Sneaking Candies into Movie Theater?

Movie popcorn - a 10,000% margin product. That and soda....the most expensive parts are the container and cup.

Now, if they said, a big vat of popcorn and a drink was five bucks, just about everyone would buy one and they'd still make >$4.50....but they want to price it outrageous, and only a few buy it. Nope, no thanks.

As kids, we'd bring in big paper bags of our own popcorn to the theater on the Saturday afternoon matinee....plus the movie would run over a few times until the evening show. Mom could get rid of us all day.

 

That's epic.

 

Oh mom, we are so embarrassed....... After a while, I'd do things to embarrass them, just so they would quit giving crap about it..... funny how their attitude changes when they need something....

 

My son is 14 and his mom is a nudist. I’m a walking embarrassment hahaha

 

Well, it ain't the law, and it would create an unnecessary scene to try to take it or kick you out.

Do like Trump, just go around whatever gets in your way...

 

The peak of animation was Who Framed Roger Rabbit, since then it has been downhill all the way.
When we set Roger Rabbit up for London premier, Bob Hoskins told me that it was hardest and most challenging film of his entire career.
If you get a chance, watch the dance scene with the Toons.
Then think about him filming that scene on a totally empty stage and having to keep his body in the correct position for the animators to link up.
Hand position, angles and movement were the hardest, remembering that no one had any idea of what the animators intended the scene to look like.

 

Deleting my snarky comment

 

When a tub of popcorn was sold for £5, it cost the cinema 17p
I was the film distributors who were to blame, because by setting up these profit margins they were able to retain up to 95% of the box office.

 

My ex wife worked for a theater here in the US. From what I remember, it was a sliding scale. The percentages were like 90% for the first couple of weeks and then would drop to 50% depending how long it was out. It would also depend if it was a blockbuster type film or something not expected to be in demand. Anyway, I’m sure it’s fairly similar by country.

 

When we opened Raiders of the lost ark at the Odeon Leicester Square, it was the first film where the distributors kept 100% of the box office. this meant that if a customer who paid by card bought no confectionery, it cost us 20p to have them in the theatre.
Since the start of digital, which saved the distributor £1,200 film cost things have changed. I left operations when Odeon collapsed in 1992, so I don't know exactly what is happening these days.

 

Oh my. Well, I guess that solves having a house full of his testosterone buddies for long, huh?

 

Some of his long term friends and their families are friends of mine too so they all know I’m a nudist and are mostly accepting of my preferences but it’s starting to become a challenging conversation with his new friends parents. I’m not sure if it’s the age of them or a change in society but I don’t like it.

 

Well, especially if he doesn't participate. Well, maybe for the winter you can wear scrubs or a flowy dress....kids, there's no living with them and they have small market value.....

Oops, kinda got off the thread....

 

I wear scrubs for work so I literally can’t relax in them. Haha

 

Damn, they are often hilarious

 

* gasp!!* Are you saying that I’m snarky!?! Haha

 

You said snarky, I said hilarious