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ELI5: Why have movie ticket prices and more so popcorn prices vastly outstripped inflation.
gpt
The biggest reason is that where theaters make majority of their money. The big box office numbers are not going to the theaters but the people who make the movies. Most movies make majority of their money in the first two weeks after release and take into between 40 - 55% of a ticket sale.