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Manhattan Institute Issues Commentary Wall Street Journal: It Will Soon Be Curtains for the Movie Theater
December 11, 2025
NEW YORK, Dec. 11 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on Dec. 9, 2025, to the Wall Street Journal:

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It Will Soon Be Curtains for the Movie Theater

By Jason L. Riley

Older generations can't be bothered to go, and younger people want to stream their films.

Most weeks, this column labors to avoid sentimentality. But 'tis the holiday season, and our subject is the future of movie thea . . .

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