However, it could be cheaper to go to the theater if the studios actually let the theaters keep some of the money from ticket sales. I read recently that virtually all of the money from ticket sales from the first four weeks of a run goes right to the studios. This is also why concessions are so expensive, because the popcorn is what keeps a theater in business. So even though I don't like paying the high prices for food, I try to make a point of buying something every once and a while.
Yeah, I still buy a couple of magazines and they're $9 each so that's more than a movie ticket. And $4 is becoming the norm for a comic book and that's usually 1/4 or 1/6 of a story.
This has been true ever sense the studios were forced to give up ownership of their theaters in 1948. Its the reason they don't let you bring your own food into the theater. You are robbing them by doing that. If they didn't sell popcorn, soda and candy, there would be no theaters to see movies in.
Exactly. Ticket prices creep up every year. It's just because 3D is such a big story now that this is getting as much press as it does.
Again, in all fairness, there is more cost involved in showing 3-D and IMAX movies so it's not unreasonable that there would be a premium for those showings. If an extra 2-3 dollars per ticket is breaking the bank for some people, they probably should not be spending money at the theaters period.
I don't see what all the hate over 3-D is all about (although I will admit the could put some padding on the glasses so they will be more comfortable). People are calling it a gimmick. Here were some other Hollywood gimmicks: Sound, Color, Full Length Animated Features Widescreen, Cinerama, 70mm, Surround Sound, Digital Sound, IMAX, CGI, Full Length CG Animated Features etc. etc. etc.
I think 3-D might actually stick around this time rather than being on its regular 30 year cycle but not every movie is going to generate the Alice In Wonderland level gross. It looks like there's going to be a new 3-D movie every month and, like you said, that will take away the uniqueness away from 3-D. By the end of the summer, 3-D won't be a driving force in getting butts in the seats.
It's true that the influx of 3-D film will probably dilute the novelty sometime soon, but so far, I can't think of a 3-D film released so far that didn't do pretty well. Even "My Bloody Valentine" made some pretty serious money (which actually was not a bad movie as far as the genre goes, but not the kind that usually makes that kind of money anymore)
Yeah, like watching movies at home with those damn black bars at the top and bottom...good luck!
