DISQUS

ScreenRant.com · 1 year ago

LOL, hey Robert, tell us how you REALLY feel. :-)

Cost of production, cost of paying actors $20MM for 2 months work, back end residuals, buying digital projection systems, etc., etc.

Oh, and that's how theaters make their money.

Best,

Vic

Agent Graves · 1 year ago

I used to work for these people, and I've asked this question my self. I asked so many people up the latter that finally when i made the highest i could go. The answer was still the same, this...is...how....they...make...money. because all of the ticket sales goes to the respective studios. and because folks are at home downloading these movies (among other price mark ups) this is why ticket sales have gone up...

Its much like going to a retail store and finding out the item you are buying used to be cheaper. and the only reason why it coasts more dough is because that store have theft issues.

Thus the moral of this story is:
1) When you steal - EVERYONE PAYS
2) I am not some rocket scientist economics minor
3) If you don't like the prices then find a better way for the theaters to make some cash.

PS - the reason why they frown on you bringing outside food is because (like most of the good things in life) Some moron screwed it up for you.
Some theaters don't mind - as long as it's not some piping hot food. But alas, Some fool may have brought a nice and hot cup of coffee and split it on himself, then went and sued the theater. THANKS A LOT HOT COFFEE GUY! - - it really doesn't matter what the hot food item was because they got sued they tell you no outside food

The ending of the moral of this story is
4) the prices go up when morons go to the theater.

Northie · 1 year ago

I'm far from any sort of law student but couldn't they just post up a release of liability poster or stick it on the back of the ticket in tiny print or something? Anyway, I manage to bring my own candy in but I've yet to find an effective way to smuggle in hot, buttery popcorn. Speaking of popcorn if I'm gonna have to spend 10 bucks on it, you think MAYBE they can figure out a way to NOT burn it or maybe even make it so that less than half of the bucket is the kernel-y crumbs that do nothing but stick in your teeth and distract you for the next 3 days no matter how much you brush or floss your teeth. No matter what size popcorn I get it's a guarantee that the bottom half is useless, tiny pieces of crumbled popcorn.

Tron · 5 months ago

it is insane how much snacks and drinks cost @ a theatre.

and im one of those people that i HAVE to get popcorn when i go to a theatre (i've left during previews to get it when i thought 'nah i dont need it') lol so now i just know. if im seeing a movie in the theatre im gonna be paying $25 (ticket + popcorn + drink) or more.

Really if they dropped the prices to something reasonable (in this case reasonable being less than the $12 i just paid for my lil ticket stub). I'm SURE theatres would make plenty of money because MORE people would pay for their, now cheaper, food.