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<blockquote data-quote="wkmac" data-source="post: 1813882" data-attributes="member: 2189"><p>I've been watching this thread from a distance, mostly for the chuckles of which there are many. But all that stuff aside, I got to wondering about the number of movies shown in a given day across America, over the course of a year and then compare that to the actual number of theater shooting we've had to get an idea of just what the odds are that a given person might be caught in one.</p><p></p><p>Seems to me the first thing I needed to determine was not the number of actual theaters but how many total movie screens show movies on a given day. After a little searching of some theater industry websites I learned that as of 2013' which is the latest number, there are 39,299 movie screens across America. Now that doesn't count the 656 drive in movies so I'm just dealing with walk in movie screens. Many theaters even on weekdays show 4 or more screenings but I decided to use 2 showings per screen/per day only just to keep it easy. This gives us right at 80k movie showings daily and just under 30 million showing in a given year.</p><p></p><p>Next I wanted to know about violent events in movie theaters over the years and again after some searching I discovered <a href="http://www.thewrap.com/a-history-of-violence-at-the-movie-theater-from-1979s-the-warriors-gang-showdown-to-2015s-lafayette-tragedy/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #ff0000"><strong>this</strong></span></a> which begins with an event in 1979' at a showing of the movie The Warriors, a flick I happen to like and then concludes with the July shooting in Louisiana. </p><p></p><p>After looking at the number of events compared to the total number of showings on a daily basis, I've concluded I'll die several times over from any number of other causes of death before I'll even be involved in a theater shooting much less even get shot. </p><p></p><p>I'm going to return to my easy seat in the shadows and continue watching the fun this thread has become. And remember, critical thinking is not allowed!</p><p></p><p><img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/wink.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" data-shortname=";)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="wkmac, post: 1813882, member: 2189"] I've been watching this thread from a distance, mostly for the chuckles of which there are many. But all that stuff aside, I got to wondering about the number of movies shown in a given day across America, over the course of a year and then compare that to the actual number of theater shooting we've had to get an idea of just what the odds are that a given person might be caught in one. Seems to me the first thing I needed to determine was not the number of actual theaters but how many total movie screens show movies on a given day. After a little searching of some theater industry websites I learned that as of 2013' which is the latest number, there are 39,299 movie screens across America. Now that doesn't count the 656 drive in movies so I'm just dealing with walk in movie screens. Many theaters even on weekdays show 4 or more screenings but I decided to use 2 showings per screen/per day only just to keep it easy. This gives us right at 80k movie showings daily and just under 30 million showing in a given year. Next I wanted to know about violent events in movie theaters over the years and again after some searching I discovered [URL='http://www.thewrap.com/a-history-of-violence-at-the-movie-theater-from-1979s-the-warriors-gang-showdown-to-2015s-lafayette-tragedy/'][COLOR=#ff0000][B]this[/B][/COLOR][/URL] which begins with an event in 1979' at a showing of the movie The Warriors, a flick I happen to like and then concludes with the July shooting in Louisiana. After looking at the number of events compared to the total number of showings on a daily basis, I've concluded I'll die several times over from any number of other causes of death before I'll even be involved in a theater shooting much less even get shot. I'm going to return to my easy seat in the shadows and continue watching the fun this thread has become. And remember, critical thinking is not allowed! ;) [/QUOTE]
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