Post #2121079

2026-05-05 05:36 UTC

Heard an interesting report on Movie ticket pricing and think the film industry is going through the exact same problem as the game industry: Bigger but fewer big budget movies, thus higher average ticket price, thus fewer frequent movie goers, thus more focus on surcharging movie goers on early preview and concessions (snacks). Link to story: &quot;It&#39;s official: $50 movie tickets are a thing&quot; https://www.marketplace.org/story/2026/05/01/whos-paying-50-for-a-movie-ticket Based on data from WSJ report: https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/the-50-movie-ticket-has-arrived/ar-AA21OoXp

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@bitinn@mastodon.gamedev.place 2026-05-05 05:42

The underlying economic problem is very similar: the more premium your experience becomes, the less accessible it is to the mass market. And for many executives, movies becoming a niche and premium experience instead of a cheap weekend entertainment is far more dangerous.

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@kwramm@mastodon.gamedev.place 2026-05-05 05:43

@bitinn@mastodon.gamedev.place sounds like a great plan in an age with high inflation, shrinking purchasing power, people being sick of being nickle'd and dime'd and tons of alternative entertainment forms available! /s

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@andrewwillmott@mastodon.gamedev.place 2026-05-05 09:21

@bitinn@mastodon.gamedev.place The movie industry is in way worse shape than the games industry unfortunately :(. The only movies that reliably make money these days are kids films and horror movies. Lots of talk of repurposing screens to show quality TV/streaming series instead.

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