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>It doesn't cost very much for a butt to be in a seat for 2 hours I thought that the deal between the movie theaters and the production companies were that the
by flyGuyOnTheSly 7y ago
>It doesn't cost very much for a butt to be in a seat for 2 hours
I thought that the deal between the movie theaters and the production companies were that they paid a flat rate per head that views the movie, with almost 100% of ticket sales going to the production company, where the theater only makes a profit on concession sales.
Is that no longer the case?
- gamblor956 7y agoIt's always been more complicated than that, but generally 100% of ticket sales only applies to the biggest movies like Endgame or Star Wars. For other blockbusters, somewhere between 50-75% is the norm, with the range varying based on the chain's size/leverage and the movie's expected performance. For all other films, the cap is 50% of ticket sales for the first weekend. With all of the above, the studio gets a smaller % of ticket sales each weekend. Somewhere around 8-12 weeks in, the studio's share drops below 10%, which is why some films will stay in theaters for months if there aren't any new big films to replace them.
- Thlom 7y agoI think there’s also a flat rate? Maybe it varies from territory to territory. These days I believe movie theaters makes a lot of money on advertising as well as concessions. Now that everything is digital advertisements can be changed on a whim and moved around and updated. Many chains (at least in Europe) are now selling premium advertisement spots. Like after the trailers just before the feature film starts.