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AZJonnie

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1. The purpose of the article seems to be simply to report the numbers, not assess causality

Thu Oct 30, 2025, 06:10 PM

Oct 30

Just saying

If your theory is accurate (and I suspect you're correct) the trend will largely continue.

On the other hand, it could just be that people didn't care about these movies all that much

I think the last time I went to the cinema was to see Avatar in Imax. The first time lol. I do have a considerable sum invested in my home theater though, it's pretty freaking dialed in, makes it real tempting to wait for movies to come out on streaming or blu-ray.

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