1. El declive de la asistencia y la pérdida del hábito cinematográfico.
Muchos espectadores han abandonado las salas de cine de forma permanente, citando la comodidad del hogar, el cierre de locales cercanos y una desconexión emocional con la experiencia tradicional.
- I havent been to a movie since before the pandemic - like so many small businesses, the only theater closer than 50 miles away didnt survive.
- The pandemic put into perspective how much i really didnt dig the moviegoing experience anymore. That first movie i saw in theaters when outside opened back up, im sittin there like .this is hell.
- I was going to the movies so much before the pandemic that i had a movie pass and was going damn near weekly. Once they shut down, i dont think i went to the movies again for like 3 years.
2. La hegemonía del streaming y la reducción de las ventanas de estreno.
La transición forzada hacia el consumo digital durante los confinamientos alteró las expectativas del público, que ahora prefiere esperar breves periodos para ver estrenos en sus plataformas favoritas.
- Pandemic era releases changed audience behavior to just wait for streaming, which sabotages both theatrical revenue and prestige. The psychology of tv versus theater.
- I miss the part of the pandemic where i could rent new in theater movies and watch them at home.
- The pandemic made us look at the moviegoing experience and say hey, we dont have to do it like this. We dont have to live this way.
3. Preocupaciones de salud y accesibilidad en la era post-pandémica.
Para una parte considerable de la población, especialmente personas inmunocomprometidas, las salas de cine siguen siendo percibidas como espacios de alto riesgo sanitario.
- I havent been back to the theater since the start of the pandemic. The last movie i saw in the theater was sonic the hedgehog, and it might be the last i ever see. With all my health problems, i cant really risk getting covid again.
- I have no desire to go to a movie theater during an active pandemic, but thanks. The risk is too high with that sort of viral load and i wouldnt be able to eat drink while watching the movie anyway.
4. La degradación de la etiqueta y el comportamiento del público.
Existe una queja recurrente sobre el deterioro de las normas sociales dentro de los cines, donde el uso de teléfonos y las distracciones se han vuelto intolerables para el cinéfilo promedio.
- Folks got so used to multitasking on their couch during the pandemic that in cinemas now, 80 of the audience is on their phones for the whole film.
- Like we get one global pandemic with cinemas being closed and all of a sudden people forget how to behave like normal fucking moviegoers.
- I wish people didnt forget how to behave during the pandemic so that i could actually enjoy the theater.
5. El incierto panorama económico y el futuro de la industria.
A pesar de los intentos de recuperación, los analistas y usuarios coinciden en que las cifras de taquilla difícilmente regresarán a los niveles de 2019 en el corto plazo.
- 5 years after the pandemic shut down movie theaters, other out-of-home industrieslike broadway, concerts, and sportshave fully recovered. But the exhibition industrys survive til 25 mantra has proved naive .
- Box office grosses wont return to pre-covid levels even by 2029, new report forecasts that 2030 may be the year global box office revenues return to pre-pandemic levels.
- The movie business model has been disrupted since the pandemic. People are still going to theaters but theres been very few major event films that everyone wants to see.