The movie business is in denial

Hollywood has been facing stagnating ticket sales, intense competition from streaming services, and an IP-focused studio tentpole monoculture for years. None paint a particularly rosy picture for the future, so perhaps it shouldn’t be a huge surprise that one sentiment stood out above all others at this past week’s CinemaCon: denial.
CinemaCon is the annual trade show put on by the National Association of Theatre Owners, where movie studios, exhibitors, and related vendors come toget