Comments on: Economics Of The Movie Theater – Where The Money Goes And Why It Costs Us So Much https://www.themovieblog.com/2007/10/economics-of-the-movie-theater-where-the-money-goes-and-why-it-costs-us-so-much/ The Correct Opinion Thu, 11 Dec 2025 06:04:29 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Dennis Robertson https://www.themovieblog.com/2007/10/economics-of-the-movie-theater-where-the-money-goes-and-why-it-costs-us-so-much/#comment-362340 Sun, 20 May 2018 01:15:00 +0000 http://themovieblog.com/2007/10/economics-of-the-movie-theater-where-the-money-goes-and-why-it-costs-us-so-much#comment-362340 No, No, No. here is what you do. Starting with Solo the upcoming Star Wars movie, we as fans go to the theater managers and if possible owners and tell them to tell Disney and Kathleen Kennedy they will give them 100% of all ticket sales to the movie for as long as they have it in their theaters. If Disney owns a theater chain we boycott those theaters, plant gate if possible along with an online presence, explaining our intentions. We get the theater owners to give free passes to anyone who wants to see the movie, they make their concession money and I am sure as fans we can get at least one or more friends/family members who may not be a big fan or not a fan at all to come with, if they know they can get in for free and, some of you might have cheap friends/families and have to pay for their popcorn and snacks too but, that way the theater makes up the 20 – 25 % that they would have made from the non existent ticket sales,Even if there is a stipulation that they will pull the movie unless X number of sales, even better. That way we can not only send a message to Disney and Kathleen, we can do it in days, instead of weeks or months. For those who do not know or only have a vague idea of what plant gating is, it’s basically planting bodies at the gate, meaning that you get as many people as you can to stand in front on property if you have the owner’s permission and ask people if they are going to see the movie what we are trying to do, ask them to please support us and turn around and go to these privately owned chains where they can see it for free. Granted we would need the independents support or this is for not but this is what I would do, to save our beloved Star Wars and possibly all other movies to follow. My 2 cents for what it’s worth.

Thank you for reading.

]]> By: Lenard Melvin https://www.themovieblog.com/2007/10/economics-of-the-movie-theater-where-the-money-goes-and-why-it-costs-us-so-much/#comment-362138 Sat, 17 Feb 2018 00:25:00 +0000 http://themovieblog.com/2007/10/economics-of-the-movie-theater-where-the-money-goes-and-why-it-costs-us-so-much#comment-362138 China has been buying in on the production companies. Hollywood in general is self destructing. Harvey Weinstein is their scapegoat and distraction. Awards shows viewer numbers are in the toilet they don’t admit their problems and like the sick liberals they are, they do whatever they feel and when called out they don’t just deny but instead they blame the accuser.

]]> By: Jonathan Bowen https://www.themovieblog.com/2007/10/economics-of-the-movie-theater-where-the-money-goes-and-why-it-costs-us-so-much/#comment-361937 Wed, 06 Dec 2017 02:13:00 +0000 http://themovieblog.com/2007/10/economics-of-the-movie-theater-where-the-money-goes-and-why-it-costs-us-so-much#comment-361937 In reply to Metaxeno.

That’s another of the biggest problems with theaters today. At least 80% of them are run poorly and when anyone with any standards goes to a theater like that, they’re disgusted. I do notice from people in my life, they seem completely unaware of what they should expect, which is disturbing to me. I guess when you watch TV at home on a 40″ TV with it hanging above your fireplace like an idiot and a sound bar below it, you really do think anything beats that. But most theaters I see, and avoid, have very weak sound systems or they’re turning it down WAY too low for a theatrical experience. A lot of times their seating isn’t great, either, but I see them working on that. Bottom line if you’re going to charge $12-20 for a movie ticket it should always be a “reference quality” experience. It should be like sitting next to the director in a Hollywood mixing studio hearing exactly what you should hear, where you should hear it, not straining to make out the dialogue because the theater has no clue how to run their operations.

]]> By: Jonathan Bowen https://www.themovieblog.com/2007/10/economics-of-the-movie-theater-where-the-money-goes-and-why-it-costs-us-so-much/#comment-361936 Wed, 06 Dec 2017 02:10:00 +0000 http://themovieblog.com/2007/10/economics-of-the-movie-theater-where-the-money-goes-and-why-it-costs-us-so-much#comment-361936 Haha, yeah this is a good post, and it’s true. Theaters have raised ticket prices to unsustainable levels and the industry is in need of a reboot. MoviePass is that reboot, but of course they hate it. The studios won’t like it either at first, but there are efficiencies. To spend so much money advertising movies may not be necessary if you can precisely target your ads better, saving some costs there. Ultimately though, while I love watching movies in theaters, and appreciate the cost to the theater of great technology, nice seats, employees, and the film itself not making them enough money, it’s still not a good deal. I am just fortunate enough to be in a situation where that kind of money doesn’t affect my life at all. But $20 for an IMAX ticket? I mean I can still buy the movie at home for $20 usually in 4K, so it seems pretty steep. $12 for a regular 2D movie in a theater that sometimes has sound worse than my $7,000 home setup? Also not acceptable. People would go to a lot more movies if it was a more affordable prospect, but it just isn’t. If you’re making $15/hour it’s tough to justify an hour of your work life to see a two hour movie, so now if that movie sucks you’ve wasted at least 3.5 hours on it including driving to and from the theater. That’s pretty brutal.

]]> By: Anthony Whyte https://www.themovieblog.com/2007/10/economics-of-the-movie-theater-where-the-money-goes-and-why-it-costs-us-so-much/#comment-361933 Tue, 05 Dec 2017 15:25:00 +0000 http://themovieblog.com/2007/10/economics-of-the-movie-theater-where-the-money-goes-and-why-it-costs-us-so-much#comment-361933 In reply to Eric Wilde.

That comment got caught in the auto-filter. Your comment is now restored.

-Anthony

]]> By: Eric Wilde https://www.themovieblog.com/2007/10/economics-of-the-movie-theater-where-the-money-goes-and-why-it-costs-us-so-much/#comment-361813 Wed, 08 Nov 2017 12:38:00 +0000 http://themovieblog.com/2007/10/economics-of-the-movie-theater-where-the-money-goes-and-why-it-costs-us-so-much#comment-361813 I agree with some of what you say as a theater employee I hear it all the time. I’m sick of it I have no control over the price so shut your mouth and buy the ticket or don’t. Also concessions are not a necessity they are a convenience so don’t complain to the cashier about the price.

The problem really isn’t the theater they are a business we buy the movie by giving it a place to be shown. Also management isn’t acting crazy or being stupid they are supplying jobs to the community and worrying about their bottom line just like you and I are which sounds smart to me. Everyone looks out for numero uno remember this for later.

On another note you wouldn’t tell Zales to tell their supplier that their pretty rocks are too expensive and that the supplier needs to lower the price that would just be crazy. It is the typical supply and demand equation as long as people are paying there is a demand and the studios will meet that demand.

The problem isn’t the studios either because a studio buys the script or the rights, and in order to make sure they make a profit they go to the proposed actors to see if they want the role. Now by go to the actor I mean their management which then talks to their client, the actor, and they agree upon a number. Now remember management isn’t free so they add on their price to the negotiated number. Then the management signs a contract with the studio. Remember supply and demand right well you mentioned b listers, well no one really wants to see them so the supply of a listers is small compared to the b listers, therefore demand is high, which is why they can get away with asking for the monetary compensation that they ask for. Here is the kicker its not just the actor the studios are paying for its: directors, camera men, gaffers, editors, CGI special effects, make up, lighting, audio, set development, doubles, hazard pay for stunts, insurance, lawyers and location scouting, then the catering to pamper the spoiled rotten actors, transportation, hr, electric, water, gas, and any other over head that any business endeavor is going to have. If the studio is filming on location and a business has to be closed for business the studio then has to compensate the business for the average estimated revenue for the days the business is shut down. i know this because I’ve lived in a few Corrie’s that have hosted some filming locations. I also worked for a business that got shit down for filming. In fact i served Ben Afleck at Dunkin Donuts while he was filming ” Live by Night “.

So if you want to point a finger at someone or something let’s point to the real problem. Remember numero uno, everyone in the world ball your hand into a fist, leave your index finger straight, walk to a mirror, and point at it. That is the problem. No not you, but money, and the greed it creates within each and everyone of us. I’m pretty sure the reason why you wrote this rant is because you want more, or want to keep more of what is yours.

In closing, if we all weren’t so greedy things wouldn’t be so expensive. If we all weren’t so greedy there might not be a need for money. If we all weren’t so greedy we could do what we love in life for a job. If we all weren’t so greedy we wouldn’t worry about money and getting paid. If we all weren’t so greedy we wouldn’t have to worry about making ends meet. If we all gave more selflessly everyone would thrive because we would take care of each other as if we were family.

Last and final point of the day a trip to the movie theaters is a luxury for your leisure time. It’s like going to an amusement park nobody complains about the price there because if they can’t afford to go they don’t. The same principle for the movies. This is the fifth time I’m posting this exact comment please stop marking as spam. Here’s Hoping this won’t be marked as spam.

]]> By: Erik https://www.themovieblog.com/2007/10/economics-of-the-movie-theater-where-the-money-goes-and-why-it-costs-us-so-much/#comment-361810 Wed, 08 Nov 2017 01:29:53 +0000 http://themovieblog.com/2007/10/economics-of-the-movie-theater-where-the-money-goes-and-why-it-costs-us-so-much#comment-361810 In reply to Eric Wilde.

You keep posting a giant wall of text that the disqus plugin believes to be spam, your comment is approved and still doesnt show up.
Hit the enter key now and again

]]> By: Eric Wilde https://www.themovieblog.com/2007/10/economics-of-the-movie-theater-where-the-money-goes-and-why-it-costs-us-so-much/#comment-361787 Mon, 06 Nov 2017 16:30:00 +0000 http://themovieblog.com/2007/10/economics-of-the-movie-theater-where-the-money-goes-and-why-it-costs-us-so-much#comment-361787 I agree with some of what you say as a theater employee I hear it all the time. I’m sick of it I have no control over the price so shut your fucking mouth and buy the ticket or don’t. Also concessions are not a necessity they are a convenience so don’t complain to the cashier about the price. The problem really isn’t the theater they are a business we buy the movie by giving it a place to be shown. Also management isn’t acting crazy or being stupid they are supplying jobs to the community and worrying about their bottom line just like you are sounds smart to me.
Everyone looks out for numero uno remember this for later. On another note you wouldn’t tell Zales to tell their supplier that their pretty rocks are too expensive and that the supplier needs to lower the price that would just be crazy. It is the typical supply and demand equation as long as people are paying there is a demand and the studios will meet that demand. The problem isn’t the studios either because a studio buys the script or the rights, and in order to make sure they make a profit they go to proposed actors to see if they want the role. Now by go to the actor I mean their management whicho talks to their client the actor and come up with a number. Now remember management isn’t free so they add on their price to the negotiated number. Then the management signs a contract with the studio. Remember supply and demand right well you mentioned b listers, well no one really wants to see them. The supply of a listers is small compared to the b listers, so demand is high, therefore they can get away with asking for the monetary compensation that they ask for. But here is the kicker its not just the actor the studios are paying for its: directors, camera men, gaffers, editors, CGI special effects, make up, lighting, audio, set development, doubles, hazard pay for stunts, insurance, lawyers and location scouting, then the catering to pamper the spoiled rotten actors, transportation, hr, electric, water, gas, and any other over head that any business endeavor is going to have. So if you want to point a finger at someone or something let’s point to the real problem. Remember numero uno, everyone in the world ball your hand into a fist, leave your index finger straight, walk to a mirror, and point at it. That is the problem. No not you, but money, and the greed it creates. I’m pretty sure the reason why you wrote this rant is because you want more, or want to keep more of what is yours. Well, if we all weren’t so greedy things wouldn’t be so expensive. If we all weren’t so greedy there might not be a need for money. If we all weren’t so greedy we could do what we love in life for a job. If we all weren’t so greedy we wouldn’t worry about mony and getting paid. If we all weren’t so greedy we wouldn’t have to worry about making ends meet. if we will have more selflessly everyone would thrive because we would take Care of each other as if we were family.

]]> By: Eric Wilde https://www.themovieblog.com/2007/10/economics-of-the-movie-theater-where-the-money-goes-and-why-it-costs-us-so-much/#comment-361786 Mon, 06 Nov 2017 16:07:00 +0000 http://themovieblog.com/2007/10/economics-of-the-movie-theater-where-the-money-goes-and-why-it-costs-us-so-much#comment-361786 So why did you mark my last comment as spam? I thought the Internet was supposed to be an open forum for conflicting thoughts and ideas.

]]> By: Metaxeno https://www.themovieblog.com/2007/10/economics-of-the-movie-theater-where-the-money-goes-and-why-it-costs-us-so-much/#comment-361760 Mon, 30 Oct 2017 09:04:00 +0000 http://themovieblog.com/2007/10/economics-of-the-movie-theater-where-the-money-goes-and-why-it-costs-us-so-much#comment-361760 Why should theaters get more profit when the studio is taking 100% of the financial risk? If you ask me theaters should get nothing on opening weekend because of what they make on popcorn (popcorn might be the cheapest food on the planet and theaters charge 50000% increase on it). Studios are spending millions on movies while theaters are spending thousands on min wage employees and retail level maintenance, ect. Many times, theaters are using free projectors given to them by studios or companies like Sony. Also, there are plenty of good movies to see if you just do a little research and look at rotten tomatoes. There is almost always something fresh out worth seeing. These leads to another problem, sometimes, the theaters don’t put the good movies in there. That leads me to my main point, studios can spend what they want on movies because they take the risk, theaters need to just pick better movies to show! Say no to shity over budged movies and yes to good movies. Also, it wouldn’t hurt if big theater chains had less ads before movies and maintained their sound/images/cleanliness/talking/cellphones better. Arclight is a good model for these big chains to follow.

]]> By: Malus Ultor https://www.themovieblog.com/2007/10/economics-of-the-movie-theater-where-the-money-goes-and-why-it-costs-us-so-much/#comment-361670 Sun, 24 Sep 2017 23:02:00 +0000 http://themovieblog.com/2007/10/economics-of-the-movie-theater-where-the-money-goes-and-why-it-costs-us-so-much#comment-361670 In reply to Devin_MacGregor.

Are you related to Conor McGregor?

]]> By: barry https://www.themovieblog.com/2007/10/economics-of-the-movie-theater-where-the-money-goes-and-why-it-costs-us-so-much/#comment-356321 Sat, 24 Sep 2016 02:26:00 +0000 http://themovieblog.com/2007/10/economics-of-the-movie-theater-where-the-money-goes-and-why-it-costs-us-so-much#comment-356321 I wouldn’t give Hollyweird a red cent for these movies. I hope piracy puts them out of business for good.

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