As a parent, I'm super excited about this. I love going to see movies. My wife and I used to go every week. Until we had kids. In the last six years, I think we've seen maybe two movies in the theater.
I have however watched every day-of streaming release that's come out, even the ones that cost $30, just to support the idea.
I would gladly pay $20 to see new movies in my home. My TV and sound are good enough.
I'd still like to see the big action flicks in the theater, and if I were a teen, I'd still prefer dates in a theater rather than at home, and I'm sure a lot of people feel safer having a date at a theater than at someone's house.
When the VCR came out, everyone said it would kill moviegoing. To prevent it, they usually waited 4+ years to release a movie on VHS. It turned out, when they shrunk that window to 4 months, it didn't really affect moviegoing.
I hope they find the same is true here -- that there isn't a lot of overlap between people who want to watch at home and people who will go to a theater.
I have however watched every day-of streaming release that's come out, even the ones that cost $30, just to support the idea.
I would gladly pay $20 to see new movies in my home. My TV and sound are good enough.
I'd still like to see the big action flicks in the theater, and if I were a teen, I'd still prefer dates in a theater rather than at home, and I'm sure a lot of people feel safer having a date at a theater than at someone's house.
When the VCR came out, everyone said it would kill moviegoing. To prevent it, they usually waited 4+ years to release a movie on VHS. It turned out, when they shrunk that window to 4 months, it didn't really affect moviegoing.
I hope they find the same is true here -- that there isn't a lot of overlap between people who want to watch at home and people who will go to a theater.