Post #4077438
2026-07-25 02:08 UTC
"every ticket we sell, we have to give a percentage to distribute it. It used to be about 30 percent, but now for a film like The Odyssey, about 60 percent [goes] to Universal.”
"Then you have to add in other costs, such as the digital delivery of films (about $300 for a major film), weekly fees for encryption keys to unlock the films, music licensing fees, and keeping expensive technology and equipment maintained and up to date"
hmmmmm
https://www.rnz.co.nz/life/screens/movies/why-does-it-cost-so-much-to-go-to-the-movies
Replies (3)
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@PetraOleum@cloudisland.nz 2026-07-25 02:11
I have a lot of Thoughts, lately, about technological progress as a means to quietly renegotiate prices and conditions in favour of certain parties over others
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@ben@mastodon.lubar.me 2026-07-25 02:17
@PetraOleum@cloudisland.nz do movie theaters not get to choose how much the tickets cost?
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@nzdjb@cloudisland.nz 2026-07-25 06:19
@PetraOleum@cloudisland.nz So many different companies clipping that ticket.