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I remember just a few months ago bars and clubs being super packed and now there's hardly anybody at them. What's going on?

Edit: I'm in the Los Angeles area

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[–] zewm@lemmy.world 19 points 2 days ago (3 children)

People just spent a few hundred dollars taking their families to watch the 2 biggest movies of the summer and now in 2 weeks the kids return to school and need supplies. Money is tight right now and priorities.

[–] Darleys_Brew@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

a few hundred dollars takint their families to watch the 2 biggest movies of the summer

How big are these families? Partner, step daughter, and I recently went a three tickets, three drinks, and three snacks was less than fifty quid.

[–] zewm@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

Quid… not sure what they charge for movies over there but here in the states it’s $50 per person for a full ride. Take a regular family with 2 adults and 2 kids, $50 each. That’s where I got the number.

[–] ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

People just spent a few hundred dollars taking their families to watch the 2 biggest movies

Believable, this is why I pirate.

[–] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] anarchy79@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Let those who can pay, pay. For the rest of us, there's creative social equalization. I consider it reverse tax on full fledged capitalist dystopia.

[–] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 1 points 1 day ago

The issue is that Hollywood is the enemy and people shouldn't be paying them even if they can.

Same thing with music owned by labels.

Deny the parasite profit

[–] BreadOven@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago (2 children)
[–] InFerNo@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] madcaesar@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] anarchy79@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Blocky and blue.

[–] AngryRobot@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 2 points 1 day ago

im hearing these 2 arnt doing so well in the box office, despite the massive hype. FANTASTIC 4 seems like the 2015 one, lol.