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Article #2Re: NEWS: US edges towards movie theater popcorn antitrust case
From: SMS
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 2009 19:03
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 2009 19:03
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Jeff Liebermann wrote: > On Thu, 23 Jul 2009 09:47:18 -0700, SMS <scharf.steven@geemail.com> > wrote: > >> I checked the book _Why Popcorn Costs so Much at the Movies_ out of the >> library and it's pretty interesting. The basic issue with movie theaters >> is that the studios get a percentage of the retail price of each ticket >> sold, from 70-95% depending on the film (blockbuster films are higher). > > Methinks you might want to slightly ammend those numbers. See: > <http://money.cnn.com/2002/03/08/smbusiness/q_movies/> > The studios get about 70-80% during opening week, which drops to about > 35% after a month or so. It's rare to see a movie last more than two weeks, let alone a month, at any theater near me. Sometimes you'll get a blockbuster staying for more than two weeks, but the theaters don't like doing that either because they end up having to accept discount passes.
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