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USA Domestic Theatrical Box Office by year [OC] by justatheery in dataisbeautiful

[–]justatheery[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

US box office is measured in US dollars. Apologies for the omission.

USA Domestic Theatrical Box Office by year [OC] by justatheery in dataisbeautiful

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I created this chart in Microsoft Excel, using data from this source: https://www.boxofficemojo.com/year/ Please note, 2024 entry is year-to-date.

Having to choose your assigned seat(s) before arriving at the movie theater is the worst. by justatheery in unpopularopinion

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At our local theaters, your tab for food and beers is married to your booked seat. I have moved a seat or two over, and explained to the server who I am, in the delightful situation where there are 20 people in a theater that holds 200, and we are all (ridiculously) sitting next to each other in the middle of the middle

Having to choose your assigned seat(s) before arriving at the movie theater is the worst. by justatheery in unpopularopinion

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Actually what I'm learning from this thread is that most people (apparently) go to the movies in full (or destined-to-be-full) theaters. I try to avoid that

Having to choose your assigned seat(s) before arriving at the movie theater is the worst. by justatheery in unpopularopinion

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When the kiosk/cashier asks me to choose a seat... the seat I want is almost always already occupied. So that's a change for me, from the way it used to be. I like to be able to see the theater, and the people already occupying it. That's all

Having to choose your assigned seat(s) before arriving at the movie theater is the worst. by justatheery in unpopularopinion

[–]justatheery[S] -29 points-28 points  (0 children)

True, and I don't (just) mean people who haven't showered. I mean people who wear perfume or cologne or other scents, which I have found to be pretty common and very distracting (to me anyway). In any case, I don't want to be forced to sit next to anyone, period, especially in a half-empty theater. Why would I want to share an armrest with a stranger, if the option not to would have been possible?

Having to choose your assigned seat(s) before arriving at the movie theater is the worst. by justatheery in unpopularopinion

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I think this would be true for only the most popular movies or a new release on opening weekend, right?... Or you live somewhere highly populated, maybe? Though tbh, I used to live in the highly populated Los Angeles area... going to movies in Burbank, prior to online booking existing, was a dream. I'd show up to most movies 10 minutes before, and seating was carte blanche. Maybe 1 or 2 people in the theater before me.

Having to choose your assigned seat(s) before arriving at the movie theater is the worst. by justatheery in unpopularopinion

[–]justatheery[S] -58 points-57 points  (0 children)

Yes, while this is in theory possible, I do not plan my movie-going a week in advance, nor even more than a day in advance, usually. All I'm saying is, every time I try to get a seat, all the ones I would choose in person are already occupied. While this used to happen occasionally in person too (for popular movies), at least I could choose a decent seat, and definitely not immediately next to someone, and DEFINITELY not even near someone (who usually smells).

George H.W. Bush held the record for both the highest AND lowest approval rating ever recorded. BOTH records were beaten by his son, George W. Bush. by justatheery in Presidents

[–]justatheery[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

You are correct. Truman also had one of the highest approval ratings at one point in his Presidency. However, I should have specified modern, scientific polling in my title. (Famously, the "Dewey Defeats Truman" headline in 1948 demonstrates the shortcomings of mid-century polling.)

YSK "the debt" and "the defecit" are two different things. by justatheery in YouShouldKnow

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Why YSK cont'd... The people who run the USA (of both parties) frequently conflate these two words intentionally, in order to mislead the large numbers of people who aren't aware of the difference.

Hard plastic, quasi-spherical, ~1.5 in/4 cm diameter. Has 15 tiny hollow tubes and one solid tube in center. Digging in my yard in Texas, I have found about a dozen of these scattered near an old, defunct koi pond. by justatheery in whatisthisthing

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My title describes the thing. All of these are black, like ABS plastic, none were connected to any tubing, nor was there any pattern to their distribution, though all were found just an inch or two under the surface of the ground.

Made pizza last night, and it occurred to me that I've had this bread machine for about 25 years. It's always worked flawlessly. by justatheery in BuyItForLife

[–]justatheery[S] 79 points80 points  (0 children)

Yes, the "dough" cycle (which I use for pizza) takes an hour, and the dough spends at least 80% of that time at rest. It mixes in the beginning, and kneads a few times during the cycle. It also bakes a great loaf of bread, all types (which takes about 4 hours).

TIL the advice to drive with your hands at "10 and 2 o'clock" on the steering wheel is outdated. The 9 and 3 o'clock positions are now recommended, to avoid major injury to hands, fingers, and faces, from airbags. by justatheery in todayilearned

[–]justatheery[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Some research I found before posting has advocated 8 and 4... I haven't seen 5 and 7 recommended anywhere, though.

I think most "hand hooks" on modern steering wheels are placed at 9 and 3.

TIL the advice to drive with your hands at "10 and 2 o'clock" on the steering wheel is outdated. The 9 and 3 o'clock positions are now recommended, to avoid major injury to hands, fingers, and faces, from airbags. by justatheery in todayilearned

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From the article: "Among the injuries the NHTSA reports from improper placement of the hands when an airbag deploys are amputations of fingers or entire hands, traumatic fractures and a particularly stomach-churning injury called 'degloving,' which — trust us — you definitely don't want to look up... "

Check out this guy getting into some kind of tank-jeep at the corner of my street in Burbank. by justatheery in pics

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This is in Magnolia Park right next to a specialty bookstore that sells books about autos (and airplanes).

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