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by oliv__ 3219 days ago
I've always hated how you pay ~$8-15 for a movie ticket, and then have to sit through half an hour of ads. What the hell??
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The issue of that is that for the first month, between 40 and 90% of the ticket price goes directly to the studio (not to the cinema). Plus you pay (cheapest value for Frozen, English, 2D, 6 months after release) usually at least 8'000€ per week to rent the movie.

So the cinema has to somehow make money – and that is with ads and food.