Re:Box office sales (Score 1)

They are saying box office revenues increased. Piracy most likely hurts DVD sales and rentals more than going to a theater. There is a big difference between a movie theater and a DIVX movie on you 17 inch LCD monitor, or if you are more crafty, a bigger TV. Its the equivalent of saying "box office revenues went up despite the rampant use of recordable media in the home". From my experience, a movie you go and spend $10 on plus refreshments, and gas (plus potentially someone else's ticket and refreshments) is not something you would download instead.

I can only say that less people are married and more is trying to get laid.

Consequence: Since you don't see the movie and you've spend the time while on the theater getting "acquainted" with her, when you get home (yes, alone of course, you're a geek what do you expect...?) you will download the movie to, in fact, see it.