Cinema United, the trade org for exhibition, has made public its remarks about the pending Netflix–Warner Bros merger to the Senate antitrust subcommittee, saying, “If Netflix succeeds in acquiring Warner Bros., the results will be economically and culturally catastrophic: fewer theatres, shorter windows, less revenue, fewer jobs across the national and global entertainment industry, and […]
Dinner theaters are the new niche. Comfy chair with a decent meal while you watch a film. The main sticking point is that the only way to make it work is for the theater side of the business be a loss leader, and the food business isn’t known for being kind.