You want to see the movie. You have to buy the expensive ticket that they could raise to watever they wanted. Then if you want snacks (which you cant bring) you end up spending watever they want to sell it for.
2006-08-27 04:49:49 · 13 answers · asked by Someone 1 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Movies
No, you can choose from any number of different movie theatres (in cities). Just because they charge whatever they want for admission doesn't make them monopolies.
2006-08-27 04:53:00 · answer #1 · answered by pwoodrow2354 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unless it's the only movie theatre where you live, then yes, it's a monopoly. But, if there are several movie theatres around then no.
But keep in mind, theatres are probably not really making money on the movie ticket, their real money probably comes from the snack counter...$8 hot dog, $5 small popcorn, $3 small coke, $3 2 oz. bag of M&Ms.
I guess you could consider the snack counter a monopoly since you are esentially trapped and can't go anywhere else or bring anything in.
Have you tried a backpack or large purse/messenger bag with drinks and snacks inside? Worked for us when I was a kid. I haven't been to the movies in a while but I haven't heard about people being searched.
2006-08-27 04:59:57 · answer #2 · answered by Firefly 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Technically, there not a monopoly unless there's only 1 company providing the movies. For ex: if Redstone owned all the theaters and there were no other choices available, that would be a monopoly.
The reason ticket prices have been steadily climbing is simple. The demand for the "theater experience" has declined over the years with the introduction of DVD purchase/rental and reasonably priced home theater systems. In essence, there's less demand for theaters, so to pay for the huge investment in infrastructure (buildings, projectors, etc...), those who prefer to see a movie in a theater will pay a premium.
The distrubution mechanisms are all about "control". That is, making sure the movie making studios get their share. You have to go to a theater to see a movie or buy a DVD or subscribe to a pay-per-view service. I don't want to come off on their side (heck, there's plenty they do that's flat out wrong), but it takes money to make a movie (paying actors, crews, etc...). It's reasonable to assume they'd want something back for their investment.
As a consumer, you have all the power and you can vote with your wallet. I simply stopped going to the theater unless there was a movie I felt was worth the price of admission (V for Vendetta or Star Wars, for example). You can purchase the DVD for about the same as 2 tickets in the theater and you have it for as long as you want. Or, subscribe to any of the online services (Netflix or Blockbuster) and rent it.
2006-08-27 05:17:07 · answer #3 · answered by David H 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No this is not considered a monopoly. If "Lowe's" owned EVERY movie theater in the US, or even just in a certain region, then yes tLowe's would have the monopoly. But this is not the case.
If high ticket prices anger you, then don't go to the movies anymore. If enough people would STOP going to see terrible movies with high ticket prices, theaters AND studios would have no option but to lower prices to get customers back in the theaters.
Theater owners will tell you, the price of the movie ticket is mostly determined by the movie itself. The theater makes almost no money on the movie tickets themselves. They make their money from the food you buy at the concessions. There's an old movie theater addage: "Movies for show, popcorn for dough".
2006-08-27 05:36:52 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Monopolies come in two flavors
Vertical-Where you control your product from raw material to retail. Move theaters don't make movies or distribute them or have any control of the movie stars.
Horizontal-Where you control all of one stage of production tot he point where it's not possible to buy from a competitor, such as producting all of the raw steel in Europe or controlling all of the electrical distribution in a city. Movie theaters aren't a monopoly because you can rent movies or order them through a subscriber line and because there are several competetors in their field in any given region.
So neither.
2006-08-27 05:01:07 · answer #5 · answered by W0LF 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no. you don't HAVE to see the movie then. You can buy it as a dvd later, of watch on tv.
You don't HAVE to eat snacks there.
going out to the show is a WANT not a NEED.
A Monopoly is exclusive control or possession of something.
theaters have none of this.
2006-08-27 04:56:34 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wow. It was interesting reading your little short novel. I'm impressed with how articulate you are and with the detail that you use in your description of things. That's why I find it so hard to believe that you can be so dumb. (Is she your "girlfriend?) The obvious answer has to be that you're an inventive troll who has a way with words.
2016-03-17 03:16:42 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think because its not ONE company that owns all movie theatres, its not a monopoly... there is competition between the companies which helps with fair pricing
as for the snacks, i agree its stupid... but then i usually sneak my own stuff in anyways... down with the man! lol
2006-08-27 05:00:58 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't forget that theatres have competion too. If one theatre starts to increase prices too much another will offer lower prices.
2006-08-27 04:54:08 · answer #9 · answered by Live4theWeekend 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. But movie rights are distributed by choice. For maximum profit. :)
2006-08-27 04:52:46 · answer #10 · answered by JeffE 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋