Boiling Point
Boiling Point - Concessions
Posted by Robert Fure (robert@filmschoolrejects.com) on February 5, 2008
Ok, this is an easy one. But it gets all of us who like to snack during a film, like I do. What the fuck is up wit Concession stand prices? Let’s all go to the lobby and acquire ourselves some debt!
Now before some rocket scientist economics minor comes in and explains about how “thats how theaters really make their money” first let me say “Shut up.” Now that I’ve got that out of the way, could someone explain to me how the combo “deal” for a medium popcorn and a medium soda is $9? It costs more to have popcorn and a soda than it does to actually see the movie. How about they make a concession to us and just stop screwing us at the counter?
For some reason the cost of a movie has gone from $6 to $14 in like 10 years. Cars still cost the same, buying a new movie still costs the same. Where the fuck is this money going? And I’ll be damned if that .65 cent pack of raisinets isn’t marked up out the ass when you’re selling it for $3.50. Water is the most abundant natural resource we have, other than air, and you’re going to charge me $3 for it? Fuck you, I’ll drink out of the toilet.
Seriously, what is this shit. “No outside food or drink.” Right, I’m shoving my crotch full of Skittles bro. You’re serving me a quarters worth of popcorn at a 20000% markup. Your hot dog tastes like $10 worth of vomit, so the $3.50 is a real deal on vomit. Soft pretzel for four of my hard earned dollars? No thanks, I’ve got a Kitt-Katt wedged up my asshole.
And fuck, if you go to the movie in a city, you’re paying for parking, too! Remember when a movie and some snackage was like $10 total? Now its like $30 a person because of that squeezey cheese snot substance and those stale served to me in a sealed plastic fucking baggie direct from the factory in Mexico tortilla chips. Fuck this man.
Maybe no one else really cares about getting fucked at the concession stands, maybe many of you just don’t eat during movies and maybe I should just join your ranks. But I’m definitely fucking sick of paying the price of a nice dinner out for some fucking popcorn (damn it for being mildly delicious and buttery!) and I’m way past my boiling point.
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3 Comments
February 5th, 2008 at 11:43 am
LOL, hey Robert, tell us how you REALLY feel. :-)
Cost of production, cost of paying actors $20MM for 2 months work, back end residuals, buying digital projection systems, etc., etc.
Oh, and that’s how theaters make their money.
Best,
Vic
February 5th, 2008 at 1:41 pm
I used to work for these people, and I’ve asked this question my self. I asked so many people up the latter that finally when i made the highest i could go. The answer was still the same, this…is…how….they…make…money. because all of the ticket sales goes to the respective studios. and because folks are at home downloading these movies (among other price mark ups) this is why ticket sales have gone up…
Its much like going to a retail store and finding out the item you are buying used to be cheaper. and the only reason why it coasts more dough is because that store have theft issues.
Thus the moral of this story is:
1) When you steal - EVERYONE PAYS
2) I am not some rocket scientist economics minor
3) If you don’t like the prices then find a better way for the theaters to make some cash.
PS - the reason why they frown on you bringing outside food is because (like most of the good things in life) Some moron screwed it up for you.
Some theaters don’t mind - as long as it’s not some piping hot food. But alas, Some fool may have brought a nice and hot cup of coffee and split it on himself, then went and sued the theater. THANKS A LOT HOT COFFEE GUY! - - it really doesn’t matter what the hot food item was because they got sued they tell you no outside food
The ending of the moral of this story is
4) the prices go up when morons go to the theater.
August 28th, 2008 at 11:24 pm
I’m far from any sort of law student but couldn’t they just post up a release of liability poster or stick it on the back of the ticket in tiny print or something? Anyway, I manage to bring my own candy in but I’ve yet to find an effective way to smuggle in hot, buttery popcorn. Speaking of popcorn if I’m gonna have to spend 10 bucks on it, you think MAYBE they can figure out a way to NOT burn it or maybe even make it so that less than half of the bucket is the kernel-y crumbs that do nothing but stick in your teeth and distract you for the next 3 days no matter how much you brush or floss your teeth. No matter what size popcorn I get it’s a guarantee that the bottom half is useless, tiny pieces of crumbled popcorn.