In North America, new films attract the majority of their theatrical viewers in the first few weeks after their release.
In North America, different movie theatres pay different rates to show films depending on how recently they have been released.
In 1946, the Supreme Court of the United States found major film distributors in violation of antitrust laws when they precluded independent theaters from screening first-run films.
[1][2][3] Some older, smaller, or poorly outfitted neighborhood or discount theatres, or those in less desirable locations, specialize in showing films during their second run.
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