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> "...an Ed Sheeran stream is worth exactly the same as a stream of rain falling on the roof... -- Warner CEO" you know, I've been making this argument to poin
by fsckboy 3y ago
> "...an Ed Sheeran stream is worth exactly the same as a stream of rain falling on the roof... -- Warner CEO"
you know, I've been making this argument to point out monopoly pricing for a long time: how come when I go to a theater, all the movie tickets are the same price? films cost a different amount to make, and some of them are good while others are stinkers. In any other business with a range of products like that, sellers compete on price. Movies are price-fixing-ed.
- bombcar 3y agoThey charge less for earlier shows. So the thing they’re selling isn’t the movie, but the seat. And they do get more expensive if the theaters are selling out.
- foota 3y agoI wonder how this works between the theater and the studio. I think some movies are different prices to show, but maybe studios have some control over ticket price as well? Edit: this article has some discussion https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2012/01/why-do-all-movie-tickets-cost-the-same/250762/ https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2012/01/why-do-...
- djur 3y agoPoorly attended movies lose screens more quickly and move to cheaper venues (second-chance theaters, video/streaming) faster. Theaters want to get consistent usage of their screens if possible -- offering cheaper seats for cheaper movies would be counterproductive.