Thread: HOW MUCH WOULD U PAY TO WATCH NEW THEATER RELEASES AT HOME????

Originally Posted by txviper

I hate going to the movies, plus I have a 1.5 year old. So to me this has value. The cost per movie depends on the cost of equipment. I would be willing to pay up to $3k for the equipment and up to $80 for the movie. If the equipment price goes up, the price of movie needs to go down equally. I believe this is doable for a lot of people and is a good business model, even ones that really cant afford it, can still find a way at this level.

If it is the $20k-$500 a movie mark, that is going to be a hard sell for 99% of the people out there.

It is at that mark right now and it is for the 1% of people out there but prob not for long. Im sure just like the plama TVs after a couple of years the price will come down. Now you can buy a 70" TV when that was the price for a 40" before.

Great feedback BTW too

To enjoy the movie in the comfort of my own place and not have a lot of people talking and whispering through out the film? $7-12 per movie would be ideal.

Not that I can't afford, but I wouldn't want to watch new releases at home. There's some magic in going to the movies, smelling popcorn and all that. Love it!

Originally Posted by Patrick@AcousticArchitects

It is at that mark right now and it is for the 1% of people out there but prob not for long. Im sure just like the plama TVs after a couple of years the price will come down. Now you can buy a 70" TV when that was the price for a 40" before.

Great feedback BTW too

Pat, are there any updates with this? You mention it's in the ball park of 20k-500k per movie? If anywhere near 500k, after a year I could have started my own business as a movie theater and just never open the doors.

'bout tree-fiddy

I have a high end professional home theater and enjoy watching movies in it. Would I even consider paying the 20k and then $500 a movie? No. Your looking at a very small group of people that would be interested. The price is high even for the 1% of people with real high end theaters. The customer would have to absolutely love movies and it basically be their hobby. Just because people have the money to easily drop on this doesn't mean they will when they could drive down the street and pay $5.

Originally Posted by Forfend

Pat, are there any updates with this? You mention it's in the ball park of 20k-500k per movie? If anywhere near 500k, after a year I could have started my own business as a movie theater and just never open the doors.

$500/movie is what he said.

Hard to justify IMO unless it's IMAX at home or the quality is significantly higher than PPV. Not to be cynical but it sounds like something for the golden ears crowd.

$500 to watch a movie once!? I can go OnDemand and get it for $5 after 2 months... I know money is no object for some people, but even then I don't see a ton of people going for this unless they absolutely LOVE movies.

honestly 500/movie isn't that bad to get new releases imho. It's not like you would HAVE to watch every new movie that comes out but ones like the Dark Night and others that i'm real excited for I would pay for. Biggest reason is having kids and having to find someone to watch them. Plus you figure if you let 5-10 close friends come watch the movie the price per person isn't bad. Although i'm sure with my friends I'd be footing the bill

Getting close to $500 per movie I'd personally prefer a yearly payment of $20,000 (25% discount) as pre-payment for 52 releases.