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Re:About 10% of AMC movie showings sell zero tickets. This s... by doctorhandshake on Tuesday May 05, 2026 @10:15AM (#48022827)
Why do you have projector in scare quotes? And what makes you think they don't screen the movie? Exhibitors have a contractual obligation to show movies a certain number of times a week, and the media players that run them show receipts to the studios ... it would be surprising if they didn't actually do that simply because nobody bought a ticket.
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Re:About 10% of AMC movie showings sell zero tickets. This s... by bdcravens on Tuesday May 05, 2026 @11:15AM (#48023685)
Probably just showing that it's not a film projector, but in actuality, it is still a projector. It may be assumed that digital movies are shown on a giant display, but that's cost prohibitive at that size; it's still a blank screen with light projected onto it.
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