Attending live audience events after all this. A study. — Page 2

RE: movie theaters, I haven't seen a need for them for quite a while, now. I've been frustrated by the inability to stream when the ability to do so has been in place for what feels like forever.

COVID-19 has forced the change to bypass cinemas and offer home streaming immediately, but the current model isn't good. I can either buy the movie for ~ $20, or wait a few weeks and rent for between ~ $3 to $5.

When the current, average cost of a movie ticket is ~ $10, offering only the $20 purchase option isn't one I'll take advantage of. I'm happier to see the rental option arrive sooner, though (weeks, and in some cases days, as opposed to months).

Now that the door has been opened, it will be interesting to see what will happen re: cinemas, post-virus.

John Adams said: "RE: movie theaters, I haven't seen a need for them for quite a while, now. I've been frustrated by the inability to stream when the ability to do so has been in place for what feels like forever.

COVID-19 has forced the change to bypass cinemas and offer home streaming immediately, but the current model isn't good. I can either buy the movie for ~ $20, or wait a few weeks and rent for between ~ $3 to $5.

When the current, average cost of a movie ticket is ~ $10, offering only the $20 purchase option isn't one I'll take advantage of. I'm happier to see the rental option arrive sooner, though (weeks, and in some cases days, as opposed to months).

Now that the door has been opened, it will be interesting to see what will happen re: cinemas, post-virus."

I'm guessing you live alone? The $20 purchase option is good for families or households with more than 2 people. Going to the movie theater here in NYC area costs around $16-$23 per person so that $20 option is actually a pretty good deal.

" I agree. I had to wear one, a couple of years ago, visiting my mother's unit. I couldn't stand it, but did it to follow the rules. Thankfully, it was only for a couple of days. It was hot and at times felt, I couldn't breath. Today, at Walmart, I noticed an increase in people wearing masks. Funny, but some, were the same people, who didn't follow social distancing guidelines. "

My wife is a nurse and works 12 hour shifts. She hates wearing a mask but understands it is needed.

Wick3 said: "John Adams said: "RE: movie theaters, I haven't seen a need for them for quite a while, now. I've been frustrated by the inability to stream when the ability to do so has been in place for what feels like forever.

COVID-19 has forced the change to bypass cinemas and offer home streaming immediately, but the current model isn't good. I can either buy the movie for ~ $20, or wait a few weeks and rent for between ~ $3 to $5.

When the current, average cost of a movie ticket is ~ $10, offering only the $20 purchase option isn't one I'll take advantage of. I'm happier to see the rental option arrive sooner, though (weeks, and in some cases days, as opposed to months).

Now that the door has been opened, it will be interesting to see what will happen re: cinemas, post-virus."

I'm guessing you live alone? The $20 purchase option is good for families or households with more than 2 people. Going to the movie theater here in NYC area costs around $16-$23 per person so that $20 option is actually a pretty good deal."

It would isn’t nearly that high where I live, so the $20 ismore than I would pay for my wife and I to go. Plus, I am not seeing it on the big screen in a communal experience, which particularly adds to the experience for comedies. It is not worth $20, not with Netflix, Amazon, $6 on-demand for recent movies. I will wait the couple of months. It will be very interesting to see how much $$ these movies make. I expect them to be a major bust.

Jarethan said: "Wick3 said: "John Adams said: "RE: movie theaters, I haven't seen a need for them for quite a while, now. I've been frustrated by the inability to stream when the ability to do so has been in place for what feels like forever.

COVID-19 has forced the change to bypass cinemas and offer home streaming immediately, but the current model isn't good. I can either buy the movie for ~ $20, or wait a few weeks and rent for between ~ $3 to $5.

When the current, average cost of a movie ticket is ~ $10, offering only the $20 purchase option isn't one I'll take advantage of. I'm happier to see the rental option arrive sooner, though (weeks, and in some cases days, as opposed to months).

Now that the door has been opened, it will be interesting to see what will happen re: cinemas, post-virus."

I'm guessing you live alone? The $20 purchase option is good for families or households with more than 2 people. Going to the movie theater here in NYC area costs around $16-$23 per person so that $20 option is actually a pretty good deal."

It would isn’t nearly that high where I live, so the $20 ismorethan I would pay for my wife and I to go. Plus, I am not seeing it on the big screen in a communal experience, which particularly adds to the experience for comedies. It is not worth $20, not with Netflix, Amazon, $6 on-demandfor recent movies. I will wait the couple of months. It will be very interesting to see how much $$ these movies make. I expect them to be a major bust."

Disney Plus seems to be an exception to the rule since the studio can just put their own movies right onto their own streaming platform. They've already done it with Onward and now Artemis Fowl. But other recent releases like The Rise of Skywalker and Spies in Disguise are still not streaming on Disney Plus yet. The other streaming platforms usually don't get new releases for at least 6 months so I think the new releases going straight to Buy/Rent availability are probably making more money than you might think. Theaters are closed nationwide in the US so this allows the studios to still make some money off the releases in the timeframe in which they were expecting money from the theatrical release.

Jarethan said: "RWPrincess said: "Jarethan said: "Wick3 said: "John Adams said: "RE: movie theaters, I haven't seen a need for them for quite a while, now. I've been frustrated by the inability to stream when the ability to do so has been in place for what feels like forever.

Disney Plus seems to be an exception to the rule since the studio can just put their own movies right onto their own streaming platform. They've already done it with Onward and now Artemis Fowl. But other recent releases like The Rise of Skywalker and Spies in Disguise are still not streaming on Disney Plus yet. The other streaming platforms usually don't get new releases for at least 6 months so I think the new releases going straight to Buy/Rent availability are probably making more money than you might think. Theaters are closed nationwide in the US so this allows the studios to still make some money off the releases in the timeframe in which they were expecting money from the theatrical release.

There are a lot of very recent movies on-demand for $5.99. Based on the number of people who saw, say, Little Women in the movies between 2 weeks ago and 12 weeks ago, there were humongous numbers of people who did not see it...and many of the other 'hit' movies from year-end. Why pay $20 to see something very recent (and very few of the movies that are in that early release $20 category are must sees),when you can see so many more for $5.99.

I have to admit that I am cheap when it comes torenting movies on-demand...at $5.99. (Of course, I have Amazon Prime, Netflix, access to my son's Disney and Hulu accounts, and HBO (for $5 / month), so I don't feel like I need to pay $20 when it will be $5.99 in 6 or 8 weeks.

Plus, to someone who references having to wait 6 months, most of the year-end movies are already on demand for $5.99. I don't think they were accelerated due to COVID19, but I could be wrong."

I agree with you about waiting to pay $5.99 to rent rather than paying the $19.99 when it's first released. I thought the point was that people aren't willing to pay to buy/rent at home which I don't think is the case at all. I know of people who have Disney Plus yet still purchased Onward for $19.99 last month. I generally prefer to see movies in the theater but I do plan to rent some of these new releases over the next month or so.