Do theaters really survive on over-priced snacks?

do theaters really survive on over-priced snacks?

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>entirety of revenue is popcorn and fountain drink sales
Awesome business model you got there

It costs something like 8 cents to make a large popcorn including the bag and my local theatre charges 12.99 for a large. This is why theatres are dying, they're greedy scumbags

I download my own popcorn and soft drinks with utorrent

>He isn't paying $20 minimum for a medium popcorn and soda
Those are rookie numbers
The concessions stand is such a fucking racket, there has to be a better way to get money than to put a 10000% mark up on some fucking popcorn that's 50 cents a pound made in a machine that's 45 years old

does that .49 or .99 shit actually fool anybody into thinking it's less money than it is?

what's a zap pack?

Yes of course. What did you think? Movie tickets are just a side business.You invest shitload of money for audio/video systems but ice scream is where the real money comes from.

small coke and a small popcorn at my theater: $13

THIRTEEN FUCKING DOLLERS

I think it's purely a highway robbery coping mechanism. It's not going to convince anybody to get popcorn, but if you want popcorn, you'll feel marginally better about paying $7.99 instead of 8 bucks

I just buy a small water bottle costing 50 cents
Why should I buy anything else when half a bag of Doritos costs like 5 euros?

>do theaters really survive on over-priced snacks?

About 2/3 of their profit comes from food. They're barely breaking even on tickets.

I really doubt that. It's just extra money mostly from people who don't bother to bring their own popcorn and don't mind paying extra for less hassle.

I definitely find myself subconsciously ignoring the cents when I am buying lots of stuff. Like I'll estimate with just the dollar and realize I'm like 6 bucks too low

the falcon chow costs way too much too

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>bring their own popcorn
You can't do that, in my experience. The only way you can bring food in is if you're a woman and can hide some in your purse. They're fucking Nazis about it, I once saw a woman walk in with a bottle of water and one of the employees in the front freaked out and told her to throw it out.

yes, a certain percent of tards round down instead of up.

what, do you expect them to make a profit on people paying to stare at a big screen for a couple of hours or so?

>go to marquee showing
>get large popcorn and drink and what ever other snacks
>after movie is finished leave and go to screening of whatever other movie you want to see
>2 movies for the price of one

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even if it only fools 1% of the population, it's still worth it. and the psychological effect still works on people who understand math.

was this theater in a maximum security prison? I live in california and the ticket taker cunts are not gonna confront you about anything unless its blatantly sticking out of your pocket.

Yes

It was at a normal AMC theater. This particular employee was a middle-aged Indian guy with bad English so maybe he was being particularly spergy about it - it's fucking water. But in general they're going to give you a hard time about bringing any food in.

>if you're a woman and can hide some in your purse

t. chestlet

mostly it survives off of bringing entertainment and happiness to audiences everywhere

> does not sneak in cheesy nachos, teriyaki funyns and 2L of Dr pepper underneath his fupa

Kys concession paying boomer

one ice cream please

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Yeah, you always end up spending a ton if your whole family wants snacks.

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>dad taught me how to theater hop as a kid
>we saw ghostbusters 2 and star trek V
I wish I had been molested instead.

The only thing I ever get at the theater is a small diet coke to drink with the nips of whiskey I brought in my pockets.

Used to love icees though

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I thought was the seasoning they gave you at Little Caesars.

I like those