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Indiana Jones and Flash flopped hard. Could this be the beginning of the end for franchise films? (lemmy.film)

submitted 1 year ago by chickenwing@lemmy.film to c/moviesandtv@lemmy.film

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For the last few years franchise movies like star wars, marvel, etc. made money regardless of quality. However now it seems like audiences are being choosier when it comes to these kinds of tentpole releases. I've seen some people online say that the movie/theater industry is losing people in general but I don't think that's the case.

Super Mario and spiderverse made a lot of money. And Oppenheimer, Barbie, and Dune seem to be tracking well. I think the problem is that people are getting sick of the same old stuff and need more than just a brand name to go to the theater. What do you you think?

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[–] kemsat@lemmy.world 23 points 1 year ago (2 children)

No, it’s just more expensive than ever to go watch a movie. I like going to this one theater because it has comfy seats, they serve beer, and have good sound. The tickets are like $12-18, but I also have to pay for parking (about $30 for a 2-3 hour movie), and they up charge the beers too. So, going to watch a movie ends up being around $60-70 for two, and the only reason to go is to be part of the social experience happening around the movie, because if you wait like 90 days, you can buy the movie on iTunes or YouTube for less than $60.

So I pretty much only go to Marvel movies since the cgi action scenes are better on the huge screen.

[–] ddugue@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Dune was incredible in theaters. I'm scared of watching it again at home (in prep for the 2nd part) since I'm probably going to be disappointed

[–] kemsat@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Yeah, I can imagine. I skipped it but watched it later on my phone. Definitely want to go see part 2 in theaters.

[–] veng@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

I'm the same - I remember it quite well so may just go without seeing the first part again beforehand.

I saw it in a normal cinema, then literally the next day booked it in isense (like imax). Most people don't have the money to pay for a decent Atmos setup so only get to experience it in the best cinemas on occasion. Dune was so worth it.

[–] 98codes@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Proper surround sound with subwoofer required, to be sure

[–] ddugue@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago

The soundtrack was amazing... Ooof the chills.it gave me!

[–] Taako_Tuesday@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Wow! That's quite expensive. I'd hate to have to pay for parking at the movies. Our theater is more like 10-12 for a movie ticket, plus upcharged drinks and snacks, so my wife and I still end up paying at least 40 bucks to go to the movies. We go once a month at most, but it has to be part of a date night, you can't just go to the movies on a whim anymore.