Ghostbusters makes its long-awaited return, rebooted with a cast of hilarious new characters. Thirty years after the beloved original franchise took the world by storm, director Paul Feig brings his fresh take to the supernatural comedy, joined by some of the funniest female actors today - Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon, Leslie Jones, and Chris Hemsworth.
Take in the title in for a moment. Hulking rigid steel gravity coasters, which are know to give riders the willies for their steep climbs, fast drops, and extreme g-forces, are now being outfitted with virtual reality goggles...because coasters need to be scarier and more menacing than they already are. This was bound to happen.
Domestic attendance for ages 12-24 was down 15% in the first nine months of 2014, according to Nielsen, and ages 18-24 worldwide was down 17% in 2013, according to the Motion Picture Association of America. Nielsen also reported that the downward trend goes back to 2007! It would seem that attendance is diminishing despite movies becoming more visually spectacular for the big screen. Not only does it seem movie theaters are becoming less important to Millennials, but the movie studios themselves are struggling to maintain a growing audience with newer products.
