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Re:The New Literalism Plaguing Today's Biggest Movies by hinterlands on Tuesday July 15, 2025 @01:37AM (#44568136)
> All the 'box office records' since then are the result of charging way more to a continually plummeting audience size.

I don't think that going to the movies has gotten more expensive in real terms. It's just that the records are usually not adjusted for inflation, so a film with the same audience and the same inflation-adjusted admission price will appear to make 80% more at the box office compared to 2002.

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Re:The New Literalism Plaguing Today's Biggest Movies by IAmBroom on Tuesday July 15, 2025 @08:42AM (#44570548)
In fact... it looks like they've slightly dropped.

https://www.reddit.com/r/boxoffice/comments/14kznfv/movie_ti...

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Re:The New Literalism Plaguing Today's Biggest Movies by xnorswap on Tuesday July 15, 2025 @10:04AM (#44571296)
Dropped? You've produced a graph showing they've been on the increase for the past 30 years.
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Re:The New Literalism Plaguing Today's Biggest Movies by alistairSH on Tuesday July 15, 2025 @10:35AM (#44571582)
And where the heck can you get a movie ticket for $11? A discount matinee viewing at my local theaters is from $17 to $20. $20-$23 if you go in the evening. The lowest price ticket, a Tuesday noon showing, is $12.

I don't recall the last time I went to the movies with my wife and spent less than $60 (tickets, a shared soda, two snacks).

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Re:The New Literalism Plaguing Today's Biggest Movies by hinterlands on Tuesday July 15, 2025 @11:12AM (#44571989)
My local Cinemark has tickets for $5.50, $8.50... you're probably in a premium market.
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Re:The New Literalism Plaguing Today's Biggest Movies by zamadatix on Tuesday July 15, 2025 @01:05PM (#44573404)
$11 sounds about right to me. It's an average so some areas will be higher and others lower but $23 sounds awful.
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Re:The New Literalism Plaguing Today's Biggest Movies by ndiddy on Wednesday July 16, 2025 @12:56AM (#44578805)
> And where the heck can you get a movie ticket for $11?

Places where real estate is cheaper than wherever you live.

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