Miscellaneous Movie Musings the Sequel

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

No, not at all. If they want to offer something extra, then let them charge extra for it. A larger auditorium is not extra - they are only now pretending it's so.

No, they're just no longer pretending it's not so. It's not about # of seats, it's about screen size and sound quality. And the fact is that up until now, by charging the same price for all showings in all auditoriums, they've been subsidizing their higher quality screens via their lower quality screens.

I'm perfectly okay with a tiered system where you pay for what you get. Less popular movie in crappier theater? Week 15 of the big summer blockbuster showing on the last screen on your left? Yeah, I'm okay with those costing less.

Just because you're acclimated to the subsidy model doesn't mean a different model is invalid.