I suppose this ought to be movies , since the likelihood of the work actually being shot on film is decreasing. Box Office Guru pointed out that summer revenues declined from the previous summer for the first time since 1991, and that's even with higher ticket prices. The next weekend was even worse . The last time that happened was January '97. The total top ten gross was the lowest since September '96.
Good movies get people to go to more movies.
And people aren't going right now. I would pin the blame on the lack of quality in the movie theater. Perhaps the emerging Almost Famous can turn things around. The cop movie genre is pretty firmly established, but let's take a look back over thirty years to a simpler time and the greatest car chase ever. I'm Lloyd Dobler.