Survey: Streaming’s film boom won’t sap US theatre attendance


Exclusive data from entertainment and media research firm Screen Engine/ASI's Global Entertainment Tech Tracker suggests that movie theatres tend to be frequented more by those who watch a lot of films on streaming services rather than those who watch fewer or none at all on them. — AFP

LOS ANGELES: Streaming services may be offering more movies than ever, but that doesn't necessarily mean audiences will to go to theatres less often.

Netflix, for example, is offering its subscribers plenty of reasons to stay home for their cinema viewing, from new original movies like The Irishman and Marriage Story that will soon move from limited theatrical runs to the Internet, to titles including Murder Mystery and Secret Obsession, that bypass theatres and still reach tens of millions of consumers.

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