He's been working in the projection and theater business for over 40 years. The empty screen space can be distracting and takes away from the immersive experience of seeing a movie on the big screen.
Brave New World stayed on top of the North American box office on what is being called the slowest Oscar weekend in years.
My local movie theater closed back in Jan. 2025. In hindsight, I should have expected it because it was always empty, but I thought I was single handedly keeping them afloat by going about three times ...