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In those days, movie theaters carried the fights on their big screens and produced a lion’s share of the profits.

Some think it’s a way to keep movie theaters in business, as these screenings tend to happen in the middle of the week and help maintain steady crowds.

That mainstream interest is showing up in the response to the new “Demon Slayer” movie around the world, providing a needed surprise hit to beleaguered movie theater operators after a bruising summer.

Movies that were originally planned solely for movie theaters were pushed onto streaming or VOD — sometimes in tandem with their eventual theatrical release, sometimes instead of — to accommodate government restrictions and low theater turnout.

Seeing “Hamilton” on the big screen — with its powerful Black Washington and anti-slavery ideals — amplifies its message of inclusivity the way that only a darkened movie theater filled with cheering people can.