Theatrical Future/PVOD Thread

[Lucky Planet]

The positive way to look at it is that Sony sees theatrical exhibition as being worth seriously investing in. That points to an anticipated health of that side of the industry.

But I know several independent/small-chain theater owners/managers, and they're not thrilled about the idea of the studios starting to muscle in.

I do want to point out....exhibition was a lot different when the paramount decree was passed compared to now. All the studios combined only owned 17% of the theatres so it wasn't a huge monopoly and the policies and decree was driven by the factors of Edgar Hoover and his hatred of Hollywood, Truman and the anti monopolistic society that exist.

With one movie ticket back then you essentially got newsreel, short films, an A film (the blockbuster movie) and a b film. That in now way compares to paying the price we pay together for way less content and time.

Theatre owners adapted and altered the cinema experience which has lead to today. They are not absolved of their own greed which created this issue as well. They devalued the experience for multiplexes, over priced concessions, and a lot of overall unique experiences and appeal to bring thes

viewers back in.

Studios being back in this business who value you their multiple lines of product maybe will put more love into this and help us get to where we need to be. Bringing in more competition would be healthy

that's true, this is an overall positive for the industry because it openly shows everyone including the industry that Sony wants to invest and keep theaters Alive and a good future investment.

 

[Nick]

Overall not surprising that Sony is the studio to buy a theater too considering they don’t have a streaming service so yeah, theatrical is certainly where they focus.

 

[Lucky Planet]

Overall not surprising that Sony is the studio to buy a theater too considering they don’t have a streaming service so yeah, theatrical is certainly where they focus.

they own Crunchyroll
expect a lot of anime events at the theater lol cosplay allowed