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- From: BH4781@uacsc2.albany.edu
- Subject: Re: Hoyts raises Movie ticket prices
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- Date: Mon, 21 Dec 92 13:00:03 EST
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- In article <1mr2gh_@rpi.edu>
- xor@clotho.acm.rpi.edu (Joe Schwartz) writes:
-
- >In article <rfp205@rpi.edu> night@acm.rpi.edu writes:
- >>In <abp2nrq@rpi.edu> sullis@aix.rpi.edu (Sean C. Sullivan) writes:
- >>
- >>>Hoyts Cinema, who runs the movie theater at Crossgates
- >>>(among others), has announced that they are increasing
- >>>their ticket prices for adults.
- >>
- >>Raised 50 cents to $7.25.
- >>
- >>>It just seems ridiculous to me.
- >
- >If you pay full price for a Hoyts movie, you're crazy. It's far better
- >to buy their Cinema Cash, which costs $50 for a book for 10 tickets.
- >That also includes 10 coupons for $1 off their outrageously overpriced
- >refreshments, so it really comes out to $4 per ticket.
- >
- >Personally, I'm more upset that Hoyts has raised the price of its
- >refreshments and decreased the size of its "small" sodas and popcorn.
- >
- >I doubt that ticket prices are driven by costs. Film distributors
- >typically get a percentage of the gross box office receipts. Ticket
- >prices, like everything else, are driven by market forces. Hoyts has
- >a monopoly in this area, and they charge as much as people are willing
- >to pay. Simple as that.
- >
- >By the way, I'm pretty sure that theaters make most of their money
- >from selling refreshments. Stuff like popcorn and soda are almost
- >pure profit. If you want to save money, bring your own food.
-
- Hoyt's also changed its Cinema 10 -- the one behind Northway Mall by
- BJ's and Lechmere -- to a second run discount movie house. So you can
- get bargains there if you are willing to wait. They also now have
- a discount night -- on Tuesday you pay aprox. $4 for a ticket all day.
-
- You can always visit the Madison theatre or the Spectrum and see
- quality films for less. But I do agree about the monopoly buisness --
- we need other theatre chains in the area to increase competitiveness
- and lower prices and make for better service!
-