Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Why Aren’t Young People Going to the Movies Like They Used To?

The film “Finding Dory” is expected to bring in a massive $115 million for Disney when it opens this weekend. That is a lot of money, but impressive opening weekend numbers like that obscure the fact that the number of movie tickets sold this year is down, especially among younger people.

By Madeleine Brand • Jun 17, 2016 • 1 min read

The film “Finding Dory” is expected to bring in a massive $115 million for Disney when it opens this weekend. That is a lot of money, but impressive opening weekend numbers like that obscure the fact that the number of movie tickets sold this year is down, especially among younger people. Why aren’t millennials going to movie theaters as much as young people of decades past?

Madeleine Brand
Host, 'Press Play'
Matt Holzman
Producer, 'The Document'
Anna Scott
Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter
Jolie Myers
Managing Producer, 'Press Play'
Matthew Belloni
founding partner of Puck News

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Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Why Aren’t Young People Going to the Movies Like They Used To?

The film “Finding Dory” is expected to bring in a massive $115 million for Disney when it opens this weekend. That is a lot of money, but impressive opening weekend numbers like that obscure the fact that the number of movie tickets sold this year is down, especially among younger people.

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Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Why Aren’t Young People Going to the Movies Like They Used To?

The film “Finding Dory” is expected to bring in a massive $115 million for Disney when it opens this weekend. That is a lot of money, but impressive opening weekend numbers like that obscure the fact that the number of movie tickets sold this year is down, especially among younger people.

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