I found this article from today regarding how much wine is to much.
Dangerous Side Effects of Drinking Alcohol Every Day, According to Science (msn.com)
Dangerous Side Effects of Drinking Alcohol Every Day, According to Science (msn.com)
They spent their parent's money on movies???Ok, it is obviously a culture thing. First of all, they do not spend their money, they spend their parent's money. Second, it really is not about the movie, but about hanging out.
Ok, it is hard to find current statistics on this, but I did find some from 2017 and 2018. (Who Goes to the Movies? (movieguide.org))
Of the 264.7 million who went to movies at least once in 2017, 34.41 million were age 2-11 and 26.47 million were age 12-17, while 29.12 million were age 18-24, 63.53 million were age 25-39, 34.41 million were age 40-49, 31.76 were age 50-59, and 45 million were age 60 or over.
Thus, about 60.88 million children and teenagers age 2-17 in the USA and Canada went to the movies at least once, which is slightly less than those aged 25-39.
Of this group, 14% go to the movies at least once a month. And yes, a great deal is social/economic and I do live in an upper middle class neighborhood where almost every teenager walks round with a cell phone.
I tried to do a Google search on how many theaters are located in my town, but I stopped counting at 21.
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I do enjoy comparing notes between different cultures. Personally, I grew up dirt poor. I did not have my own bedroom, until I "grew up" and was on my own. We did not get an allowance and pretty much walked anywhere we needed to go. I started working at 14. My kids on the other hand, did not get their first jobs until after that graduated high school. I guess it does depend on social status.They spent their parent's money on movies???
wow. Just wow.
Teens here support their parents, and some are even breadwinners. Wouldn't dream of spending *parents* money on movies every week!
If we earn our own pocket money we would spend it for the odd treat for ourselves but that was our own money.
As a teen I only got pocket money about thrice a year - birthday, chinese new year and Christmas. Not every week.
Before I was earning my own I had $5 a week to put into savings. That was for education. You had to pay for higher education here. Still it wasn't nearly enough and most students have to take out loans. (or it would be gifted by parents/grandparents).
I guess I have no idea how the middle class in america live.
Videos would cost $2-$5 a week to rent back in the day, to watch at home, much cheaper than going out to a movie.
I think the move from too much wine to the movies was just a natural evolution, but I do not recall the moment when the topic changed.Dear brothers and sisters;
I don't know how movies got into the topic of How much wine is not to much
I'd like to share when our family went to see The Ten Commandments I was 8 years old and sat through a 3 hour 40 minute movie. I remember the scene when Moses fled from Pharaoh and went to Midian in Exodus 2:11-22. It made me feel really bad.
Or when we went to the "Drive-In" theatre and paid $2.50 a car and watched 2-3 movies from sitting in our car. There would be a speaker on a pole and would hang the speaker on the window on the driver or passenger side. We saw the movie Godspell.
Then when Christian movies like The Passion of the Christ, FlyWheel, Facing The Giants, FireProof premiered at the local theatres, these were all box office hits!
Today movie tickets in the SF Bay Area are an average of $16.00. But in the comfort of our own homes we can still play dvds, or stream from the apps right on our TVs for about $6.00, less or free.
God bless everyone and Happy New Year!
I do enjoy comparing notes between different cultures. Personally, I grew up dirt poor. I did not have my own bedroom, until I "grew up" and was on my own. We did not get an allowance and pretty much walked anywhere we needed to go. I started working at 14. My kids on the other hand, did not get their first jobs until after that graduated high school. I guess it does depend on social status.
The odd thing about living where I do is that the differences between communities are obvious. I did a little digging. The first data below is from y neighborhood. The second is from the neighborhood just below. You can though a rock from on to the other, but they really are light years apart economically.
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I think the move from too much wine to the movies was just a natural evolution, but I do not recall the moment when he topic changed.
When I was a kid, the movies were $0.50 and it was usually two movies and a 15 min cartoon short in the middle. I think I remember there being a "dive-in" in thee area, but they all closed down a long time ago. I also remember seeing "The Ten Commandments" in a theater, as I recall it was the first time they had a short break in the middle.
To survive, at least in my area, movie theaters evolve into more of an event thing. Some are actually a movie theater and restaurant, where you can order dinner and eat it while watching the movie (pre-C19). Others have video arcades inside.
For the moment, movie theaters are dead (in my area). With social distancing and mask wearing, they had to open at 25% capacity, which is not fiscally profitable. You also cannot take your mask off, so no eating or drinking while watching a movie.
To be honest with you, I am impressed that movie theaters, libraries, and print news papers have survived this long. We are at a point, where even restaurants are having to re-invent themselves. Heck, even Burger King delivers now. It appears to me that going to the movies is less about the movie and more about the event. The same with restaurant, as people tend to go to restaurants for the event of going to a restaurant (a night out) and not so much for the food itself.
I think C19 just made the evolution happen faster, but it was coming anyway. This whole thing has changed our cultures, but I think it was coming anyway.
Rtm
Ok, the below is interesting, as it pertains to movie ticket sales through the years:I think the move from too much wine to the movies was just a natural evolution, but I do not recall the moment when the topic changed.
When I was a kid, the movies were $0.50 and it was usually two movies and a 15 min cartoon short in the middle. I think I remember there being a "dive-in" in the area, but they all closed down a long time ago. I also remember seeing "The Ten Commandments" in a theater, as I recall it was the first time they had a short break in the middle.
To survive, at least in my area, movie theaters evolve into more of an event thing. Some are actually a movie theater and restaurant, where you can order dinner and eat it while watching the movie (pre-C19). Others have video arcades inside.
For the moment, movie theaters are dead (in my area). With social distancing and mask wearing, they had to open at 25% capacity, which is not fiscally profitable. You also cannot take your mask off, so no eating or drinking while watching a movie (Movie theaters make all of their money via food sale. not ticket sales .
To be honest with you, I am impressed that movie theaters, libraries, and print news media have survived this long. We are at a point, where even restaurants are having to re-invent themselves. Heck, even Burger King delivers now. It appears to me that going to the movies is less about the movie and more about the event. The same with restaurant, as people tend to go to restaurants for the event of going to a restaurant (a night out) and not so much for the food itself.
I think C19 just made the evolution happen faster, but it was coming anyway. This whole thing has changed our cultures, but I think it was coming anyway.
Rtm
Year | Tickets Sold | Total Box Office | Total Inflation Adjusted Box Office | Average Ticket Price |
---|---|---|---|---|
2020 | 225,656,357 | $2,067,012,231 | $2,067,012,231 | $9.16 |
2019 | 1,228,759,824 | $11,255,442,588 | $11,255,442,695 | $9.16 |
2018 | 1,311,690,007 | $11,949,498,484 | $12,015,080,484 | $9.11 |
2017 | 1,225,639,761 | $10,993,991,460 | $11,226,860,216 | $8.97 |
2016 | 1,301,658,904 | $11,259,352,764 | $11,923,195,562 | $8.65 |
2015 | 1,323,267,005 | $11,155,143,861 | $12,121,125,772 | $8.43 |
2014 | 1,257,400,618 | $10,272,966,196 | $11,517,789,658 | $8.17 |
2013 | 1,339,168,926 | $10,887,446,341 | $12,266,787,382 | $8.13 |
2012 | 1,380,913,845 | $10,992,077,152 | $12,649,170,818 | $7.96 |
2011 | 1,282,891,759 | $10,173,334,063 | $11,751,288,528 | $7.93 |
2010 | 1,328,549,023 | $10,482,254,025 | $12,169,509,052 | $7.89 |
2009 | 1,418,567,388 | $10,639,257,284 | $12,994,051,137 | $7.50 |
2008 | 1,358,041,408 | $9,750,739,371 | $12,439,659,288 | $7.18 |
2007 | 1,420,036,680 | $9,769,854,914 | $13,007,535,993 | $6.88 |
2006 | 1,398,738,283 | $9,161,738,221 | $12,812,442,671 | $6.55 |
2005 | 1,372,980,280 | $8,800,805,718 | $12,576,499,367 | $6.41 |
2004 | 1,495,647,988 | $9,287,975,958 | $13,700,135,563 | $6.21 |
2003 | 1,524,299,815 | $9,191,529,762 | $13,962,586,300 | $6.03 |
2002 | 1,575,754,768 | $9,155,136,998 | $14,433,913,676 | $5.81 |
2001 | 1,465,880,389 | $8,296,884,639 | $13,427,464,367 | $5.66 |
2000 | 1,397,460,079 | $7,532,311,479 | $12,800,734,319 | $5.39 |
1999 | 1,444,664,086 | $7,338,894,852 | $13,233,123,027 | $5.08 |
1998 | 1,443,827,003 | $6,771,549,637 | $13,225,455,352 | $4.69 |
1997 | 1,385,218,935 | $6,358,155,799 | $12,688,605,454 | $4.59 |
1996 | 1,305,216,770 | $5,769,058,904 | $11,955,740,509 | $4.42 |
1995 | 1,221,687,403 | $5,314,340,893 | $11,190,656,609 | $4.35 |
Out of curiosity. I looked at what movies are out now and I did not see one I would be interested in taking the time to see. I did notice that we are locally at 40% capacity. It is a but of a workout, as you first have to select the seat you want, which is filtered by any east that has already been purchased. After that, it's time to pay. I went ahead and converted USD to NZD, so it would cost you 17.53 NZDs to go to the movies tonight.Um ok, doesn't mean anything to me. Obviously its US dollars but no way were movies ever that cheap in nz.
I don't remember any children's matinees. I do remember one year, my dad's company had a christmas movie put on for the children, and seeing the wizard of oz. I also remember one time in the school holidays we all went to see Look who's talking at the cinema.
Otherwise, we never went, or only on special occasions. if it's ten dollars a ticket, and you've got 4 children, you're gonna be spending at least $50 bucks for an outing.
I wouldn't worry about it, it doesn't bother me. Nobody wants to be catching covid from someone coughing in a cinema obviously. When its contained it should be fine.
I saw one movie at the cinemas this year, it was The Secret Garden. I took my friend's son, as I'd promised it as a special holiday activity. We were in level 2 then and it was ok, we took masks in case. Though I was quite disappointed it didn't quite follow the book! He didn't notice though.
No covid, I would estimate I would go maybe half a dozen times a year at most. Depends on the movies. I don't go for the sake of going. I get too bored if its a boring movie and fall asleep.
Out of curiosity. I looked at what movies are out now and I did not see one I would be interested in taking the time to see. I did notice that we are locally at 40% capacity. It is a but of a workout, as you first have to select the seat you want, which is filtered by any east that has already been purchased. After that, it's time to pay. I went ahead and converted USD to NZD, so it would cost you 17.53 NZDs to go to the movies tonight.
Their food prices have really gone insane. A coke and popcorn cost more than the movie ticket.
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The price I posted was for a "regular" movie. If it something special, like iMax, it is quite higher. If I recall, the last iMax (3d) movie we went to was $32.00 a ticket and you don't even get to keep the 3d glasses.The last time I went to a movie it cost about $6.50 for my ticket. I thought that was outrageous, but my wife and her mother wanted to go. Seniors get a discount. I think my wife and her mother paid $5.50. That was a number of years ago now.
My parents use to take us to the drive-in theater, for a long time these were gone in the Seattle area, but this year drive-in theaters have made a come back.
The price I posted was for a "regular" movie. If it something special, like iMax, it is quite higher. If I recall, the last iMax (3d) movie we went to was $32.00 a ticket and you don't even get to keep the 3d glasses.
Under the current circumstances (C19), I can see drive-in theaters making a comeback. I Googled and there are none close to me
Rtm
We certainly enjoyed the drive-in movies growing up and the price was reasonable for a carload of people.