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Netflix hasn't killed the box office

by Ben Bradford
Apr 9, 2019
Global box office revenue is at an all-time high despite the narrative that streaming services, like Netflix, make going out to the movies obsolete.
Global box office revenue is at an all-time high despite the narrative that streaming services, like Netflix, make going out to the movies obsolete.
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Another movie ticket subscription business tries to make it in Hollywood

by Kai Ryssdal and Daisy Palacios
Aug 1, 2018
The MoviePass competitor set its sights on the American market ... and they're not backing down.
Screenshots from the Sinemia app.
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Here’s why AMC Theaters are moving into movie subscriptions

by Renata Sago
Jun 22, 2018
The nation’s largest movie theater chain, AMC, is getting into the subscription service game. Starting next week, the company will offer passes for about $20 a month that get people in to see three movies per week. Click the audio…
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Disney's "Star Wars" terms are a financial burden for small theaters

by Kai Ryssdal and Shaheen Ainpour
Nov 7, 2017
Erich Schwartzel wrote about the tough tactics — like requiring 65 percent of ticket sales — for the Wall Street Journal.
Rian Johnson, director of "Star Wars: The Last Jedi," at Disney's D23 EXPO 2017 in Anaheim, California in July.
Jesse Grant/Getty Images for Disney
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Preserving America's movie going history

by Kai Ryssdal and Emily Henderson
Sep 21, 2017
Photographer Amy Davis talks about her photo book on the fate of historic movie theaters.
Filmgoers queueing to see Fritz Lang's film 'Man Hunt' in 1941.
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Movie theaters find new ways to lure kids

by Adriene Hill
May 5, 2017
Cinemas are focusing on younger customers with rainbow-colored chairs, esports auditoriums and play gyms.
Features like brightly colored seats can set theaters apart, says Tim Barr, CEO of Ferco Seating.
Photo courtesy of Cinépolis USA
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Why some movie studios want to skip the theater

by Molly Wood and Adriene Hill
Mar 30, 2017
At CinemaCon, studios and theaters are debating how soon make movies available at home
Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for CinemaCon
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Theaters look to make more money by moving the candy

by Adriene Hill
Aug 5, 2016
Movie theaters are counting on concession sales to help boost revenues.
The concession stand at a drive-In theater on September 27, 2013 in Neligh, Nebraska. 
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'Thank you' as an anti-piracy strategy

by Adriene Hill
Jul 22, 2016
The film industry has many strategies to stop piracy, including saying thanks.
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Fact-check: Do millennials want more texting at the movies?

by Tony Wagner
Apr 15, 2016
AMC's CEO thought maybe they did, until the internet shut him down.
A family buys tickets for a movie showing at the empty American Movie Center complex September 6, 2000 in Miami, Florida. 
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