Money - and everyone wants popcorn and a coke with their movie so they can charge lots for it.
2007-07-17 04:55:32
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answer #1
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answered by Anonymous
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The movie business has changed dramatically. Theatres used to show a new film for months. And there was only one screen. Now, everyone wants to see the latest film, so often a movie is in a theater for only a week or two before being replaced by something else. And people demand choice, so theaters have 5, 6, or 10 different movies running at the same time. Almost the entire price of your movie ticket goes to the film distributors to pay for the movies. So once the theater owner gets you in the building, they still haven't made any money. Refreshments is where they live.
2007-07-17 12:02:02
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answered by TG 7
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In the past few years, movie studios have been asking for more and more from the theaters. They'll release a film, but ask chains to keep it playing for a longer period of time than before. Say a theater has to play "Shrek 3" for nine weeks because of the deal they signed. They'll have less patrons in week 7 and 8 because other theaters are showing "Spiderman 3" or "Tranformers" or something else newer that will sell more tickets. The theaters have to look at other revenue options (concessions) to stay afloat.
Movies are a big business but theaters have struggled mightlity in the last few years. Many of the bigger chains have flirted with bankruptcy.
2007-07-17 12:01:20
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answered by MovieGeek 3
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Two reasons ...
1) "Captive audience" market, or "because they can."
2) They really don't make THAT much from ticket sales, because they have to pay fees to the distributors for showing the movies. Charging a fortune for refreshments makes a theatre much more profitable.
2007-07-17 12:01:43
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answered by Navigator 7
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Because they can and so they do.
Picture yourself about to watch the production. You feel thirsty. Are you gonna leave the building to travel down the road to save a few $ or are you going to pay that extra $ and buy from the theatre. Majority of people will say oh well and buy the drink from the theatre even if it does cost a bit extra. The theatre knows everybody still is going to buy the goods whether their value for money or not.
2007-07-17 11:57:01
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answered by Anonymous
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That is how theaters make money. The price at the box office pretty much all goes to the studio that distributes and/or made the movie. Therefor theaters charge at the concession stand to cover the overhead of running the theater.
2007-07-17 12:00:22
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answer #6
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answered by Shoopy69 3
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Concession stands are where the theaters make their money... They don't make much off the tickets themselves as hard as it is to believe.
2007-07-17 12:00:09
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answered by marmystr 1
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Because they can! Few can resist movie theater popcorn.
2007-07-17 11:58:24
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answered by jellybean 5
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