Damn - local movie prices went up

[MonkeyFunk]

went to see a Shrek the Third matinee today, and it was $7!!!

And I noted that the regular admission price is now $9 during the week, and $9.50 on Fridays and Saturdays!!

Damn... now it REALLY makes sense to wait and buy the DVD.

[LSK]

1. Gas prices

:popcorn:

[Reverend_Smitty]

2. Our local AMC went up in price recently too

$9.50 for a regular ticket and $7.50 for a matinee. It's a buck or two cheaper for a student discount, I'm holding onto my college ID until I have gray hair and I can get the senior discount...lol

[Omphaloskepsis]

3. Don't blame the theater... The studio gets most of the money..

Each screen with all the Digital audio formats is about 100K to install (I used to do it). A Bulb that last 2500 hours is about 1000$. The theater pays the bills with popcorn and soda. Actually, ticket sales are on a sliding scale. First week the MPAA make 95% and the theater gets 5%... This slides over time. About five weeks in it goes 50/50.

[MonkeyFunk]

4. Then they must do well..

I also paid $9.50 for about 30 cents worth of popcorn and soda.

[Omphaloskepsis]

6. Both make tons of cash...

It's just:

MPAA :: Money from tickets
Theater :: Money from concession sales


And both pay the employees shit..

[Downtown Hound]

5. You know what the funny thing is?

Hollywood can't figure out why ticket sales are going down year after year.


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