Interesting statement. I recall neighborhood theatres that were set up here for the explicit purpose of screening only "family" type movies. No PG-13, or higher ratings. 100% of them have gone bankrupt, or closed down. So much for "family oriented theatres" On the other hand, it is a money and profit motivation. By restricting the theatre to Adults only, the theatre operator will make more profit, and can eliminate expenses that would be required to cater to children, and protective measures.
I know there are plenty of families with kids that will drag them along to screenings of inappropriate subject matter, mainly because it is of interest to the parent. There are more that prefer to invest in DVDs as an expense reduction item, because going out in a family group to a theater, purchasing tickets and refreshments is no small expense. A very good friend of mine here is the operator of the largest theatre chain in the city, and he has been considering for the longest, putting in the restriction to "adults only" and has already done so in several of his theatre complexes. Doing thus does have an impact on certain ticket sales, and the huge amount of revenue that the game machines in the lobby generate, mostly from kids. He complains all the time about having to hire special security guards just to patrol the rest rooms, etc for the kids protection, an expense he would really like to eliminate. He feels that catering to adults will substantially improve the bottom line, without all the hassles of dealing with other people's kids. ====================================== Stop spam on your domain, use our gateway! For hosting solutions http://www.clickdoug.com ISP rated: http://www.forta.com/cf/isp/isp.cfm?isp_id=772 ====================================== If you are not satisfied with my service, my job isn't done! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Davis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, July 07, 2003 11:02 AM Subject: RE: woot. yay capitalism! | Of course it's people without kids that are the ones who can ALREADY easily | go to see movies. | | People with kids tend to suspend their theater going. It may be more | intelligent to try to EXPAND the audience rather than restrict it. For | example several theaters in this area have installed sound proof "family | rooms" with their own sound systems. | | This way whole families can go to see a movie (and pay for overpriced | tickets and buy overpriced candy) without bothering other patrons. | | Jim Davis | | > -----Original Message----- | > From: Nagy, Daniel J [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] | > Sent: Monday, July 07, 2003 7:57 AM | > To: CF-Community | > Subject: woot. yay capitalism! | > | > http://salon.com/mwt/wire/2003/07/06/nokids/index.html | > | > one of the brighter ideas i've heard in a while. now if only they can | > install sound dampener equipment, cell phone blockers and remove the 20 | > minutes of commercials before the film starts, i might actually have a | > reason to go to a theater again. | > | > movie tickets (18$) + food (12$) + screaming kids/teens/idiot adults == | > 30$ | > | > purchase of new dvd (14$~22$) + food (3$) + watch whenever i want == | > 17$~25$ | > | > this might have a chance of saving a dying beast. | > | > | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. http://www.cfhosting.com Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
