karlmarx
join:2006-09-18
Nashua, NH
 ·Fairpoint Communic..
| Of course the theaters hate it
They make the VAST majority of their 'profit' selling you the extra's. Popcorn, soda, at 10 bucks a person, that's 95% profit for the theater. About 80% of the price of the ticket goes to the movie distributor, theaters don't make much off the tickets themselves.
Having said that, el-cheapo that I am, I would seriously consider paying 30-50 for a 'first day, first run' version, if I got it in HDTV format. My home theater system is as good, if not better quality than the local megamall theater. And I get the extra benefit of NOT having to listen to all the rude people.
What WILL kill this idea? Well, look at it this way. The days of the 'cammer' in the movie theater goes away, and the VERY first showing of the movie will result in the pirates getting a pristine copy, the DAY the movie is released.
So, I predict this will never happen. The fact that a first day, first run movie WILL be digitally hacked and uploaded means the movie STUDIO'S will shoot this idea down.
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weedahoe
join:2003-09-14
Duluth, GA
·AT&T Southeast
| Yeah, the wife and I went out and saw "28 Weeks Later" (which wasnt as good as "28 Days Later" BTW) and a large popcorn was 5.65 and a large drink was 3.80. Needless to say, we didnt get any. I would not mind having the OPTION to get new movie releases at home but like other have said, it is not a neccessity. We have a 1000 watt Onkyo 7.2 surround setup that is totally awesome. The movie theaters here USED to sound like that but have long since tuned all the good acoustics out. BTW, the tickets were 7.50 each is anyone wants to compare anything. |
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NPGMBR
join:2001-03-28
Arlington, VA
 ·Verizon FIOS
| reply to karlmarx
We also need to keep in mind that the theaters don't make any money of showing the films, thats why prices for food are so high.
You'd think that MPAA would do more to keep the theaters in business because without the theathers the MPAA will loose a lot of eyeballs that are not willing to pay that 30-50 bucks to see a first day release.
I still go to the theathers quite a bit because I love the large screen and the sound system. Additionall, I love it when the entire theater screams, jumps or laughs together, that makes the experience great for me but the teens yapping on the phone and with eachother and the litle ones crying and making other noise and idiots that don't know how to turn off their phones tick me off too.
But to avoid most of that my best friend and I usually catch the first shows of the day. We avoid all the trouble makers by going early so I still enjoy a good theater experience for now. |
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SRFireside
join:2001-01-19
Houston, TX
 ·RoadRunner Cable
| reply to karlmarx
I think you have your profit terminology mixed up a bit. Theaters hardly make any money at all from the movie itself. Definitely not enough to keep the theater running. Maybe the popcorn and soda are sold at a 95% markup from the cost to get those products, but they definitely don't get to keep all that markup as pure profit. Much of it helps the theater to break even. Very few theaters enjoy a nice profit margin (which is why you see many of them understaffed).
You can thank Hollywood for the high ticket prices AND the crazy concessions. |
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