President Donald Trump said in a Truth Social post on Monday he will be imposing a 100% tariff "on any and all movies that are made outside of the United States."
President Donald Trump's sector-specific tariffs threaten to add fresh fuel to inflation that has remained stubbornly elevated for four years, potentially driving up costs for households at least in the short term.
-- The Washington Post (@washingtonpost.com) Sep 27, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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@#6 ... Most US movies are mostly garbage now, ...
I dunno about the "garbage" aspect, as I am not a big movie fan.
But then there's this ...
The box office is bleak. Here's how local theaters are surviving the downturn (March 2025)
www.latimes.com
... As the year started, movie theater owner Damon Rubio was feeling optimistic.
His six-location theater chain's revenue projections for January and February were tracking ahead of 2024's weak theatrical grosses. Rubio himself was looking forward to films like Oscar-winning director Bong Joon Ho's "Mickey 17" and Paramount Pictures' comedic Jack Quaid thriller "Novocaine."
But by the end of February, "things kind of dropped out on us," said Rubio, owner and president of D'Place Entertainment, which operates theaters in California cities including in Barstow, Cathedral City and Bonsall. His chain's revenue is still ahead of last year but only "marginally."
"I wouldn't call it apocalyptic, but I would call it abysmal, so I guess it's a step up," he said with a laugh.
Rubio is luckier than many.
Ahead of this week's CinemaCon convention in Las Vegas, where Hollywood studios present footage of their upcoming films to hype theater owners up for the year ahead, the industry is grappling with a brutal start to the year at the box office. ...
@#15 ... I haven't experienced that. ...
You're lucky.
you have to start publicly shaming talkers/texters.
www.reddit.com
... i wanted to post in here about something i think is really important for creating a better movie experience, but also a better world around us.
i hear a lot of complaints about loud talking, texting, and browsing phones in the theater, ...
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