It's about time some noticed the real reasons for the decline in movie-goers. This NY Times article (use BugMeNot if it requires a login) sheds light on some of the real reasons for the drop in theater attendance. Among them: higher gas prices, alternate entertainment (TV, video-games, internet), DVDs, and (here's the real shocker) Hollywood movies just aren't as good. For once, the studios are accepting that movie piracy, while still a threat, is perhaps not the prominent reason not as many people are heading to the theaters! Now if they'd just work on getting rid of the obnoxious people in the theaters...