Here’s how movie theaters are going to move into your home

[Chris Smith]

• Some theaters will reopen now that coronavirus lockdowns are ending, but moviegoers might want to avoid crowded public places while the daily number of COVID-19 cases continues to spike.
• A few studios launched some of their 2020 attractions on streaming services, but this year’s blockbusters were delayed in hopes that theaters would reopen.
• Regardless of how long the coronavirus health crisis lasts, there may be a new way of watching fresh content at home in the future, via a device that can scan the people in the room and sell each of them a ticket.

If there’s one thing that I miss about my pre-coronavirus life, it's going to the cinema, and it doesn’t look like I’ll get to do that anytime soon. It’s not that theaters won’t reopen, but spending more than two hours inside the same AC-ventilated room with a bunch of other people doesn't sound too appealing right now. I’d rather pay to watch new releases from home, but the upcoming attractions I’m most interested in have been delayed. Unsurprisingly, studios want to have those films playing in as many theaters as possible, in hopes of making a killing at the box office. Streaming services simply can't generate that much revenue.

Depending on how long this pre-treatment phase of COVID-19 lasts, studios may come around and launch more films online. In order to make both studios and viewers happy, a new gadget might be able to sell you a ticket to watch a movie from home. The device seen in the image above is a sensor that sits atop your TV and counts all the people watching to sell tickets accordingly. I'm not sure I'd be up for that, but other people might jump at the prospect.

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