QuoteReplyTopic: Why are Movie Tickets So Expensive? Posted: October 14 2011 at 7:10am
The rising costs of movie tickets and concession items have many staying
at home rather than attending movies at theaters. A survey conducted
by the American Association of Retired People show that 40% of seniors
no longer attend films because they can no longer afford the prices.
Fewer sold movie tickets tends to cause some panic to movie executives,
who earn most of the profits from sales of these. Fewer people going to
films, and increasing expense of making films both contribute to higher
prices for movie tickets.
The expense of concession stands has much to do with the way in which
movie studios are reimbursed by local theaters. In the first week of a
film’s release, the studio may make as much as 90% of the revenue from
sales of movie tickets. So while movie tickets are high priced, they
are not benefiting the theater tremendously. Each subsequent week the
film brings greater revenue to the theater. So seeing second run films
tends to mean one is giving more money to the theater and less to the
studio.
Maybe there is also a link between the rising costs in
relation to bootlegging films. This can cost the studios huge amounts of money
as well and maybe they need to make up the loss somehow?
Rising price in tickets is due to now more furnished Theaters and also the costs incurred in making a movie and the guess of business it will make by drawing/attracting the audiences to the theaters .
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