Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
Movie theaters are facing more challenges than ever. Ticket prices keep rising, ads before movies seem longer every year, theatrical windows have shrunk, and bad audience behavior can completely ruin the experience.
This week on The Movie Knights Roundtable, we're tackling a big question: How do we fix movie theaters?
We discuss the biggest issues facing theaters today, from disruptive audiences and expensive concessions to the need for movies to feel like true events again. We also debate whether longer theatrical windows could help bring audiences back and what theater chains should be doing differently.
If you love going to the movies, this is the conversation for you.
What would you change about the movie theater experience?
Episode Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
00:53 - How Do We Fix Movie Theaters?
02:31 - Why Movie Theaters Struggle To Make Money
03:07 - Punishing Bad Audience Behavior
06:39 - Why Going To The Movies Is So Expensive
10:08 - Do Longer Theatrical Windows Help?
11:43 - Are Pre-Movie Ads Out Of Control?
16:26 - Making Moviegoing Feel Like An Event Again
22:41 - Blind Ranking Movie Theater Candy
🎬 More from The Movie Knights: https://linktr.ee/Movie_Knights
#movies #cinema #amc #moviepodcast
Movie theaters are facing more challenges than ever. Ticket prices keep rising, ads before movies seem longer every year, theatrical windows have shrunk, and bad audience behavior can completely ruin the experience.
This week on The Movie Knights Roundtable, we're tackling a big question: How do we fix movie theaters?
We discuss the biggest issues facing theaters today, from disruptive audiences and expensive concessions to the need for movies to feel like true events again. We also debate whether longer theatrical windows could help bring audiences back and what theater chains should be doing differently.
If you love going to the movies, this is the conversation for you.
What would you change about the movie theater experience?
Episode Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
00:53 - How Do We Fix Movie Theaters?
02:31 - Why Movie Theaters Struggle To Make Money
03:07 - Punishing Bad Audience Behavior
06:39 - Why Going To The Movies Is So Expensive
10:08 - Do Longer Theatrical Windows Help?
11:43 - Are Pre-Movie Ads Out Of Control?
16:26 - Making Moviegoing Feel Like An Event Again
22:41 - Blind Ranking Movie Theater Candy
🎬 More from The Movie Knights: https://linktr.ee/Movie_Knights
#movies #cinema #amc #moviepodcast
