For $ 9.95, MoviePass offers a movie ticket a day —
putting theater owners on the spot and sparking alternatives
Not exact matches
«That verbiage probably scares
theater owners,» Bock said, referring to Amazons» plan to narrow the window between theatrical releases and streaming availability, adding that the
theater chains could take some solace in Amazon's decision not to go for simultaneous release or just
putting films straight out on video.
The
owners of the Malverne Cinema say a planned expansion by a nearby
theater could
put them out of business, and last week they took their concerns to the state attorney general's office.
Given the demand, Disney
put more onerous demands on some
theater owners for «The Last Jedi,» including a higher percentage — 65 percent — of ticket sales.
Avatar (Fox), the top - grossing movie of all time, hits DVD and Blu - ray, albeit without the 3D glory that helped make it such a theatrical experience (no surprise here: Cameron waited a decade to the technology to catch up with his vision, he's certainly not going to
put it through the primitive 3D processes available to most home
theater owners today).
The latest count by the National Association of Theatre
Owners (NATO)
puts the number of all
theater screens in the United States at 37,185, with more to come.