Pre-picking seats isn’t annoying. You actually get your seats then, and if somebody’s sat in them, you have discourse to get them out of them.
I have a generous sized TV and Atmos at home, but I still find myself going to the cinema at least once a week, someone 3 times a week depending on the release schedule. My cinema is even a shitty one with some screens having a bit shit audio (no longer as bad as it used to be though), but I still find myself going weekly. There’s just something about the cinema, along with seeing them during release times that can’t be replicated at home.
Then again, I’m also the kind of person who just doesn’t like to binge anymore, it’s too much in one go. And with the cinema I have a card that allows me to only part the price of about 2 tickets a month to then see as many films I want in that month that I keep on subscription. It’s much better than any streaming service option in my opinion. And occasionally when I’m out of town I can also see a new film or one I’ve previously seen in a better cinema than my own line in IMAX or something.
I’d be very sad for cinema to die out, moreso because I don’t want to just consume everything on my couch. That feels like a lonely life to me.