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The Movie Business Has a Supply-Chain Problem

27th July 202225th July 2022 Bloomberg

The shortage of films means slower sales ahead for theatres. Movie studios are the most optimistic they’ve been in years. The business has bounced back from the depths of the pandemic— when most theatres were closed or doing paltry business. Grosses so far this year are up threefold from 2021, according to Comscore. The last two months felt like the good old days of summer thanks to a handful of blockbusters like “Top Gun: Maverick.” Yet for all the optimism, the business isn’t back. Ticket sales are still down almost 40% from before the…

John Oliver Blasts Ticketmaster in Scathing Broadside Against Ticket Prices, Fees, Secondary Market

26th July 202225th July 2022 Variety

Anyone who’s tried to buy a concert ticket in the past three decades knows what a frustrating price-gouging and seemingly corrupt process it is Many major concerts are sold out literally seconds after the tickets go on sale, and the only recourse is to go the secondary market, where fans must pay exponentially more than face value, which happens even when they can get them directly, due to a battery of mysterious “fees.” Ticketmaster, the largest broker in the business, is at the center of this morass and has been…

Is it safe? In the movie theater business, the question is how much to promise older audiences.

2nd March 202224th February 2022 The Washington Post

In January, Paula Bailey faced a decision. She was eager to see “Flee,” an animated documentary about an Afghan refugee that had been receiving rave reviews and would be nominated for three Oscars. But with the omicron variant of the coronavirus still surging, she had second thoughts. Realizing that the film was available both in theaters and via streaming, she decided to stay home and watch it there. It’s not that Bailey, 72, has jettisoned the theatrical experience entirely. “If there’s a movie I’m dying to see, I’m not going to wait,” she…