Movies are now more often viewed outside cinemas than inside them
Evidence
The X-curve has remained a feature of movie sound production and reproduction venues for decades, although it has not been adopted by any other area of the audio industry. Over the years the movie business has changed. Now, more than ever, compatibility with the outside world is important because movies are probably more often viewed outside of cinemas than in them. — , Toole, Floyd E - Sound reproduction-…, 1223
Categorization
- XREF: Connects to the home-theater vs. theatrical delivery divide and the economics of repurposing, relevant to how any home system handles soundtrack playback.