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I’d say I go to see a movie in an actual movie theater once a year, but the truth is I probably go half as often as that.
It isn’t that I am not interested in movies, I just don’t see the value. I am supposed to pay for a ticket, concessions, and whatever goes into travel to the theater to watch a movie with a bunch of (probably annoying) strangers in a fairly gross environment?
My guess is my annual box office contribution is approximately 0.5x the current ticket price.
If, however, there was a $20/month subscription service which would let me watch new releases at home, I would subscribe.
Even if it was relegated to expensive hardware, like an Apple Vision Pro, I would very likely buy the device and sign up for the subscription.
$240/year would be a hell of a lot more revenue than my current $5.50/year—regardless of whether or not it would be exclusive to certain hardware or platforms.
Honestly, my current TV and sound system may not be as impressive as a theater, but they are good and I’d take that experience over the modified bus depot experience of a public movie theater.
don't get consession, just bring a water and call it good
then tickets are then $10-15, at least in that USA, that's easily justifiable to me once a month or so
I wish there was a way to pay a one time fee (per release) to watch new releases as much as I want forever. Without downloading a damn app for each one.
Man, I would never get a subscription for the Apple Vision / HP Reverb G2
Tbh, even if Valve offered one I don't think I would... I'm sure it would be the most fair subscription service out there, but I just don't think I could get on board.