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movies-digest         Tuesday, August 31 1999         Volume 02 : Number 226



Re: [MV] Help me name that movie
RE: [MV] Help me name that movie
[MV] Movie News - 08/30/99
[MV] SPOILER-The Sixth Sense
RE: [MV] SPOILER-The Sixth Sense
RE: [MV] SPOILER-The Sixth Sense
RE: [MV] SPOILER-The Sixth Sense
[MV] movie theatres in London
RE: [MV] movie theatres in London
RE: [MV] movie theatres in London
RE: [MV] movie theatres in London
Re: [MV] movie theatres in Sydney
[MV] movie theater costs?
RE: [MV] movie theater costs?
Re: [MV] movie theater costs?
RE: [MV] movie theatres in London
Re: [MV] movie theater costs?
Re: [MV] SPOILER-The Sixth Sense
Re: [MV] movie theater costs?
RE: [MV] movie theater costs?
RE: [MV] movie theater costs?
RE: [MV] movie theater costs?
RE: [MV] movie theater costs?
RE: [MV] movie theater costs?
RE: [MV] personal landmark movies

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Date: Mon, 30 Aug 1999 07:46:31 -0700 (PDT)
From: Roguish One <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: [MV] Help me name that movie

Hello,
I recall a movie similar to what you are describing.
It was called "Rage", starring George C. Scott, made
in the time frame you mentioned.  It dealt with Army
experiments concerning nerve gas and I believe it had
accidently killed his son.  He went on to try and
expose and seek revenge for their actions.  Hope this
helps.

Laters,
Rick

- --- jkrudy <[e-mail]> wrote:
> I can not remember the name of this movie or tell
> you very much about it,
> but I really want to see it again.
>
> Here's what I know:
>
>     I'm pretty sure it had Ned Beatty in it
>     It's a 70's movie
>     It was about the government covering up a chemical
> / nerve gas lab
> by saying that UFO's were mutilating the cattle in
> the area.
>     Ned Beatty is about to tell the press about it (or
> something like
> that) and somebody sneaks into his house in the
> middle of the night and puts
> a drop of nerve toxin in the bristles of his tooth
> brush.
>     The next day he's riding along with somebody (a
> reporter I believe)
> and he's really sick and he gets out of the car just
> as his stomach explodes
> out, spilling his intestines and guts all over the
> ground.
>
> What was this movie's name, who's in it, and what's
> it completely
> about????????
>
> Thanks,
>
> James
>
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Date: Mon, 30 Aug 1999 09:07:35 -0600
From: jkrudy <[e-mail]>
Subject: RE: [MV] Help me name that movie

Thank you everyone for your help on this.  I believe Scooter gets the prize
though.  He says it's a film called Endangered Species, starring Robert
Urich, and it's Hoyt Axton, not Ned Beatty as I originally thought, that
gets his guts spilled open.

Thanks Scooter,

James




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Sent: Monday, August 30, 1999 8:47 AM
To: [e-mail]
Subject: Re: [MV] Help me name that movie


Hello,
I recall a movie similar to what you are describing.
It was called "Rage", starring George C. Scott, made
in the time frame you mentioned.  It dealt with Army
experiments concerning nerve gas and I believe it had
accidently killed his son.  He went on to try and
expose and seek revenge for their actions.  Hope this
helps.

Laters,
Rick

- --- jkrudy <[e-mail]> wrote:
> I can not remember the name of this movie or tell
> you very much about it,
> but I really want to see it again.
>
> Here's what I know:
>
>     I'm pretty sure it had Ned Beatty in it
>     It's a 70's movie
>     It was about the government covering up a chemical
> / nerve gas lab
> by saying that UFO's were mutilating the cattle in
> the area.
>     Ned Beatty is about to tell the press about it (or
> something like
> that) and somebody sneaks into his house in the
> middle of the night and puts
> a drop of nerve toxin in the bristles of his tooth
> brush.
>     The next day he's riding along with somebody (a
> reporter I believe)
> and he's really sick and he gets out of the car just
> as his stomach explodes
> out, spilling his intestines and guts all over the
> ground.
>
> What was this movie's name, who's in it, and what's
> it completely
> about????????
>
> Thanks,
>
> James
>
> [ To leave the movies mailing list, send the message
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>

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Date: Mon, 30 Aug 1999 11:02:23 -0600
From: "The Reporter" <[e-mail]>
Subject: [MV] Movie News - 08/30/99

LOS ANGELES (AP) - The ghostly thriller "The Sixth Sense" topped the
box office again this weekend, joining the "Star Wars" prequel and
"Titanic" as the only movies to take in more than $20 million for
four straight weeks. Amid eight new releases, "The Sixth Sense"
grossed $20.1 million, giving it a total of $138.9 million in four
weeks, according to industry estimates Sunday. The movie stars Bruce
Willis as a therapist to a boy who talks to dead people. Buena Vista
managed to capture the two top spots at the weekend box office. The
studio's action thriller "13th Warrior," starring Antonio Banderas as
a diplomat roped into battle in 10th century Europe, grossed $10.3
million in its debut. The last studio to have the top two slots was
20th Century Fox with "Titanic" and the re-release of "Grease" in
1998. The box office coup came as no surprise to studio officials who
delayed the opening of "13th Warrior" by two weeks.

                        -=> * <=-

LOS ANGELES (The Hollywood Reporter) - Johnny Galecki is set to
co-star in Miramax's "Bounce" for producers Steve Golin and Michael
Besman. Ben Affleck and Gwyneth Paltrow topline the film about an
advertising executive who relinquishes his airline seat to a
struggling writer who is eager to get home to his family. After the
plane crashes, killing everyone on board, the ad man tracks down the
writer's widow, and they eventually fall in love. Written and
directed by Don Roos, "Bounce" will begin shooting Sept. 7. The film
also features Tony Goldwyn, Jennifer Grey and Natasha Henstridge.
Galecki, who was a regular on TV's "Roseanne," teamed together with
Roos on "The Opposite of Sex." Galecki's other feature credits
include "I Know What You Did Last Summer" and "Suicide Kings."

                        -=> * <=-

LOS ANGELES (The Hollywood Reporter) - Screenwriter Sam Hamm is doing
some "Reconstruction" for Fox 2000 and producer Lawrence Bender.
Sources have confirmed that Hamm will be scripting the romantic
comedy about a man who feigns amnesia in order to save his failing
marriage. "Reconstruction" is based on a short story that was written
by Susan Perabo, a creative writing professor from Pennsylvania's
Dickinson College. Fox 2000 optioned the material last summer. Bender
and Fox 2000 last teamed for the Jodie Foster starrer "Anna and the
King," also produced by Jon Jashni and directed by Andy Tennant,
which is anticipating a Christmas-season release. Hamm is scripting
several upcoming projects for Fox: "Monkeybone," "Fantastic Four" and
"Planet of the Apes." Additional screenwriting credits for Hamm
include "Batman" and "Batman Returns."

                        -=> * <=-

LOS ANGELES (The Hollywood Reporter) - 20th Century Fox appears
poised to green-light its first fully computer-generated feature
film, "Ice Age," to be directed by Academy Award winner Chris Wedge.
Wedge - who won a best animated short film Oscar this year for
"Bunny," which ran a CGI-spun seven minutes - declined comment on
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Date: Mon, 30 Aug 1999 11:30:00 -0700
From: ("David M Hoptman") <[e-mail]>
Subject: [MV] SPOILER-The Sixth Sense

S
P
O
I
L
E
R

WARNING!!!-DO NOT READ OR RESPOND IF YOU HAVEN'T YET SEEN "THE SIXTH
SENSE"---YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED

I finally saw "The Sixth Sense" last night,and I thought it was just "OK,"but
I have to say that the
surprise ending was very clever how they fooled us through the whole movie.My
question for those who
have already seen it is,Didn't the kid know that "BW" was one of "THEM?" And
if he did know.Why didn't
he ever mention it???----Dave





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Date: Mon, 30 Aug 1999 12:22:57 -0700
From: "Jim Sweeney" <[e-mail]>
Subject: RE: [MV] SPOILER-The Sixth Sense

> -----Original Message-----
> From: [e-mail]
> [mailto:[e-mail]]On Behalf Of "David M Hoptman"
> Sent: Monday, August 30, 1999 11:30 AM
> To: [e-mail]
> Subject: [MV] SPOILER-The Sixth Sense
>
>
> S
> P
> O
> I
> L
> E
> R
>
> WARNING!!!-DO NOT READ OR RESPOND IF YOU HAVEN'T YET SEEN "THE SIXTH
> SENSE"---YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED
>
> I finally saw "The Sixth Sense" last night,and I thought it
> was just "OK,"but
> I have to say that the
> surprise ending was very clever how they fooled us through
> the whole movie.

I was watching it and thinking it was a brilliant movie, but my problem was
that I figured out the surprise during the funeral scene.  For some reason,
that really bothered me and really affected my appreciation of the film.  I
can't be sure, but I have a feeling that I would have loved the movie a lot
more if I had been oblivious to the twist until the end when it is finally
sprung.  In any case, two thumbs up from me.

> My
> question for those who
> have already seen it is,Didn't the kid know that "BW" was one
> of "THEM?" And
> if he did know.Why didn't
> he ever mention it???----Dave

Good question, especially since he liked Bruce and knew that Bruce *didn't*
know.
Cole: "They don't know they're dead".

Jim


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Date: Mon, 30 Aug 1999 12:57:00 -0700
From: ("David M Hoptman") <[e-mail]>
Subject: RE: [MV] SPOILER-The Sixth Sense

Thanx a bunch for the feedback Jim,but I was wondering,what about the funeral
scene gave away the ending
to you?---dave

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: [e-mail]
> [mailto:[e-mail]]On Behalf Of "David M Hoptman"
> Sent: Monday, August 30, 1999 11:30 AM
> To: [e-mail]
> Subject: [MV] SPOILER-The Sixth Sense
>
>
> S
> P
> O
> I
> L
> E
> R
>
> WARNING!!!-DO NOT READ OR RESPOND IF YOU HAVEN'T YET SEEN "THE SIXTH
> SENSE"---YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED
>
> I finally saw "The Sixth Sense" last night,and I thought it
> was just "OK,"but
> I have to say that the
> surprise ending was very clever how they fooled us through
> the whole movie.

I was watching it and thinking it was a brilliant movie, but my problem was
that I figured out the surprise during the funeral scene.  For some reason,
that really bothered me and really affected my appreciation of the film.  I
can't be sure, but I have a feeling that I would have loved the movie a lot
more if I had been oblivious to the twist until the end when it is finally
sprung.  In any case, two thumbs up from me.

> My
> question for those who
> have already seen it is,Didn't the kid know that "BW" was one
> of "THEM?" And
> if he did know.Why didn't
> he ever mention it???----Dave

Good question, especially since he liked Bruce and knew that Bruce *didn't*
know.
Cole: "They don't know they're dead".

Jim


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Date: Mon, 30 Aug 1999 13:28:06 -0700
From: "Jim Sweeney" <[e-mail]>
Subject: RE: [MV] SPOILER-The Sixth Sense

You know, I have no idea.  I think it was enough of a spoiler that people
revealed that there was a mind-blowing twist to the end of the film.  Once
you know that, your mind starts to work as you watch the film wondering what
it could be, and for some reason, it clicked during that scene.  That's why
I always prefer to go into a film knowing *nothing* about the plot.

Jim

> -----Original Message-----
> From: [e-mail]
> [mailto:[e-mail]]On Behalf Of "David M Hoptman"
> Sent: Monday, August 30, 1999 12:57 PM
> To: [e-mail]
> Subject: RE: [MV] SPOILER-The Sixth Sense
>
>
> Thanx a bunch for the feedback Jim,but I was wondering,what
> about the funeral
> scene gave away the ending
> to you?---dave


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Date: Tue, 31 Aug 1999 11:35:04 +0200
From: manuel morrens <[e-mail]>
Subject: [MV] movie theatres in London

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I went this weekend to London, (I'm from Brussels, Belgium)
We hqd to pay 9 Pounds to see The Thomas Crown Affair....
I mean, here in Belgium You get to pay 180-200 francs (= 2.75 pounds) to
see a movie , whatever film I want to see at any time I want.

What's the price in the States by the way?

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Date: Tue, 31 Aug 1999 11:25:59 +0100
From: MARK <[e-mail]>
Subject: RE: [MV] movie theatres in London

Further Up North in the UK, (Im from Yorkshire) we pay =A35.00 per =
ticket.
However, Virgin Cinmas have launched a Movie Pass, whereby if you Pay
=A325.00 you can see as many movies as you want in an 8-week period.  =
For
people like me it's truly a bargain.

Regards

Mark Dainty

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Date: Tue, 31 Aug 1999 07:32:15 -0700
From: "Movieman" <[e-mail]>
Subject: RE: [MV] movie theatres in London

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Date: Tue, 31 Aug 1999 08:15:28 CDT
From: "Wade Snider" <[e-mail]>
Subject: RE: [MV] movie theatres in London

Generally, after 6pm, movies here in a medium sized Texas city, the price is
7.50$ American (a little more than 4 and a half pounds I think), but if you
see it before 6 in the evening, the price is half, usually $3.50 or $3.75.
Very good.

I know in bigger cities, such as Dallas, and I would imagine even more so in
the biggest such as Chicago or New York, the price does probably get up to 8
or 9 bucks (close to 5 and half or more pounds), easily. Even so, I have
been to good theaters in Austin and Houston that have 7 or 7.50 prices in
the past year. So, it varies.


Wade

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>To: <[e-mail]>
>Subject: RE: [MV] movie theatres in London
>Date: Tue, 31 Aug 1999 07:32:15 -0700
>
>   I live in Canada and the price to see a flick on a non-Tuesday night at
>a
>good theatre costs about $9.50.  That translates to about $6 American.  I
>think in the States it costs about $8 or $9 though...

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Date: Wed, 01 Sep 1999 00:21:22 -0700
From: Oz <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: [MV] movie theatres in Sydney

> Movieman wrote:
>      I live in Canada and the price to see a flick on a
>      non-Tuesday night at a good theatre costs about $9.50.
>      That translates to about $6 American.  I think in the
>      States it costs about $8 or $9 though...

I was in Vancouver recently and had no trouble getting into flicks
for CAN$5, even found one fab place where you oculd see 3 films for
$3.99.
Sadly, in Sydney Australia you're looking at AUS$12.50 for a ticket
(which is roughly the same exchange rate as CAN$), even if you go on
a Monday morning - a true rip off.

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Date: Tue, 31 Aug 1999 09:40:32 CDT
From: "Wade Snider" <[e-mail]>
Subject: [MV] movie theater costs?

Having seen something about ticket prices, what about concession prices? In
the states, it is common knowledge that theaters don't make any profit from
the tickets but from their concessions. They charge $2.50 US for a small
popcorn or a small 12oz soda,$4.50 or $5 for a large popcorn, $2 for a 12oz
bottle of water, etc. etc. My wife and I won't pay that kind of price, even
though we will splurge every once and a while and split a large soda (with
free refills) at a price of $3 or $3.50, depending on which theater you go
to. Easier to sneak in a hot dog or sandwiches in my wife's purse. As high
as general ticket prices seem, here in Waco, they have generally been stable
(although upped a little bit each year) for the past few years, especially
since we have two new theaters competing with each other.

I'm interested now to know how high concession prices are for you guys who
brought up your respective ticket prices. Over here, that is even more
outrageous in many cases than the ticket cost. And yet, the concession lines
are always long.


Wade


> > Movieman wrote:
> >      I live in Canada and the price to see a flick on a
> >      non-Tuesday night at a good theatre costs about $9.50.
> >      That translates to about $6 American.  I think in the
> >      States it costs about $8 or $9 though...
>
>I was in Vancouver recently and had no trouble getting into flicks
>for CAN$5, even found one fab place where you oculd see 3 films for
>$3.99.
>Sadly, in Sydney Australia you're looking at AUS$12.50 for a ticket
>(which is roughly the same exchange rate as CAN$), even if you go on
>a Monday morning - a true rip off.
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Date: Tue, 31 Aug 1999 09:16:57 -0600
From: jkrudy <[e-mail]>
Subject: RE: [MV] movie theater costs?

I was amazed when I went to see The Phantom Menace.  I was thinking, "How is
this theater going to make any money with Lucas taking such a large chunk of
the cash."  Then I noticed that almost everybody in there had a big tub of
popcorn, several sodas, candies, nachos, etc (It was 8AM by the way which is
probably why this drew my attention), so almost every group in there had $20
to $40 worth of food.  I found it totally unbelievable how much people will
spend.  I'd rather control my appetite for a mere 2 hours, then go out and
have a prime rib dinner and buy a Rolex watch, and pocket the extra money I
would save.  The worst case of this I've ever seen was at the Redwood Drive
In theater in Salt Lake City, UT.  The concessions cost about twice what
normal theater's charge, and the ironic thing is they allowed you to bring
food into the drive in.  My wife and I had a huge bag of popcorn, a large
pizza and two 32 ounce sodas.  We spent $15 on that from the outside.
Inside it would have cost us around $35 to $40, and there were tons of
people buying it.  Unbelievable.

James




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To: [e-mail]
Subject: [MV] movie theater costs?


Having seen something about ticket prices, what about concession prices? In
the states, it is common knowledge that theaters don't make any profit from
the tickets but from their concessions. They charge $2.50 US for a small
popcorn or a small 12oz soda,$4.50 or $5 for a large popcorn, $2 for a 12oz
bottle of water, etc. etc. My wife and I won't pay that kind of price, even
though we will splurge every once and a while and split a large soda (with
free refills) at a price of $3 or $3.50, depending on which theater you go
to. Easier to sneak in a hot dog or sandwiches in my wife's purse. As high
as general ticket prices seem, here in Waco, they have generally been stable

(although upped a little bit each year) for the past few years, especially
since we have two new theaters competing with each other.

I'm interested now to know how high concession prices are for you guys who
brought up your respective ticket prices. Over here, that is even more
outrageous in many cases than the ticket cost. And yet, the concession lines

are always long.


Wade


> > Movieman wrote:
> >      I live in Canada and the price to see a flick on a
> >      non-Tuesday night at a good theatre costs about $9.50.
> >      That translates to about $6 American.  I think in the
> >      States it costs about $8 or $9 though...
>
>I was in Vancouver recently and had no trouble getting into flicks
>for CAN$5, even found one fab place where you oculd see 3 films for
>$3.99.
>Sadly, in Sydney Australia you're looking at AUS$12.50 for a ticket
>(which is roughly the same exchange rate as CAN$), even if you go on
>a Monday morning - a true rip off.
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Date: Tue, 31 Aug 1999 11:06:45 EDT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Re: [MV] movie theater costs?

The reason that ticket prices are so high is because studios can get as much
as 80 percent of ticket revenues for opening weekend, leaving 20 percent for
exhibitors.  Over the film's run, it gets closer to 50-50.  But exhibitors
often get a better cut of low-budget films to entice them to take chances.
That's why the concession prices are so high, they need to make money
someplace.  They know that people will pay a lot of money for food.

The Standard Profit Sharing:
    Week 1:
        80% Studio
        20% Theater

    Week 2:
        70% Studio
        30% Theater

    Week 3:
        60% Studio
        40% Theater

    Week 4:
        50% Studio
        50% Theater

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Date: Tue, 31 Aug 1999 08:58:00 -0700
From: ("David M Hoptman") <[e-mail]>
Subject: RE: [MV] movie theatres in London

I live in Los Angeles where the movie ticket price is $8.50


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Date: Tue, 31 Aug 1999 11:25:59 +0100
To: [e-mail]
From: [e-mail]
Sender: [e-mail]
Reply-To: [e-mail]
Subject: RE: [MV] movie theatres in London

Further Up North in the UK, (Im from Yorkshire) we pay =A35.00 per ticket=
=2E
However, Virgin Cinmas have launched a Movie Pass, whereby if you Pay
=A325.00 you can see as many movies as you want in an 8-week period.  For
people like me it's truly a bargain.

Regards

Mark Dainty

> -----Original Message-----
> From:    manuel morrens [SMTP:[e-mail]]
> Sent:    31 August 1999 10:35
> To:    '[e-mail]'
> Subject:    [MV] movie theatres in London
>
> I went this weekend to London, (I'm from Brussels, Belgium)
> We hqd to pay 9 Pounds to see The Thomas Crown Affair....
> I mean, here in Belgium You get to pay 180-200 francs (=3D 2.75 pounds)
> to see a movie , whatever film I want to see at any time I want.
>
> What's the price in the States by the way?
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Date: Wed, 01 Sep 1999 01:55:01 -0700
From: Oz <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: [MV] movie theater costs?

[e-mail] wrote:
>
> The reason that ticket prices are so high is because studios can get as much
> as 80 percent of ticket revenues for opening weekend, leaving 20 percent for
> exhibitors.  Over the film's run, it gets closer to 50-50.  But exhibitors
> often get a better cut of low-budget films to entice them to take chances.
> That's why the concession prices are so high, they need to make money
> someplace.  They know that people will pay a lot of money for food.

So far as I'm aware, that profit split only comes in after expenses
are taken out. IE: marketing, wages, property rental, equipment,
reel freight, blah blah. What this means is that cinema exhibition,
unless the film is really stinking, is a no (or low) cost enterprise
and the money you fork out for tickets is not only generally
excessive but the money you fork out for food is outright
exploitation.
Still, you can't blame the theatre owners. If customers are really
so stupid to pay the candy bar prices....

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Date: Tue, 31 Aug 1999 12:29:37 -0700
From: guy v penn <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: [MV] SPOILER-The Sixth Sense

i believe he did know....and i believe he hinted to him by saying
somthing like "i see dead people...they just don't know they're
dead...and gives bruce THE LOOK"  I figured he was dead when he got shot.
 There was sooooo many give aways later in the movie.  The main two were
in one area.  1. No Reflection in the doorknob when the kid goes to open
the door and 2. When that door opens you only see one reflection.
I'm very hard on movies and tend to figure them out right away.

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Date: Tue, 31 Aug 1999 12:36:45 -0700
From: guy v penn <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: [MV] movie theater costs?

indie theaters make 50% profits on the first 3 weeks and then goes to
65%.  The Reason a lot of theaters have taken on the challenge of RHPS is
because that film only cost the theaters 20% giving them 80% profits.

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Date: Tue, 31 Aug 1999 10:55:47 -0700
From: "Jim Sweeney" <[e-mail]>
Subject: RE: [MV] movie theater costs?

This might go without saying, but if you're visiting one of your favorite
theaters and want refreshments, it might be in your best interests to buy
the concessions.  Good theaters go belly-up all the time.

Jim

> -----Original Message-----
> From: [e-mail]
> [mailto:[e-mail]]On Behalf Of Wade Snider
> Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 1999 7:41 AM
> To: [e-mail]
> Subject: [MV] movie theater costs?
>
>
> Having seen something about ticket prices, what about
> concession prices? In
> the states, it is common knowledge that theaters don't make
> any profit from
> the tickets but from their concessions. They charge $2.50 US
> for a small
> popcorn or a small 12oz soda,$4.50 or $5 for a large popcorn,
> $2 for a 12oz
> bottle of water, etc. etc. My wife and I won't pay that kind
> of price, even
> though we will splurge every once and a while and split a
> large soda (with
> free refills) at a price of $3 or $3.50, depending on which
> theater you go
> to. Easier to sneak in a hot dog or sandwiches in my wife's
> purse.


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Date: Tue, 31 Aug 1999 11:13:35 -0700
From: "Romero, Leticia" <[e-mail]>
Subject: RE: [MV] movie theater costs?

That should be the norm for Independent Theaters, or maybe the smaller
chains - Mann Theaters, Cineplex Odeon and Sony don't need our help... and
since General Cinemas only serve Pepsi products, they don't deserve our
patronage either!

> -----Original Message-----
> From:    Jim Sweeney [SMTP:[e-mail]]
> Sent:    Tuesday, August 31, 1999 10:56 AM
> To:    [e-mail]
> Subject:    RE: [MV] movie theater costs?
>
> This might go without saying, but if you're visiting one of your favorite
> theaters and want refreshments, it might be in your best interests to buy
> the concessions.  Good theaters go belly-up all the time.
>
> Jim
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [e-mail]
> > [mailto:[e-mail]]On Behalf Of Wade Snider
> > Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 1999 7:41 AM
> > To: [e-mail]
> > Subject: [MV] movie theater costs?
> >
> >
> > Having seen something about ticket prices, what about
> > concession prices? In
> > the states, it is common knowledge that theaters don't make
> > any profit from
> > the tickets but from their concessions. They charge $2.50 US
> > for a small
> > popcorn or a small 12oz soda,$4.50 or $5 for a large popcorn,
> > $2 for a 12oz
> > bottle of water, etc. etc. My wife and I won't pay that kind
> > of price, even
> > though we will splurge every once and a while and split a
> > large soda (with
> > free refills) at a price of $3 or $3.50, depending on which
> > theater you go
> > to. Easier to sneak in a hot dog or sandwiches in my wife's
> > purse.
>
>
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Date: Tue, 31 Aug 1999 12:38:54 -0600
From: jkrudy <[e-mail]>
Subject: RE: [MV] movie theater costs?

Amen.  If they really "want my support" they should cut their profit margin
on concessions, then they would probably sell more stuff and make more money
in the long run.  I personally like what one theater does here in Boise.
It's a dollar theater but if you buy a $2.50 meal ticket admission is free,
then for that $2.50 you get a medium popcorn and med. soda.  It's
reasonable, but of course they don't get the new release films.  How else
can you go on a $5 date, with movie, popcorn and soda?




- -----Original Message-----
From: Romero, Leticia [mailto:[e-mail]]
Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 1999 12:14 PM
To: '[e-mail]'
Subject: RE: [MV] movie theater costs?


That should be the norm for Independent Theaters, or maybe the smaller
chains - Mann Theaters, Cineplex Odeon and Sony don't need our help... and
since General Cinemas only serve Pepsi products, they don't deserve our
patronage either!

> -----Original Message-----
> From:    Jim Sweeney [SMTP:[e-mail]]
> Sent:    Tuesday, August 31, 1999 10:56 AM
> To:    [e-mail]
> Subject:    RE: [MV] movie theater costs?
>
> This might go without saying, but if you're visiting one of your favorite
> theaters and want refreshments, it might be in your best interests to buy
> the concessions.  Good theaters go belly-up all the time.
>
> Jim
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [e-mail]
> > [mailto:[e-mail]]On Behalf Of Wade Snider
> > Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 1999 7:41 AM
> > To: [e-mail]
> > Subject: [MV] movie theater costs?
> >
> >
> > Having seen something about ticket prices, what about
> > concession prices? In
> > the states, it is common knowledge that theaters don't make
> > any profit from
> > the tickets but from their concessions. They charge $2.50 US
> > for a small
> > popcorn or a small 12oz soda,$4.50 or $5 for a large popcorn,
> > $2 for a 12oz
> > bottle of water, etc. etc. My wife and I won't pay that kind
> > of price, even
> > though we will splurge every once and a while and split a
> > large soda (with
> > free refills) at a price of $3 or $3.50, depending on which
> > theater you go
> > to. Easier to sneak in a hot dog or sandwiches in my wife's
> > purse.
>
>
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Date: Tue, 31 Aug 1999 11:39:08 -0700
From: "Romero, Leticia" <[e-mail]>
Subject: RE: [MV] movie theater costs?

Thank God you're already married...

> -----Original Message-----
> From:    jkrudy [SMTP:[e-mail]]
> Sent:    Tuesday, August 31, 1999 11:39 AM
> To:    '[e-mail]'
> Subject:    RE: [MV] movie theater costs?
> Importance:    Low
>
> Amen.  If they really "want my support" they should cut their profit
> margin
> on concessions, then they would probably sell more stuff and make more
> money
> in the long run.  I personally like what one theater does here in Boise.
> It's a dollar theater but if you buy a $2.50 meal ticket admission is
> free,
> then for that $2.50 you get a medium popcorn and med. soda.  It's
> reasonable, but of course they don't get the new release films.  How else
> can you go on a $5 date, with movie, popcorn and soda?
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Romero, Leticia [mailto:[e-mail]]
> Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 1999 12:14 PM
> To: '[e-mail]'
> Subject: RE: [MV] movie theater costs?
>
>
> That should be the norm for Independent Theaters, or maybe the smaller
> chains - Mann Theaters, Cineplex Odeon and Sony don't need our help... and
> since General Cinemas only serve Pepsi products, they don't deserve our
> patronage either!
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From:    Jim Sweeney [SMTP:[e-mail]]
> > Sent:    Tuesday, August 31, 1999 10:56 AM
> > To:    [e-mail]
> > Subject:    RE: [MV] movie theater costs?
> >
> > This might go without saying, but if you're visiting one of your
> favorite
> > theaters and want refreshments, it might be in your best interests to
> buy
> > the concessions.  Good theaters go belly-up all the time.
> >
> > Jim
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: [e-mail]
> > > [mailto:[e-mail]]On Behalf Of Wade Snider
> > > Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 1999 7:41 AM
> > > To: [e-mail]
> > > Subject: [MV] movie theater costs?
> > >
> > >
> > > Having seen something about ticket prices, what about
> > > concession prices? In
> > > the states, it is common knowledge that theaters don't make
> > > any profit from
> > > the tickets but from their concessions. They charge $2.50 US
> > > for a small
> > > popcorn or a small 12oz soda,$4.50 or $5 for a large popcorn,
> > > $2 for a 12oz
> > > bottle of water, etc. etc. My wife and I won't pay that kind
> > > of price, even
> > > though we will splurge every once and a while and split a
> > > large soda (with
> > > free refills) at a price of $3 or $3.50, depending on which
> > > theater you go
> > > to. Easier to sneak in a hot dog or sandwiches in my wife's
> > > purse.
> >
> >
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Date: Tue, 31 Aug 1999 12:48:06 -0600
From: jkrudy <[e-mail]>
Subject: RE: [MV] movie theater costs?

Before we were married I made her pay for everything so this is an
improvement over our courtship!!  That brings up something interesting,
what's the most memorable movie you've all been to because of the person you
were with.  I saw Edward Scissorhands with my wife on our first date.  I
proposed to her the day we saw Silence of the Lambs together, and the night
we got married we watched ... well maybe I won't mention the movie we saw
that night, but anyway, those two movies stick in my mind not because of
their merits, but because they were viewed on landmark days for me.




- -----Original Message-----
From: Romero, Leticia [mailto:[e-mail]]
Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 1999 12:39 PM
To: '[e-mail]'
Subject: RE: [MV] movie theater costs?


Thank God you're already married...

> -----Original Message-----
> From:    jkrudy [SMTP:[e-mail]]
> Sent:    Tuesday, August 31, 1999 11:39 AM
> To:    '[e-mail]'
> Subject:    RE: [MV] movie theater costs?
> Importance:    Low
>
> Amen.  If they really "want my support" they should cut their profit
> margin
> on concessions, then they would probably sell more stuff and make more
> money
> in the long run.  I personally like what one theater does here in Boise.
> It's a dollar theater but if you buy a $2.50 meal ticket admission is
> free,
> then for that $2.50 you get a medium popcorn and med. soda.  It's
> reasonable, but of course they don't get the new release films.  How else
> can you go on a $5 date, with movie, popcorn and soda?
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Romero, Leticia [mailto:[e-mail]]
> Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 1999 12:14 PM
> To: '[e-mail]'
> Subject: RE: [MV] movie theater costs?
>
>
> That should be the norm for Independent Theaters, or maybe the smaller
> chains - Mann Theaters, Cineplex Odeon and Sony don't need our help... and
> since General Cinemas only serve Pepsi products, they don't deserve our
> patronage either!
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From:    Jim Sweeney [SMTP:[e-mail]]
> > Sent:    Tuesday, August 31, 1999 10:56 AM
> > To:    [e-mail]
> > Subject:    RE: [MV] movie theater costs?
> >
> > This might go without saying, but if you're visiting one of your
> favorite
> > theaters and want refreshments, it might be in your best interests to
> buy
> > the concessions.  Good theaters go belly-up all the time.
> >
> > Jim
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: [e-mail]
> > > [mailto:[e-mail]]On Behalf Of Wade Snider
> > > Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 1999 7:41 AM
> > > To: [e-mail]
> > > Subject: [MV] movie theater costs?
> > >
> > >
> > > Having seen something about ticket prices, what about
> > > concession prices? In
> > > the states, it is common knowledge that theaters don't make
> > > any profit from
> > > the tickets but from their concessions. They charge $2.50 US
> > > for a small
> > > popcorn or a small 12oz soda,$4.50 or $5 for a large popcorn,
> > > $2 for a 12oz
> > > bottle of water, etc. etc. My wife and I won't pay that kind
> > > of price, even
> > > though we will splurge every once and a while and split a
> > > large soda (with
> > > free refills) at a price of $3 or $3.50, depending on which
> > > theater you go
> > > to. Easier to sneak in a hot dog or sandwiches in my wife's
> > > purse.
> >
> >
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Date: Tue, 31 Aug 1999 11:52:57 -0700
From: "Romero, Leticia" <[e-mail]>
Subject: RE: [MV] personal landmark movies

I saw Muse the other night, and having only seen one other Albert Brooks
movie and loved it, I was disappointed with the newest addition.  Defending
Your Life was playing in the theater that my husband and I worked in when we
first met.  And ofcourse, our wedding was ALL movie themed: Princess Lea
Theme at the beginning, James Bond wedding attire...

> -----Original Message-----
> From:    jkrudy [SMTP:[e-mail]]
> Sent:    Tuesday, August 31, 1999 11:48 AM
> To:    '[e-mail]'
> Subject:    RE: [MV] movie theater costs?
> Importance:    Low
>
> Before we were married I made her pay for everything so this is an
> improvement over our courtship!!  That brings up something interesting,
> what's the most memorable movie you've all been to because of the person
> you
> were with.  I saw Edward Scissorhands with my wife on our first date.  I
> proposed to her the day we saw Silence of the Lambs together, and the
> night
> we got married we watched ... well maybe I won't mention the movie we saw
> that night, but anyway, those two movies stick in my mind not because of
> their merits, but because they were viewed on landmark days for me.
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Romero, Leticia [mailto:[e-mail]]
> Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 1999 12:39 PM
> To: '[e-mail]'
> Subject: RE: [MV] movie theater costs?
>
>
> Thank God you're already married...
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From:    jkrudy [SMTP:[e-mail]]
> > Sent:    Tuesday, August 31, 1999 11:39 AM
> > To:    '[e-mail]'
> > Subject:    RE: [MV] movie theater costs?
> > Importance:    Low
> >
> > Amen.  If they really "want my support" they should cut their profit
> > margin
> > on concessions, then they would probably sell more stuff and make more
> > money
> > in the long run.  I personally like what one theater does here in Boise.
> > It's a dollar theater but if you buy a $2.50 meal ticket admission is
> > free,
> > then for that $2.50 you get a medium popcorn and med. soda.  It's
> > reasonable, but of course they don't get the new release films.  How
> else
> > can you go on a $5 date, with movie, popcorn and soda?
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Romero, Leticia [mailto:[e-mail]]
> > Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 1999 12:14 PM
> > To: '[e-mail]'
> > Subject: RE: [MV] movie theater costs?
> >
> >
> > That should be the norm for Independent Theaters, or maybe the smaller
> > chains - Mann Theaters, Cineplex Odeon and Sony don't need our help...
> and
> > since General Cinemas only serve Pepsi products, they don't deserve our
> > patronage either!
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From:    Jim Sweeney [SMTP:[e-mail]]
> > > Sent:    Tuesday, August 31, 1999 10:56 AM
> > > To:    [e-mail]
> > > Subject:    RE: [MV] movie theater costs?
> > >
> > > This might go without saying, but if you're visiting one of your
> > favorite
> > > theaters and want refreshments, it might be in your best interests to
> > buy
> > > the concessions.  Good theaters go belly-up all the time.
> > >
> > > Jim
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: [e-mail]
> > > > [mailto:[e-mail]]On Behalf Of Wade Snider
> > > > Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 1999 7:41 AM
> > > > To: [e-mail]
> > > > Subject: [MV] movie theater costs?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Having seen something about ticket prices, what about
> > > > concession prices? In
> > > > the states, it is common knowledge that theaters don't make
> > > > any profit from
> > > > the tickets but from their concessions. They charge $2.50 US
> > > > for a small
> > > > popcorn or a small 12oz soda,$4.50 or $5 for a large popcorn,
> > > > $2 for a 12oz
> > > > bottle of water, etc. etc. My wife and I won't pay that kind
> > > > of price, even
> > > > though we will splurge every once and a while and split a
> > > > large soda (with
> > > > free refills) at a price of $3 or $3.50, depending on which
> > > > theater you go
> > > > to. Easier to sneak in a hot dog or sandwiches in my wife's
> > > > purse.
> > >
> > >
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