How do you see movies these days? (poll)

Cafe Society
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  1. at a theater for first-run showings

Only very rarely, if it’s something I really want to see and/or needs to be seen on a big screen. Let say 5%

  1. online rental source (Netflix and others)

Otherwise, I’ll put it in my Netflix queue. 95%.

The rest, 0%. I don’t have cable anymore or watch external TV, and haven’t been to Blockbluster in ages.

If I really like a movie and intend to watch it multiple times, I’ll buy the DVD, but I won’t buy a movie unseen.

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First run in theaters: 10%
Netflix: 40%
On Demand: 50%

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I prefer Fern Forest’s #/yr distinction over percentages. Further, I am assuming this means “see for the first time.” So the fact that I watch two or three movies per week that I already own, or that I’ll watch a few dozen movies per year if I catch them on TV and like them, does not count. I can tell others do not take the same definition.

  1. at a theater for first-run showings - 3-4 per year
  2. at a theater for reruns - None
  3. premium cable channel (Showtime, HBO, Cinemax, etc.) - 1-2 per year, assuming travel for work (do not have at home)
  4. On Demand cable TV free movies - None
  5. rental store (Blockbuster and others) - 1-2 per year
  6. online rental source (Netflix and others) 20-30 per year
  7. Pay-per-view cable TV (including On Demand pay-for showings) None
  8. commercial channel TV (including AMC and the like) 10-20 per year
  9. free non-commercial TV channel (TCM, for example) 1-2 per year
  10. Purchased movies 1-2 per year (here, if we say that rewatching movies applies, it’s probably two or three per week. Familiar entertainment is great background noise)
  11. Airplane None

And I’m adding a new category:
12) Movies owned by friends/relatives (whether borrowed or watched together) - 2-3 per year

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  1. at a theater for first-run showings About once a month, if something comes out that I’m particularly interested in.

  2. at a theater for reruns 0%.

  3. premium cable channel (Showtime, HBO, Cinemax, etc.) 0%. These people monitor my cable use, and whenever I have a pay channel, they immediately quit showing anything good.

  4. On Demand cable TV free movies 0%.

  5. rental store (Blockbuster and others) Occasionally – about as often as I actually go to the movies.

  6. online rental source (Netflix and others) Ain’t got it.

  7. Pay-per-view cable TV (including On Demand pay-for showings) Very seldom. Usually, by the time something I want to see shows up, I’ve either rented it or seen it at the theatre.

  8. commercial channel TV (including AMC and the like)

  9. free non-commercial TV channel (TCM, for example) These two account for most of my movie intake. I liked AMC better when they didn’t have commercials, though…

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  1. First run theater 6-10 per year
  2. Rental store 6-10 per year
  3. Netflix 120-200 per year
  4. Purchases 6-10 per year
  5. Bittorrent 6-10 per year
    And I’m adding category
  6. Public Library 20-40 per year
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  1. at a theater for first-run showings 33%
  2. at a theater for reruns Including revival houses: 24%
  3. premium cable channel (Showtime, HBO, Cinemax, etc.) 0%
  4. On Demand cable TV free movies 8%
  5. rental store (Blockbuster and others) 6%
  6. online rental source (Netflix and others) 0%
  7. Pay-per-view cable TV (including On Demand pay-for showings) 4%
  8. commercial channel TV (including AMC and the like) 10%
  9. free non-commercial TV channel (TCM, for example) 15%

All told, I average about 3-4 movies/week (with more than half occurring in the theater). I operate on the general assumption that if I don’t see it in the first run, I’m very unlikely to see it at all.

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  1. at a theater for first-run showings 1%
  2. at a theater for reruns 1%
  3. premium cable channel (Showtime, HBO, Cinemax, etc.) 0
  4. On Demand cable TV free movies 0
  5. rental store (Blockbuster and others) 3%
  6. online rental source (Netflix and others) 91%
  7. Pay-per-view cable TV (including On Demand pay-for showings) 0
  8. commercial channel TV (including AMC and the like) 0
  9. free non-commercial TV channel (TCM, for example) 4%
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  1. at a theater for first-run showings 12.5%
  2. at a theater for reruns
  3. premium cable channel (Showtime, HBO, Cinemax, etc.) 5%
  4. On Demand cable TV free movies 5%
  5. rental store (Blockbuster and others)
  6. online rental source (Netflix and others) 55% Netflix
  7. Pay-per-view cable TV (including On Demand pay-for showings)5%
  8. commercial channel TV (including AMC and the like)* I can’t watch movies with commercials. * 9) free non-commercial TV channel (TCM, for example) 12.5% TCM & Retro
  9. purchased (DVD or VHS oe whatever) 5%
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You left out another option:

11: Borrowed from the public library. This is were I get most of the movies I watch, usually on videotape but sometimes on DVD. Most of the rest are on cable TV, a few are rented DVD’s. Maybe twice a year I’ll go see a film at a theater. Very rarely I’ll buy a tape or DVD.

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  1. at a theater for first-run showings

  2. at a theater for reruns

  3. premium cable channel (Showtime, HBO, Cinemax, etc.)

  4. On Demand cable TV free movies

  5. rental store (Blockbuster and others)

  6. online rental source (Netflix and others)

  7. Pay-per-view cable TV (including On Demand pay-for showings)

  8. commercial channel TV (including AMC and the like)

  9. free non-commercial TV channel (TCM, for example)

  10. 74.8% (I love the theatre going experience. I spend A LOT of time in the theatre)

  11. 0% (there isn’t one near me)

  12. 5% (they are usually really terrible movies I won’t see in theatres)

  13. 0% (don’t need a new way to spend money)

  14. 20% (this catches what I don’t see in theatre)

  15. 0%

  16. 0.1%

  17. 0.1% (see below)

  18. 0.1% (usually I’ve seen the movie at this point)

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I’ve never used Pay Per View. That should be zero.