Black Widow - Ticket Buying Dries up

[BLUEVOODU]

It looks like they are considering Black Widow a flop at this time... and ticket buying has dropped 67%.  Theatre owners are complaining about streaming starting the same time as the movie release.  According to some of the numbers, streaming didn't perform super well.  We are in interesting times with the pandemic... plus the movie was delayed a year, so some of the hype cooled.  There are several other complaints and others trying to figure out what happened.

Here's an article from yahoo:
With 'Black Widow' ticket buying suddenly drying up, growing questions for Disney's Marvel about what did it in - yahoo.com

We personally liked the Black Widow movie.  I thought they did a great job.  The credits scene was also very well done.  If you haven't seen it, I suggest checking it out.  It is not one of Marvel's strongest movies, but it's definitely worth the price of admission.

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[Grindspine]

The article is from The Washington Post, which is a terribly unreliable news source.

Also, considering how many non-vaccinated people and how much misinformation is still present regarding COVID and its variants, many are still not going to theaters.

Note: "Variants" not related to Loki

[CreepinDeth]

Theaters are just looking for a reason to blame something other than the pandemic. Rather than helping get rid of Covid by encouraging vaccinations, they'd rather just deflect. The more people get vaccinated, the more people are going to be willing to go in a room full of people.

The reality is, the people who wanted to see it at a theater already did. The rest probably don't feel comfortable and last I heard, Black Widow did really well streaming. So not sure if I'm going to believe the theater companies.

[retro junkie]

Maybe the pandemic indirectly could be a cause. As for my state there really is no pandemic here. Things are normal for most people, that want it to be. But what has had an effect through this past year is the convenience of watching things from your home has changed our culture, somewhat. I would vote for the option of watching from the comfort of my home vs watching in a local sticky dirty floor theater. Low paid workers just sweep the popcorn aside for the next crowd. It is wise to use your cell as a light to judge whether you want to set there, or not. For the last fifteen years we have started waiting for the DVD. But now we can see the movie on the release date from my den or living room. Wow! Such an option has an impact. Not sure of the financial condition of the average family at this point in the lock downs and work stoppage, but that can be an issue, don't know.
(My town here has a lot of factories with two industrial parks that contain them. So that has a big impact on our local economy. The local factories are struggling with a shortage of workers, but plenty of jobs. The factory I just retired from a week ago usually has around 850 workers. But they are running short of 150 on the average right now. In a small town like this, that is where the big high paying jobs are.)
But getting back to Black Widow, streaming is likely the option most people are taking. The theater issue would depend on how the local community are still handling the current situation, whether they are still in a pandemic or if they are not in a pandemic. That impacts the crowds whether they are fearful or not. Locally restaurants are packed as if nothing has happened.

[Grindspine]

Streaming vs theater is a big difference.  Streaming can be more convenient, especially for a family.

However, going to a theater is still good for a date, a night out, or meeting up with friends for a social gathering.  Of course, the last year had an effect on all of those things.

[BLUEVOODU]

The theatre is definitely still good for that.  A night to get out and away from the norm if you need it or just want it.

As far as black widow, it seems that it made $353million world wide so far.