Re: [MOPO] Man Sues over cost of Movie Snacks

2012-03-08 Thread Evan Zweifel
Look. Imagine for a second that they could make more profit by lowering the price of the popcorn and drinks and (as you suggest) sell a lot more. Well, they would certainly do that regardless of the split between the studio and the theater. Otherwise they would be idiots. I'm pretty sure

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Re: [MOPO] Man Sues over cost of Movie Snacks

2012-03-08 Thread Jay Nemeth-Johannes
Ah nostalgia. It ain't what it used to be. Average income in 1955: $4800. Average income last year $46000. Average cost of movie ticket in 1955: $.25 2010: $14 Cost of popcorn in 1955: $.10 in 2010: $8-10 Kind of looks like it tracks pretty well. You could say that admission price is a

Re: [MOPO] Man Sues over cost of Movie Snacks

2012-03-08 Thread Kirby McDaniel
Look. I am not grateful to them for charging thirteen bucks for the popcorn pack. I KNOW I should be, but I'm just NOT. And I'm crushed that I'm not in their target market. Kirby On Mar 8, 2012, at 9:24 AM, Evan Zweifel wrote: Look. Imagine for a second that they could make more

Re: [MOPO] Man Sues over cost of Movie Snacks

2012-03-08 Thread Phillip W. Ayling
Average income in 1955: $4800. Average income last year $46000. About a 10X increase You could say that admission price is a bargain these days, as it should be $25 to follow the trends. Shouldn't it be about $2.50 with that reference point? - Original Message - From: Jay

Re: [MOPO] Man Sues over cost of Movie Snacks

2012-03-08 Thread Franc
I know that I'm not in the target market. I have crowns on my teeth and according to my dentist, popcorn is a dentist's best friend. I haven't tasted popcorn in over twenty years. FRANC -Original Message- From: MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of Kirby McDaniel

Re: [MOPO] Man Sues over cost of Movie Snacks

2012-03-08 Thread Jay Nemeth-Johannes
Oops, my bad. However, I think those $.25 prices were for the Saturday matinee, not the evening performance. On Thu, 8 Mar 2012 08:34:09 -0800, Phillip W. Ayling wrote: Average income in 1955: $4800. Average income last year $46000. About a 10X increase You could say that admission price

Re: [MOPO] Man Sues over cost of Movie Snacks

2012-03-08 Thread Kirby McDaniel
It's funny about ARITHMETIC, isn't it. And nostalgia isn't what it used to be, it's true. I just wish one of these movies would do for me today what HELEN OF TROY did for me then! Explaining what that was that it did is too difficult for the average MOPOLIAN to get their head around. I just

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