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Do you go to the cinema?

A total of 4.8 billion cinema tickets were sold worldwide last year, according to a spokesperson for the EAO.

GLOBAL CINEMA TICKET sales decreased by nearly 9% in 2024, according to the European Audiovisual Observatory (EAO), as reported by RTÉ.

This marks the first annual decline since 2020, when pandemic restrictions set the industry back by years.

However, the EAO pointed out that Ireland and France stand out for having a high number of cinemas per capita and higher average attendance rates compared to other countries.

So today we’re asking: Do you go to the cinema?


Poll Results:

The odd time (3184)
No (2383)
Sometimes (1761)
Yes, all the time (767)

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    Oct 10th 2023, 2:35 PM

    Down with the government

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    Oct 10th 2023, 2:45 PM

    @Alan B: Pipe down, bootlicker.

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    Oct 10th 2023, 2:55 PM

    @Alan B: thank god I’m leaving this sham of a country next week, it’s attitudes like yours and support of government policy that’s has driven this country into the ground.

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    Oct 10th 2023, 3:01 PM

    @Alan B: Gravy train running out of steam and poor Alan, you’ll have to hit Daddy’s inheritance hard.

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    Oct 10th 2023, 3:57 PM

    The Green Party face total obliteration in the forthcoming General election. Ryan refuses to sanction road development, clearly unaware that buses use them. Labour’s €9pm public transport was unrealistic but no monthly concession offer from the govt is hugely unimaginative. No further reduction (on top of last year’s welcome 20 % decrease ) to incentivise bus/rail travel. Go figure !

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    Oct 10th 2023, 3:18 PM

    anybody know when applications for this will open for 24 and 25 year olds?

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    Oct 10th 2023, 5:48 PM

    @Sean Murphy: well considering it took them A YEAR to open up the application for free GP card, I’m gonna go ahead and say… when you’re no longer eligible.

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    Oct 10th 2023, 3:09 PM

    “At least I stand for something”

    Exactly what those on here who can’t accept their own failures say so that they can feel part of something or gave a purpose.

    The truth is, instead of taking the tough steps to better yourself, all you do is whine on The Journal about how you have been screwed over.

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    Oct 10th 2023, 3:14 PM

    @Sun Rise: We’re all being screwed over. Some of us just haven’t copped it yet.

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    Oct 10th 2023, 4:35 PM

    Why would someone want a further reduction in public transport when the bloody thing doesn’t turn up? LOL

    And the fact is with the TFI 90 mins fare you don’t reductions. They should spend money on actual card transaction machines like the rest of the developed world have. Also spend money on making Dublin Bus a reliable service, money spend elsewhere

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    Oct 10th 2023, 4:28 PM

    Does the Leap card allow them to jump from place to place instead of going in a car or on a bus?

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