Movie Crowds Dip To 16-Year Low

Hollywood has more tricks in its bag than ever with digital 3-D and other new film tools. Yet as the images on screen get bigger and better, movie crowds keep shrinking - down to a 16-year low as 2011’s film lineup fell well short of studios’ record expectations. … Just what has put the movie business in the dumps is anyone’s guess - though safe bets include the tight economy, rising ticket prices, backlash against parades of sequels or remakes, and an almost-limitless inventory of portable and at-home gadgetry to occupy people’s time/ Associated Press . More here. (AP photo/Dishney: Viola Davis is shown in a scene from “The Help.”)

Question: How often do you see a movie at a theater?