Back in my day

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Movies would also stay in theaters longer, sometimes multiple years. You would also see a lot more second runs. I'm not even that old but I used to get $1 tickets to the second run theater when I was a kid in the early 2000s. I don't think I've even seen a second run theater in the last decade.

The one in my hometown just went out of business 2 years ago due to the pandemic. It was $5 for adults, $3 for children under 14 and students of the local highschool if you present your student ID. They were an important part of the town, and practically everyone 2-3 towns over was talking about it when they closed.