Restroom Reviews
Movie Sales Slumping Due To Lack Of Built-In Bathroom Breaks
Change in attention-spans and bladder urgency affect the landscape of movie-going
There’s nothing like lounging on the couch, eating snacks and watching movies with your favorite person. You can hit pause when you need to refill your glass or more importantly, go to the bathroom.
But there’s a major problem Hollywood now has to deal with — a theater full of people who all need to go to the bathroom at different times. People used to go to the restroom before and after a movie. Occasionally you’d sacrifice some of the movie to go empty your bladder.
But the new generation knows they don’t need to make anymore sacrifices. They’re paying in excess for houses/rent, tuition, cars, groceries and everything else. So why sacrifice missing parts of a movie?
If you can hit pause at home, most newer viewers think — you can hit pause in the theater. With one movie ticket being the price of an entire month of any streaming service, their bathroom requests are valid.
How would that look in a theater? A ‘commercial break’ every ten minutes could be feasible. It would be just like watching at home, if you have the lower-tier ad-filled service. People can then mill-about, and/or go to the bathroom.
With a break every ten minutes, you’d stagger the bathroom departures for the entire theater. You’re an early-bathroom goer, a mid-break bathroom goer, or a let’s-get-it-out-for-the-home-stretch bathroom goer. Everyone’s needs are met.
This new process may not be appealing to everyone, but if it saves Hollywood, it’s worth a look. Better to flush your movie-urine down the drain, than Hollywood’s fate.
