Will cinemas disappear soon?

I can see the number of theatres and the price to get in will be in major flux over the next few years, but they will exist for a long time to come. It is still a "destination" for people: an escape from their homes and a place to meet or date. Theatres may change alot in the future: better seating, better food and other innovations, but they'll stay around.

No, I do not go to the cinemas to watch a movie. Why does anyone? You have to put up with crowds, there are always rude people, expensive refreshments, you can't stop the movie to take a break, you can't back the movie up to see or hear something you missed the first time through, there is the cost of time and money for transportation to the cinema and the cinema is way too expensive.

Using an internet based mail order DVD rental service I watch any movie I want for less than $2. None of the problems listed above have to be endured.

Cinemas will likely go the way of the DRIVE-IN MOVIE.

My grandmother used to love going to the movies but there just aren't movies made for her age group. Hollywood is missing a lot of revenue by ignoring this age group. There are more older people living than there ever was. Why make films all nasty? They make them nasty for the college kids but they're all too busy playing video games. Which is true because I read a study that said more people are staying home and playing video games than they are going to the cinema. I'm actually happy that the cinema is dying and hollywood is making less money. Perhaps it will force them to change their strategy and actually make some good films.

With the quality of story recently, I tried to cut back on number of times to go to the cinemas. I just couldn't afford the high price ticket anymore. $10 for one person entrance, plus $10 to $20 snacks and beverage. That is too much for watching a movie like that. I would definitely stay home and watch the online movies better. Save my driving, and time.

Theaters are starting to have this problem and after Sony won with Blu-Ray the theaters have started developing 3d and promoting it extensively just to lead people to give extra money for basically the same money. As the 3D film cannot be pirated it just plays into the film makers and theaters perfectly

Hi,
I still goes to cinema once in a while to watch movies. Cinemas will not disappear that soon but business owners may need to reduce the price of movie tickets to attract more movie goers. Cinema is still a nice place to hang out with friends. Some action packed movies are more interesting to watch in cinema.

I don't think so, even through I never come to cinema before. Because I am poor, and I will go the the theater if I am rich. To some degree, watching in front of the big screen feels better, don't you think so?

Firstly, the sound effects are different. Secondly the screen is big than yours.
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I don't know. The movie theater close to where I live is still in operation. I still think people see going to a movie theater as some sort of entertainment and a fun time with friends. But I do like to rent movies from the rental store.

I don't think cinemas will be out of picture in the future because that is one of the biggest earning resources of the movie industry and they will do their best to make it stay forever and to convince people that bigger screen is better and the first to watch the new movie really feels good . Maybe they will make inhancements to cinemas to make it better and better to drive more people to watch if time comes that people rather stay at home and watch dvd or cd or just use the internet to download movies. But cinemas is also part of the outing place for people who go on dating not for lovers but also for families. SO i think it will stay longer as it is.

I dont go to the cinemas as it has become very very expensive for me. With the plexes coming in and stand-alones losing out, an outing at the cinema with all the stuffings of a plex, does burn a hole in the pocket. So that is one reason I think people are avoiding cinemas. Regarding DVD, I have watched quite a few pictures thru them, but the effect is not the same. Watching a thrilling scene on the big screen with the booming sound effects, is altogether a different experience. So people who genuinely love cinema or who can afford to spend on it, will go. So to me, more than the DVD invasion, the cost of going to watch cinema is more important.