While hit new movies might make millionaires out of actors, directors and key grips, movie theaters often make little to no money on the actual ticket sales of high-profile, first-run movies. Instead, they depend on those movies to bring in customers to pay big bucks for huge drinks and buckets of popcorn. Thus, you can imagine why theater owners in New York City aren't exactly doing somersaults in celebration of Mayor Michael Bloomberg's proposed ban of large sodas.
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Remember, on opening week of a movie, the moat popular time to go, the cinema only makes 10% of the ticket cosr. So a $13 ticket only makes, say Regal, a whooping $1.30. They need us to buy at least one item from the concession stand, or they lose money. So all of you going to the movies with out buy the refreshments are like the scum who are on welfare. Think about that the next time you go see a movie.
ReplyDeleteFunny as heck.New York Cokeheads.
ReplyDeleteThe theater owners knew the financial details before opening the theaters. Nobody forced them to go into the movie business. Not my fault what their profit margin is or is not.
ReplyDeleteI can't help it that the owners of the movie theaters are bad at negotiating contracts with the film makers. If the theater owners worked together and told the film makers that they will not show movies that don't give a reasonable return and follow through with the threat; I guarantee the film makers will give them a reasonable return because they have no alternative. Then the theaters can lower the price of popcorn and soda to a reasonable price.
ReplyDeleteI NEVER purchase anything from the theater but the ticket to see the movie. I think the pricing structure they have on the food and drinks is highway robbery.
So all of you going to the movies with out buy the refreshments are like the scum who are on welfare. Think about that the next time you go see a movie.
ReplyDeleteJuly 8, 2012 1:50 PM
Wow, such a wonderful human being you are.
I think everyone can see who is the real scum here.