I suppose I'm just out of touch because my local movie theater is a 3rd party (nationwide but only like 20 total across the nation) that isn't Regal/AMC and charges that flat 8$ with no additional fees or anything.
And since I regularly double duo to the movies its around 30$ for 2 tickets and enough snack/drink for us both with one of their smaller combos. And a smaller combo here is still way too much popcorn to finish and enough soda to last the movie even with my gulping obsession.
Honestly, its a more complex problem than just theater vs consumer. Hollywood demands absurd % of ticket sales (especially companies like Disney) which means the theaters make almost nothing off them. Meaning the concession is almost their entire money flow, which leads to the markup. So I can't even hold it against them, as that stranglehold of Hollywood kills any other option.
I suppose I'm just out of touch because my local movie theater is a 3rd party (nationwide but only like 20 total across the nation) that isn't Regal/AMC and charges that flat 8$ with no additional fees or anything.
And since I regularly double duo to the movies its around 30$ for 2 tickets and enough snack/drink for us both with one of their smaller combos. And a smaller combo here is still way too much popcorn to finish and enough soda to last the movie even with my gulping obsession.
Honestly, its a more complex problem than just theater vs consumer. Hollywood demands absurd % of ticket sales (especially companies like Disney) which means the theaters make almost nothing off them. Meaning the concession is almost their entire money flow, which leads to the markup. So I can't even hold it against them, as that stranglehold of Hollywood kills any other option.