movie ticket prices go up AND we now have to sit through advertisements?!

[impostal22]

Originally posted by Kai
Yeah...

This has been going on for a while now. It is really irritating. Luckily, it is still insanely cheap for me to see a movie. (5 bucks, any time.) I guess I can't really complain.

ya..when i'm at school i get to pay 5 bucks no matter what time too (student discount)...but when i'm back home...BAH! the rates really piss me off, even if i don't have to worry about them while in bing.

[logamus]

Originally posted by 1stdeadeye
Just remember those commercials are there to help keep the Theatres in business. The movie distributors take 1/2 of the ticket price. Some independent theatres have to do it to survive. Heck anyone remember the old 2nd run theatres that charged $1.00. Even they are $5.00 now!

my brother, a former manager for cinemark, told me that for the first 6 weeks a movie is released 90% of the tickets go back to the distributor. after the first 6 weeks the percentage drops to 45%. theaters make almost all of their cash in concessions. he has been in a new job now for about a year so my numbers are a tad dated and they may have only applied to cinemark theaters.

i cant remember the last time i went to a movie, i usually just wait for the dvd to come out.