[retiredguy123]

Originally Posted by John_W

From age 17 to about age 30 I use to go to the movies quite often, once a month or so. Movies like Butch Cassidy, Dirty Harry, the Godfather, Chinatown, Dog Day Afternoon, the Shining, Aliens, The Exorcist, Jaws, One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest, Silver Streak, Blues Bros, Rocky, American Graffiti, Animal House, etc.

After age 30 and before 39 I only went when it was something I really wanted to see, maybe 3 to 5 times a year. Films like Airplane, Raising Arizona, Die Hard, Full Metal Jacket, Jagged Edge, Platoon, Stand by Me, Amadeus, Blue Velvet, Body Double, Scarface, Hoosiers, Wall Street, Broadcast News, etc.

After age 39 and before 60 I only went on rare occassion, it was so few I can remember each film. Age 39 Lethal Weapon 2 (first date with my wife), Apollo 13 (45th birthday) Blair Witch Project (age 49 filmed in Maryland where I lived) Zodiac (age 57 big fan of true crime)

Age 61 moved to TV, because I have the time and we have 3 theaters I started going once a month. We also had a good selection from 2011 until 2016. Films like Gone Girl, American Sniper, Gravity, Capt. Phillips, American Hustle, Silver Linings Playbook, Blue Jasmine, Ides of March, the Imitation Game, etc.

The last couple of years it's gotten slim. This year I've only gone three times. 1) Stan & Ollie (about Laurel & Hardy) 2) Yesterday (due to a blackout the Beatles didn't exist and one musician remembers their songs and becomes a star) 3) Joker (Great Reviews and didn't want to want for HBO).

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As far as movies staying longer at the theater in TV, besides a lack of good films, longer play means more money for the theater. For example a major film like Star Wars latest the theater had to give 100% of the receipts to the studio the first week and for each week thereafter they did get a cut, which got bigger each week. The average film the theater will only keep about 20% of the take from the first week, their profits come from the concessions. For each week the film stays the theater will get to keep another 10 - 20% of the money. If a film stays about a month or more it become a money maker.

How's your memory?