In the video the narrator mentioned that he was hoping that the theater would be modernized and made more comfortable for the patrons.
I unfortunately think movie theaters, like the drive-in will start disappearing in the near future.
It will come down to a profit issue. Many theaters main income was popcorn and candy, not the movies themselves.
Producer have also found that they can make money streaming their product without the hassle of distribution and piracy.
There are films today that were slated to go to theaters that have been diverted to the home screen. Though they make might make less per family, they increase comes by the number of families that would probably have never gone to the theater in the first place.
Today many people would prefer to watch a new release on their smaller screen in their underwear than go to a theater and depending on the size of their family it is a lot less expensive.
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