similar wall...for similar reasons. Time will tell - but these days its very difficult to find a movie that doesn't feature a loudmouth leftist activist in a starring role...so the prognosis is not good.

[EdnaMode]

Domestically, movie theater attendance is down so far in 2017 from 2016.

Year to date comparison:

Tickets sold:

2017: 831.8
2016: 904.7

[PAR35]

It would be good if you knew what you were talking about before you take fingers to keyboard. According to Box Office Mojo the U.S. film industry took in $11.3 Billion last year. It has shown an increase in seven of the last 10 years including 2015 and 2016.

Just because folks watch them doesn't mean the movies aren't crappy. Remakes, sequels and flashy computer graphics don't make great cinema.

[ealgeone]

It would be good if you knew what you were talking about before you take fingers to keyboard. According to Box Office Mojo the U.S. film industry took in $11.3 Billion last year. It has shown an increase in seven of the last 10 years including 2015 and 2016.

Is that because of increased attendance or increased prices?