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As a teen, I used to go see movies for a buck. The movies were months old by the time they got to the dollar theater. I always wondered how they made their mone
by WheelsAtLarge 7y ago
As a teen, I used to go see movies for a buck. The movies were months old by the time they got to the dollar theater. I always wondered how they made their money. Eventually, I found out that they paid very little to the distributor but they were able to make a big profit from the snack so it was worth it for them to do it.
- cwyers 7y agoThe distributor charged very little because they were film reels that were returned to the distributor after the film's opening few weekends, as movies left theaters to make room for new movies. So all the money made on those reels was gravy before they were destroyed. (Some of those reels ended up overseas instead, I think.) It's a different world now with digital exhibition.