About ten years ago I was working for several real estate developers who were in the process of building new big shopping centers. Right around the same time, nearly every one of them revised their development plans to eliminate the multi-plex theaters from their sites. I suspect they had all been privy to something in the movie industry that led them to do this.
In my opinion, it's a combination of three things that is driving this: (1) bad movies, (2) high prices for tickets and food/beverages, and (3) dislike of dealing with ill-mannered moviegoers.
In my opinion, it's a combination of three things that is driving this: (1) bad movies, (2) high prices for tickets and food/beverages, and (3) dislike of dealing with ill-mannered moviegoers.
I hate going to the multiplex theaters and will drive out of my way to go to a 1920's art deco theater to see a movie.