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Originally Posted by suesheboy
---theaters make their money on popcorn, candy and drinks.
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Originally Posted by candyflip
And a portion of ticket sales.
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And extra charges for premium seating, 3D and (upgraded) UltraAVX theaters.
The wife and I go to movie theatres a fair bit. Typically we go to the Cineplex theatre in Niagara Falls.
The UltraAVX admission is $12.95ea. (plus tax). That's $26 just to get in the door.
The large pop/popcorn combo we usually get is another $14 each. (plus tax). $28 total.
So we end up spending over $50 per movie (last one we saw was Fury).
Recently they've introduced a new "premium seating" reserve surcharge - if you want to sit in the optimum middle rows...that's an extra few bucks more per person. I heard they may eliminate it after public outcry, though.
I don't say the outrageous theatre prices justify illegal downloading - but I can certainly see how/why some people justify it that way. We still pay the ridiculous prices because we have the disposable budget, we both enjoy seeing movies on the big screen...and there's just no substitute for sticky pop on the floor and someone kicking the back of your seat for 2 hours.