I haven’t really seen evidence of this at my local for ordinary screenings (although kids still go with their parents, which I guess would contribute to one of those two statistics) but younger people definitely seem to love the special screening events for older/cult classic films. They are always a sellout crowd with tons of younger millennials and zoomers going along.
I don’t know if that’s just because its something to do on a Friday/Saturday night, or if they are film lovers themselves, but it is nice to see local independent cinemas finding a revenue stream that works for these younger generations. I feel like the big sugar hit they get from these events probably goes a long way to covering their losses from other sessions, which are usually fairly empty aside from a smattering of older cinemagoers.
I haven’t really seen evidence of this at my local for ordinary screenings (although kids still go with their parents, which I guess would contribute to one of those two statistics) but younger people definitely seem to love the special screening events for older/cult classic films. They are always a sellout crowd with tons of younger millennials and zoomers going along.
I don’t know if that’s just because its something to do on a Friday/Saturday night, or if they are film lovers themselves, but it is nice to see local independent cinemas finding a revenue stream that works for these younger generations. I feel like the big sugar hit they get from these events probably goes a long way to covering their losses from other sessions, which are usually fairly empty aside from a smattering of older cinemagoers.