The internet ruins everything. People are using twitter instead of buying newspapers. Everyone cheats on trivia night. But is the internet ruining movie theaters? Are streaming sites such as Netflix and Hulu pushing people to stay on the couch for their entertainment?

Over the past week I ran four polls with 27 people to get an idea of how streaming sites have affected people going to the movies.

The first poll was to find out who is subscribed to streaming sites. Thirteen people say they are subscribed to Netflix. One person says they are subscribed to Hulu. Eleven people are subscribed to multiple streaming sites and three people saiy they were not subscribed to any sites.

My next question was about how long it had been since they had seen a movie. Nine people said that it had been six months to a year since they had last been to a movie theater. The remaining eighteen people said that they had all been to a movie theater within the past two months.

The next poll was about going to the movie theater at all. Six people said they would rather wait for it to be available online to watch. The twenty-one remaining people they still go to see movies in theaters.

My last poll had to do with content. More specifically streaming site content verses made in Hollywood content. Although the majority preferred the content on streaming sites, Hollywood movies still had their fans. The total votes being eighteen people for streaming sites and nine people for Hollywood.

These polls and other research and lead you to conclude several things.

First is that movies have definitely been affected by the internet and streaming sites. The convenience of streaming sites and their lower prices will inevitably cause difficulties with movie theaters. However, the good news is that the content on streaming sites forces Hollywood movies to push themselves more and keep up with the competition.

The second thing is that, although the internet is going to make it harder for movies, it is not going to ruin movies or movie theaters. Whether people are going for the nostalgia, the authenticity, or for a crappy first date, people are still going to the theaters.