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KurtNYC

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14. Theater admissions decline year after year
Tue May 22, 2012, 05:40 PM
May 2012

The mode average for the number of films a person in the US sees in a theater annually is ZERO. The standard average is 2 films but what is in that number is males 14-24 seeing 6 films per year. The theater business peaked in 1952 and has seen a slow decline ever since. Netflix, home theaters, YouTube, piracy and video games are all eating the movie theaters' lunch. In short, movie theaters at this point in time are a TERRIBLE buy.

Employees at AMC make minimum wage and management counts the drink cups at the end of the shift. If it doesn't agree with register they deduct the price of the drinks from the paycheck of serfs. How could it be any worse?

If you think that working at AMC or the Honda factory in Ohio or a BMW dealership in Des Moines is "outsourcing" then you don't know what outsourcing is.

I'm glad it wasn't a US-based multi-national-loyal-to-no-one corporations that bought AMC because at least when it finally goes broke we won't have to bail them out.

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Yum DJ13 May 2012 #1
It's a joke right? rrHeretic May 2012 #3
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Yes I was DJ13 May 2012 #8
You know how it is around here. Zalatix May 2012 #10
So true DJ13 May 2012 #11
Who would rrHeretic May 2012 #15
There are many who are sarcasm challenged. hobbit709 May 2012 #17
glad I already do not patronize AMC theaters Skittles May 2012 #2
At Least They're Bringing Jobs Here... KharmaTrain May 2012 #5
While I think you're right, it's probably still not a good thing. Robb May 2012 #9
Welcome To The Global Economy KharmaTrain May 2012 #12
I assume you never watch Sony movies either. Or Fox CBGLuthier May 2012 #6
Among the previous owners were Bain Capital and the Carlyle Group. Prometheus Bound May 2012 #7
Eventually they won't even be Chinese aint_no_life_nowhere May 2012 #13
Theater admissions decline year after year KurtNYC May 2012 #14
LOL. Awesome satire! nt Romulox May 2012 #18
The only thing they worship is this hobbit709 May 2012 #16
Just Wait Until They Show Only Mao's Bio Pic Yavin4 May 2012 #19
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