more movie ticket slide in 05

This is a nice summary of the year in movie theatres: Cinema tickets slide... again (from Ars Technica)

"Just as in a classic cyclical tragedy, movie theater operators have responded by raising costs. Fewer people come to the movies, and so tickets and concessions get more expensive. While numbers for 2005 are not yet in, in recent years the movie theater industry has managed to increase revenues despite dwindling numbers. This won't work forever, and there are signs that it is already failing."