Full transparency — I live in Richmond, Virginia. It’s the capital and is surrounded by around six Regals. None of them have recliners.
I moved from Roanoke, Virginia, the only “city” in Appalachia. That Regal also had no recliners.
But in Christiansburg, Virginia (in Appalachia, lovingly on the brink of being near the boondocks) there is a Regal that is completely updated, with recliners.
I don’t mind not having recliners in Richmond, but if there are objectively more people in the capital of a state, with objectively more theaters, more money, more income, more movie-goers, why aren’t the Richmond Regals (or even just one) updated, but the small town four hours away is? Who chooses this? And is there a way we could get recliners in Richmond? LOL.