Theater owners in the U.S. have plenty to feel good about. Moviegoing is up, and by the close of 2018, theater chains should set records for domestic ticket revenue. A busy 2019 slate with a Star Wars sequel, Toy Story 4, and Joker, about Batman's nemesis, could put even more fans in seats-delivering the first back-to-back years of attendance growth since 2002.Turn the house lights up, though, and challenges loom. The money-losing, all-you-can-watch MoviePass service has upended ticket pricing, forcing theater chains to offer their own subscriptions, sometimes with steep discounts. Also, Walt Disney Co.'s purchase of most of 21st Century Fox Inc.'s assets including its film studio will give Disney leverage to demand better terms from the theaters. "Theatrical has been under assault since television was invented, and each successive window for watching movies has been perceived as a huge threat," says MichaelPachter, a Wedbush Securities Inc. analyst. On the rise of subscription use, he said: "That is a problem, and that is going to be eaten by the exhibitor."
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机译：美国的剧院老板有很多值得高兴的地方。看电影的速度越来越快，到2018年底，影院连锁店应该创造国内票房收入的记录。有关蝙蝠侠的复仇之情的2019年繁星点点的星球大战续集，《玩具总动员4》（Toy Story）和《小丑》（Joker）可能会使更多的歌迷上座-这是2002年以来观众人数连续第一个连续几年增长。但是，挑战也迫在眉睫。亏本的，可以无限收看的MoviePass服务提高了票价，迫使影院连锁店提供自己的订阅，有时还会有很大的折扣。此外，迪斯尼公司收购了21st Century Fox Inc.的大部分资产，包括其电影制片厂，这将使迪斯尼有更大的优势来要求影院提供更好的条件。 Wedbush Securities Inc.的分析师MichaelPachter说：“自从电视发明以来，戏院就受到了袭击，连续观看电影的窗口被视为巨大的威胁。”关于订阅使用的增长，他说：“这是一个问题，参展商将要吃掉它。”
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