# Is there a shortage of Movie Popcorn?!?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-shortage-of-movie-popcorn/252663>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [June 29, 2004, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-shortage-of-movie-popcorn/252663 "2004-06-29T03:34:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![mia603](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/96bed5/32.png) [@mia603](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mia603)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2004, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-shortage-of-movie-popcorn/252663/1 "2004-06-29T03:34:33Z")

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is this why they charge you like 9 dollars for a bucket of popcorn and a mediocre soda filled mainly with ice? i could get 10 cases of popcorn at walmart for what they charge me to basically get through the previews of the damn movie. first they charge you about $20 to see the movie, then get you some more, when they charge you ten bucks for popcorn. and GOD FORBID you want nachos…well you have to be a millionare for that. :eek: well…at least dodgeball was worth the $20 to see it.

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**Author:** ![RandomLetters](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8edcca/32.png) [@RandomLetters](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandomLetters)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2004, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-shortage-of-movie-popcorn/252663/2 "2004-06-29T12:28:07Z")

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Movie theaters make very little money selling the actual movie tickets - the film studios get most of it. The theaters have to charge a lot on soda/popcorn to make a profit.

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**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2004, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-shortage-of-movie-popcorn/252663/3 "2004-06-29T12:43:09Z")

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We go to the show about twice a year. Even with the cheapo matinee prices, we still can’t get out for under $20. So it had better be something that, 1) can only be fully experienced on large screen, and 2) I’ll die if I don’t see it. Other than that, we wait for it to come out on video. Fuck those raping losers. Most of the movies aren’t all that hot anyway.

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**Author:** ![Suse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@Suse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suse)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2004, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-shortage-of-movie-popcorn/252663/4 "2004-06-29T13:26:30Z")

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Took my kids to see the latest Harry Potter last week. It cost $30 by the time we paid for our tickets, two drinks, and each kid wanted candy. (Might as well go all out, eh?) The movie was good and I was happy that the kids were happy, but the prices completely shocked me.

I hadn’t been in a theater for more than a dozen years, and that experience did not leave me inclined to return anytime soon. I’ll be heading back to the drive-in next time there’s something I want to see.