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Summer blockbusters look to help struggling movie industry: "We were down more than 90%"
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For Matt Singer, editor, and critic for the website screencrush.com, it's been possible to work remotely — just not the same.
"When I watch a movie at home, even if it's great when it's over, that's it, the movie is over... And the movies that we've been missing over the last 18 months are the kind of movies that are really enhanced by a crowd, everyone cheering together, laughing together, these huge spectacles," Singer told CBS News' Dana Jacobson. It's blockbusters like "F9" and "Black Widow'' next week that theater owners hope will pack the seats again.![](/newspic/picid-6252001-20250216030556.jpg)
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