Movies and TV People get pissed when they can't sneak candy into a theater - Page 6

**luv** · 08-20-2015, 10:59 AM

So, one of the movie theaters in town is going to start checking purses and backpacks of moviegoers. Several local news sources have posted links to the story on Facebook. The general consensus isn't about any rights being taken away. It's mostly women pissed off that guys aren't getting wanded, and, even more so, they're pissed that they won't be able to sneak candy into the movie anymore. They're even saying that's what this is truly about.

I'd hate to see these women trying to walk into Arrowhead.

eDave · 08-20-2015, 02:39 PM

I always have dinner before a movie.

Stewie · 08-20-2015, 02:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Fish

As expensive as the food is, they would need to double the ticket price, or more, to make up for it. People would balk at that I reckon.

I understand, but it's like tipping. "We can't make money on the ticket, so we'll subsidize it in other ways." Just charge more for a ticket (even double) if you want to bring your own food. The last time I was at the movies a medium popcorn and Coke was more than the ticket. That's a bad business model.

BucEyedPea · 08-20-2015, 02:49 PM

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Originally Posted by mac459

I just tape a Pringle can and a 2 liter soda to my penis and then only have to buy a ticket

NewChief · 08-20-2015, 03:53 PM

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Originally Posted by BigMeatballDave

Loved them when I was a kid. HATE them now.

I like the experience of it as its own thing, but it definitely isn't the best way, for me, to focus on the movie. Maybe that's because we usually have my boys and about 6 of their friends and they're all raising hell running around the whole time outside the car with all the other kids who are doing the same thing. Went and saw Inside/out at the drive in. Can't really tell you shit about it except it had a bunch of characters whose colors reflected their mood and a weird looking elephant clown.

BucEyedPea · 08-20-2015, 03:56 PM

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Originally Posted by eDave

I always have dinner before a movie.

I have breakfast then attend the 11 AM show so I can beat the crowds!

cosmo20002 · 08-20-2015, 04:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Lzen

$11 a ticket X 2 (for a couple) = $22 plus concessions which can easily run $15-$20 just for a large popcorn and large drink. The question should be have you, cosmo, ever been to a movie lately?

I know how to do the math. I've just never spent $40 on a movie ticket, as was stated. Obviously, if more than one person attends...it will cost more!

ModSocks · 08-20-2015, 04:07 PM

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Originally Posted by sedated

Outside of Vegas, is this a commonly successful strategy? There was a comedy club near me that did the same thing - give away tickets and require a 2 drink minimum. They closed pretty quickly.

Of course not. That's why so many chains failed. Regal, for example, bought out several failing theater chains, such as United Artists and Edwards Cinema.

But it's the only model they have because it's largely controlled by movie studios.

As i stated, it's a piss ass model, but it's all they really have since the studios control the rights to the movies they show. And as such, they get to rake in all the profits.

FlaChief58 · 08-20-2015, 04:08 PM

We went to see Ted 2 a couple months ago. We had not been to the theater in about 6 years since the Mrs collects dvds. Holy shit! Major sticker shock

cosmo20002 · 08-20-2015, 04:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Detoxing

Dude, i worked in a theater for 3 years, you've got nothing to teach me on this subject. And i've gone plenty of times. AMC in my area on a Friday night for two kids and two adults is $46...and then if you want Imax or 3D, now you're paying even more. Add in concession prices and we can EASILY reach the $70 mark.

And yes, teens do that shit all the time. ESPECIALLY with horror movies.

I know what stuff costs, although AMC is the most expensive around. You said it cost you $40 to sit in a theater, which I assumed was an exaggeration, but yeah, if you are including the cost of 4 people to sit in a theater, plus food for everyone, that is different.

As for teens blabbing the whole time, don't go to so many teenybopper movies.

ModSocks · 08-20-2015, 04:10 PM

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Originally Posted by sedated

So we all have to pay out the ass for candy that can be obtained anywhere else on earth for 1/3 the price because movie theaters have a piss poor business model? Is this an act of charity?

What other piss poor business models do Americans happily support when they can get the same exact product at a lower price?

Sure, you can have that stance and it certainly sucks paying those prices, but i liken it to pirating music.

Sure, anyone can get the music for free, but at what expense? Possibly driving that studio out of business?

I'm not asking you to have sympathy for them or anything like that. I'm just merely stating why their food policies are the way they are, and why their concession prices are so high.

cosmo20002 · 08-20-2015, 04:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Detoxing

Dude, i worked in a theater for 3 years, you've got nothing to teach me on this subject. And i've gone plenty of times. AMC in my area on a Friday night for two kids and two adults is $46...and then if you want Imax or 3D, now you're paying even more. Add in concession prices and we can EASILY reach the $70 mark.

Lemme ask you this...
I wait in line to buy a ticket...I go in...then there's another line to tear my ticket...WHY?

I refuse to wait more than 10 seconds in line to have my ticket torn. I just walk right around the line. No one has ever said anything. I maintain there is absolutely no reason they need to tear my ticket. So, what's the deal with that?

ModSocks · 08-20-2015, 04:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Flachief58

We went to see Ted 2 a couple months ago. We had not been to the theater in about 6 years since the Mrs collects dvds. Holy shit! Major sticker shock

Hahaha. I took my son and a couple of his cousins to go see Big Hero 6 in 3d, followed up by a trip to Chuck-E-Chees. Woulda been better off just throwing him a Bday party.....

ModSocks · 08-20-2015, 04:19 PM

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Originally Posted by cosmo20002

Lemme ask you this...
I wait in line to buy a ticket...I go in...then there's another line to tear my ticket...WHY?

I refuse to wait more than 10 seconds in line to have my ticket torn. I just walk right around the line. No one has ever said anything. I maintain there is absolutely no reason they need to tear my ticket. So, what's the deal with that?

Couple of reasons.

We'd actually count the ticket stubs at the end of the night, as corporate needed that information for whatever reason. We'd also have to take those stubs and account for refunds and attach them to refund slips etc so all the numbers would jive. The General Manager would then take those stubs and ship them off to corporate. What they needed with them? I have no idea.

Secondly, to direct you to your theater so people aren't wondering around lost.

A torn ticket also shows admittance, so if someone came back wanting a refund, we knew whether they watched the movie or not. (not that it mattered, see post regarding free tickets).

Deberg_1990 · 08-20-2015, 04:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Detoxing

Also, for those of you who don't know, i'll let you in on a little secret.

At Regal, we were trained to give shit away. Our default response was to ALWAYS give out free tickets. If a customer came and had a complaint, valid or not...and it could be about anything: sound is too low, sound is too high, didn't like the movie, didn't like the popcorn, other people in the theater making it a shitty experience, our default answer is ALWAYS give the customer free tickets.

The theater doesn't care if you're buying tickets or not because we're not making money there anyway. If we give you free tickets, then there's a high probability that you'll come back, and when you do, you'll probably buy concessions and then we make money.

If you want to see free movies, just complain. The Manager is trained to nod his head, act like he cares and then give you free tickets.

No joke. That was part of my training. When a customer had a complaint, i already knew what my default response was.

From what i understand, the theaters do make money from ticket sales, its just not a very big cut in the first few weekends. Its like an 80/20 split between the studios and theaters, then goes up the longer a film plays.

FlaChief58 · 08-20-2015, 04:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Detoxing

Sure, you can have that stance and it certainly sucks paying those prices, but i liken it to pirating music.

Huh?

When you buy a cd at Best Buy, they don't ask you to buy a new cd player at a 400% markup so they can make money. Sure they'd like you to, but they know not everyone will, so they mark up the cd to make a profit.

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