So it was the lowest box office turn out in 20 years

[malaise]

for a Presidents' Day weekend.

Thank you vile MAGAcretin - you're winning bigly.

[Achilleaze]

1. "Please like me." - Dirty Donny* (R)

* aka republican Draft-Dodger-in-Chief

[itsrobert]

2. Nobody goes to the movies during a National Emergency

They to to their Omelet Statons.

[Achilleaze]

5. Thanks for the clue. We were in our fallout shelter.

Obviously that's inadequate. To reckon with Day 4 of the Faux Republican Jerkoff Emergency, we will immediately commence evacuation to our assigned Omelet Station and promptly consume our protective Faux republican Omelet Rations.

[malaise]

7. I almost suggested that

but I think the financial fallout from the shutdown is also a factor - would love to see a poll on this.

[Sneederbunk]

3. It is a snub to Washington and Lincoln. They would have

wanted us to see Ralph Breaks the Internet.

[catbyte]

4. And it was the worst holiday retail season in a decade. Winning!

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/02/14/holiday-sales-were-a-huge-disappointment-retail-report-says.html

[trev]

10. This was predicted

in light of the tax scam.

I think retail is going to get worse as the year goes on.

[Codeine]

6. In fairness, there isn't shit worth seeing right now.

It’s a pretty crummy weekend when dreck like Alita Battle Angel is the best thing on offer.

[malaise]

8. Hehehe

I hear you.

[Clash City Rocker]

9. February is a dumping ground for movies

When a movie does very poorly in prescreenings, or otherwise is expected to bomb, it will often get moved to a February release. We are currently in between Oscar bait season and blockbuster season, so not all the movies are going to be great this time of year. Good movies come out too (I liked the second Lego Movie), and there are probably good movies that have been out awhile that you haven’t seen (check out Stan & Ollie, for example), but a lot of crap hits the screen around this time of year.

[malaise]

11. But it is still the worst turn out in

20 years

[Clash City Rocker]

12. Sorry, wasn't trying to sugar coat it, you're right, of course

The reasons are probably some combination of economic hardships and the general feeling of depression I get from people right now.