Movie Theater Economics

Every wonder how movie theaters make their money? No, I don't either. Between the $10 small popcorn that you can make at home for $1, and the $10 soda that you can buy at the machine outside the theater for $1.25, most of it is pretty obvious. But it turns out that he fickle economics of the movies are leading to a war between movie advertisers and between-movie advertisers. Add to this the recent bill presented in CT for theaters to advertise the ACTUAL START TIMES of movies, and we are clearly coming up on a crisis for the old cinema.

Of course, I watch most of my films on DVD now. Which makes for a whole OTHER crisis for Theater owners.