[husky ed]

So what's the difference between this and movie theater's?

You can buy a Big Glup for $0.50 but it's $5.00 if you see it with the Matrix.

[husky ed]

see = buy

[SauronOfMordor]

You can buy a Big Glup for $0.50 but it's $5.00 if you see it with the Matrix.

Not if your wife has a purse big enough to hold several cans and a couple of bags of candy

[weegee]

So what's the difference between this and movie theater's?

You can buy a Big Glup for $0.50 but it's $5.00 if you see it with the Matrix.

The theaters don't make their money from the movies (upwards of 90% go back to the distributor). They make their business on the concessions.

It's still only a nickel's worth of syrup regardless of what they price it at. Notice how they upsell popcorn and soda by offering free refills on the largest sizes only. It would seem that they are "giving away" more snacks this way cutting into profits but since the raw materials are dirt cheap, they win in this transaction.

Baseball teams make their money on the tickets, licensing deals, and concession contracts. The stadiums are publicly owned and while there may be a clause for maintainance, some team owners don't fullfill this part of the bargain.

Here in Houston, the owner of the team got the stadium rental for a nominal $1 fee and got additional revenue from renting the venue out for concerts.

I don't know of city owned movie theaters.

[M. Peach]

"You can buy a Big Glup for $0.50 but it's $5.00 if you see it with the Matrix. "

Not to condone the outrageous prices at the movie theater, but an owner of a movie theater told me that the theaters get 0 profit from the movies, and their only profit margin is from the concession stands.

[weegee]

I also prefer to go to the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema. Normal ticket prices and yet they have a kitchen and bar (beer/wine). A beer is only $2.25 for a can of Schlitz up to $3.50 for a pint of Newcastle Brown Ale.

A bottle of wine is around $11 and there are even nights with reduced prices.

Makes those high priced cokes seem really high.