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I don't think theaters make much, if anything at all, from ticket receipts. That's why concession are so overprice. Some theaters even flat-out tell you this.
by ssharp 10y ago
I don't think theaters make much, if anything at all, from ticket receipts. That's why concession are so overprice. Some theaters even flat-out tell you this.
I think the "a la carte" model is much more realistic than the "all you can eat" model but I don't think that model solves what the parent comment was saying. The a la carte model doesn't really work that well for movies either. I still think people would complain and go to torrents. "Why should I pay $15 a month to watch Game of Thrones when I can torrent it?" will still be a question but that's already better than things were two years ago when it was "Why do I have to pay a $70 cable subscription PLUS $15 a month to watch Game of Thrones?"
- Retric 10y agoTheaters get an increasing percentage as the movie get's older. First weekend they get ~0-25%, but they also fill the seats. "after the fourth week when theatres generally can keep up to 80% or better of the ticket sales" However, the seats are mostly empty. http://www.themovieblog.com/2007/economics-of-the-movie-theater-where-the-money-goes-and-why-it-costs-us-so-much/ http://www.themovieblog.com/2007/economics-of-the-movie-thea... I would guess Hollywood get's around 80% of overall ticket sales, but it can very a lot. However, production costs can be less than advertising costs. So, the production side might get 60% of stated ticket sales and that's the percentage that Netflix would need to cover. That said, if Netflix had every movie ever for 25$ a month they would also likely have far more customers and probably be revenue neutral for Hollywood. But, at the same time every studio would want a larger cut and the only way it would work is if there where similar rules for streaming movies as streaming songs.