With the decreasing price of Flatscreens and high tech stereos, increasing quality of Blu-Ray and television production values (HBO!), cinemas may be seeing fewer customers but for now they are still making making profits by charging higher prices for tickets in premium options and booking fees. (Side note: Booking fees for anything where you do all the searching, enter all the details and print it off are wrong!)

There are huge fanbases for television series and games. Can you imagine how exciting it would be to watch Game of Thrones on the big screen in film length instalments? What about playing a multiplayer tournament video game in front of a real audience, with stunning visuals on the big screen and cheers and boos from your fellow gamers?

There are existing sub-culture film nights like The Rocky Horror Picture Show where attendees dress up in costume. Video game tournaments already exist as well, but cinemas could make inroads in these areas and use their high overhead assets to full use at all times of the day (student gamers during the day perhaps?!). No doubt there is red tape regarding rights, but seems like an opportunity nonetheless.

Failing that, perhaps cinemas could move into the business of renting out their smaller cinemas for small groups who wish to watch their own choice of film and tv titles. Charge a hire fee and keep selling those snacks!