These have been hard times for the movie theater business. Attendance peaked in 2002 at approximately 1.6 billion tickets sold. In 2019, that number had dropped by 25%, to around 1.2 billion. The proliferation of subscription streaming services is not the only force driving this trend, but it is certainly a substantial one. Against this
Screening Room Battle Lines Solidify
Controversy over The Screening Room is evolving day by day as industry players weigh in on one side or another. Today director Roland Emmerich (Independence Day) joined the naysayers.
The Screening Room: Sean Parker Wants to Disrupt the Movie Business
Theatrical distribution has managed so far largely to resist wholesale transformation by digital delivery technologies. TV is already in the living room, and most content is owned by the networks themselves. Theatrical exhibition, on the other hand, is controlled by independent exhibitors, who have