Why does popcorn cost so much at the movies?

[brendan]

Economics has the answer: http://www.ucsc.edu/news_events/text.asp?pid=1972

[AppleXY]

Good Read

[excal]

Very interesting read...though not at all surprising =D.

Another area that this could be compared to are the convienience stores (7/11, Coles Express) - you're being charged for a product that you could have purchased in a supermarket for 25-50% less. What you pay for is the convienience (rather than walking all the way to the supermarket, you can buy it right here).

[Collin Li]

Very interesting read...though not at all surprising =D.

Another area that this could be compared to are the convienience stores (7/11, Coles Express) - you're being charged for a product that you could have purchased in a supermarket for 25-50% less. What you pay for is the convienience (rather than walking all the way to the supermarket, you can buy it right here).

That's how my parents make a living (milk bar)