Can someone explain me one thing. From the tickets sold by a

most business runs on the law of 3: if they charge you $3 they paid $1

Gross vs. Net
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Calculating Gross Income
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>>83836855
It's a sliding scale. It usually starts with something like 90% going to the producers on the first weekend. After that, the theater owners get a bigger and bigger cut as it keeps going.

That's one of the reasons why first weekend numbers are a big thing in Hollywood.

>>83836855
Depends how long its been out. Usually opening week most of the ticket sales go to the studio. Every week its out the theater gets a bigger percent of ticket sales.

>>83837134
makes sense now, I always wondered why they thought it mattered so much. But aren't theater owner getting screwed in the process?

>>83837766
They make their money off concessions. A tub of popcorn costs about 2 cents to make and sells for 10 bucks. Same with soda.

>>83837834
I never buy food at the cinema, I go to the restaurant for that. And I only go like 2 to 4 times a year. If everyone was like me, they would go bankrupt I guess. That's why they're is so many crappy blockbusters, it keeps the kids and families coming

>>83837766
>>83837834
I remember a story about Lucasfilm negotiating a 100% cut for the first weekend with The Phantom Menace. The theaters still took it because they knew they'd make bank with the concessions.