I worded that exceptionally poorly. What I meant was, when I pay some money for a ticket, not all of that goes back up the chain. The movie theater keeps some

I worded that exceptionally poorly. What I meant was, when I pay some money for a ticket, not all of that goes back up the chain. The movie theater keeps some of it, yet box office numbers are before that as I understand it[1][2]. [1]: https://stephenfollows.com/i/150400340/what-share-of-box-office-income-do-cinemas-keep https://stephenfollows.com/i/150400340/what-share-of-box-off... [2]: https://newsletter.oscars.org/news/post/bond-and-broccoli-all-in-the-family https://newsletter.oscars.org/news/post/bond-and-broccoli-al...