"Attendance hits 20 year low"
"We caught a lot of great movies in 2014, but it seems many other people did not. Preliminary estimates indicate that just 1.26 billion cinema tickets were purchased in 2014 - which sounds like a lot until you realize it's the lowest number since 1995."
2014 had some great movies. Interstellar, Guardians of the Galaxy, Birman, Gone Girl, and The Theory of Everything to say the least. It did have blockbusters like Transformers and Mockingjay. What is surprising is though, that movie attendance is the lowest it has ever been since 1995. There are many reasons behind that. With the abundance of digital distribution and a known audience, 2014 barely hit the mark compared to recent years. With sequels being released, what is most interesting is that it failed to rejuvenate the same revenue from its predecessors. So what made this a failure in the box office this year?
For starters, ticket prices are just to damn high. Many people want to go to the movie theaters, but want to see a movie not a highly renewed opera. Movies are supposed to be an escape, a pastime. This is crumbling the film industry. Prices went from $8.13 to $8.15 per ticket. With the addition of snacks, this is a whole lot of money. So how about what they're paying there money for?
Many movies this year, as always were either remakes, adaptions, or sequels. But what made this year different. Has the audience loose interest in these movies or is the time changing? Movies coming out this year have failed to bring in many audiences perhaps that want to see something new.
There is still hope. 2015 is a big year however. With sequels from a legendary franchises are being released and new films underway, 2015 may possibly be the best year for movies we have seen in awhile. Now, where are the hover boards?!
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