Americans would rather not go to theaters

An commissioned by the Associated Press and America Online poll found out that 73 percent of Americans prefer to stay home to watch a movie their DVD player, VCR or pay-per-view rather the going to theaters.

"You can go rent a movie for three bucks, but by the time you're done at the movie theater with sodas and stuff, it's twenty bucks," said Gil, a mortgage broker from Central Square, N.Y.

Only 22 percent of the respondents said they prefer to watch films at a theater. Some people say their hesitance to head to the theater has more to do with personal circumstances.

"My husband and I both loved to go to the movies before we had our baby," said Beth Eilers of Portland, Maine, who has a 14-month-old son. "Now it's a lot harder, and we tend to watch a lot of DVDs.", reports Associated Press.