Part 8/13:
Pandemic Fallout and Streaming Competition: The COVID-19 shutdowns forced audiences into streaming services, creating new habits that have proved hard to break. The convenience and often lower cost of streaming have kept some viewers at home, even as theaters reopened.
Rising Ticket and Concession Prices: Inflation in ticket and concession prices has outpaced consumer income growth, discouraging some segments of audiences from returning or consistently attending.