Bloomberg: Despite Netflix, Movie Theaters Had Best Summer in Decades Aug 29, 16:10
Stupid article. What's Netflix got to do with Summer Blockbusters? {nm} Aug 29, 16:12
“The notion that streaming has led to a decline in cinema attendance is really over-exaggerated” {nm} Aug 29, 16:28
It's a self-serving quote. No one had a notion. {nm} Aug 29, 16:31
What did Netflix offer this summer? The World Cup is arguably the bigger competition. {nm} Aug 29, 16:32
I guess there are some who think Netflix would (or is) affecting movie attendance...but I don't agree, either. {nm} Aug 29, 16:36
because its 100% true. Netflix has changed consumer behavior. {nm} Aug 29, 16:47
But not for Summer Blockbusters. {nm} Aug 29, 16:55
netflix means there will continue to be consolidation with studio tentpoles/summer blockbusters, but if the point is that Aug 29, 17:16
I think Netflix is building overall documentary feature audiences and that is partly behind their boom at the box office. Aug 30, 08:33
I have a half written article that's similar to this thinking. The three big docs this summer all skewed younger {nm} Aug 30, 10:56
Agreed. Don't see how one impacts the other. {nm} Aug 29, 20:01
its a total lie Aug 29, 16:43
weirdly, i think i've probably seen as many movies this summer since the comic superhero takeover began {nm} Aug 29, 16:55
do you have moviepass? is that a factor? {nm} Aug 29, 17:17
nope, fall-awards season is what summer used to be for me in terms of things i feel compelled to watch in theaters {nm} Aug 29, 17:21
summer is a strong season for arthouse content too. Foot traffic is up. But Eighth Grade would have made more money Q4 IMO Aug 29, 17:25
maybe but still feels like the best it could hope for is to be this year's Lady Bird {nm} Aug 29, 17:49
which did 3 or 4 times the box office.... {nm} Aug 29, 18:02
Jeez, how films have changed for the worse. Money is money though and that's all that matters. {nm} Aug 29, 17:46
there was a lot of other crummy stuff released that summer. and i still hate myself for paying to watch Another Stakeout Aug 29, 18:10
Weren’t people like watching tv before Netflix . Only tv/ cable has sufferr d I guess {nm} Aug 29, 21:02
Netflix and streaming often have huge holes Aug 30, 09:33