>>I don't remember an expectation that VCRs were going to kill movie theaters. They were an alternative way of watching movies (and TV shows), and they did have an adverse impact on movie theater attendance. DVD has had an exponentially larger impact. Not only don't you have to deal with showtime schedules, $5 popcorn, $4 soda, and patrons who chatter through the movie, answering their cell phones even, you actually get more on the DVD -- subtitles, deleted scenes, commentaries, etc.
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>>There are still movies I want to experience in the theater. Maybe I just can't wait, or maybe I think it has to be seen on the big screen, or maybe I just want to get out of the house. But most of the time Netflix is just fine. Will movie theaters go away? No. But it's a crumbling model.
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>I don't know about where you live, but there are more movie screens around here than ever before, and when you go to the multiplex on a weekend, the place is jammed.
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>I just tried to find some hard numbers, but failed. I did see articles on both sides--some indicating attendance is down, others saying it's up.
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Attendance is down, year after year. I believe revenue (taking into account higher ticket prices) was down last year as well. The industry went through a streak of 15 weeks or so in a row where both numbers were down compared to the same week a year before.

Enough negativity. Let's change the subject to good movies we have seen lately.