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  1. Jake Lipson

    Where do you think cinema goes from here?

    Do you have other options where you live besides AMC? AMC screwed me a few years ago and I haven't been back since. I'm sure I don't need to reiterate that story again because I've told it around the board multiple times. But maybe some other theater near you will still have daytime shows.
  2. Jake Lipson

    Where do you think cinema goes from here?

    People are already out of the habit of going to the movies thanks to COVID. I don't think raising prices makes sense when your primary goal should be to entice people back to the movies. I wouldn't expect them to lower prices, either. I understand that this has been a bad time for the...
  3. Jake Lipson

    Where do you think cinema goes from here?

    You can do that with the right movie and the right filmmaker. Matthew Vaughn's Stardust is one of my favorite examples of this. It looks like it cost $100 million or more to make. It actually cost $70 million. Of course, the box office results didn't work out in their favor ($38 million...
  4. Jake Lipson

    Where do you think cinema goes from here?

    When the dust settles, the theatrical window is going to be 45 days. That is what Paramount used on A Quiet Place Part II, which was still in the top five when it was released digitally. That is what Universal used for F9. That is what Disney is using for Free Guy opening this week. And that...
  5. Jake Lipson

    Where do you think cinema goes from here?

    Why is Bond your go-to example? I'm not trying to be argumentative here, nor am I knocking the franchise, which I like. But I think Skyfall was more of the exception that proves the rule with regard to those movies. They've always done well for themselves, but they are rarely enormous...
  6. Jake Lipson

    Where do you think cinema goes from here?

    I believe in the theatrical experience. I will always believe in the power of the theatrical experience. Prior to the pandemic, I was going to the movie theater at least once a week or more. I am lucky to have a 40 inch TV in my room which I like. I don't want to sound like I am complaining...
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