• BurgerPunk [he/him, comrade/them]
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    6 months ago

    personally I don't hink there was ever any recovery after the 07-08 collapse

    Folks can't afford to go to the movies.

    YES! Just really glad to see someone say these things. They're my first thought whenever i see anything articles about the "economy" or why movies (that they spend 2x to 3x more money making) aren't making enough money.

    fidel-salute

    • invo_rt [he/him]
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      6 months ago

      Which is wild because 75% of the top 50 of the highest grossing films of all time came out in the last decade. It's almost like the current ultra budget movie production cycle is unsustainable.

      • BobDole [none/use name]
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        6 months ago

        That’s more to do with ticket prices than ticket sales, IMO. Number of tickets may be up, but not as a function of population increase and globalization