{"id":34929,"date":"2022-08-04T04:26:45","date_gmt":"2022-08-04T04:26:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/how-do-movie-theaters-make-money-finance-expert-on-tiktok-explains\/"},"modified":"2022-08-04T04:26:45","modified_gmt":"2022-08-04T04:26:45","slug":"how-do-movie-theaters-make-money-finance-expert-on-tiktok-explains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/how-do-movie-theaters-make-money-finance-expert-on-tiktok-explains\/","title":{"rendered":"How do movie theaters make money?  Finance expert on TikTok explains"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"entry-content\">\n<p>A personal finance expert revealed how movie theaters actually make their money.  It&#8217;s pretty surprising. <\/p>\n<p>Humphrey Yang has over 3.3 million followers on TikTok, where he dishes on all things money.  The financial guru broke down how big and small theaters earn revenue.  It turns out that movies are only a small piece of the pie for lots of cinemas. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-tiktok wp-block-embed-tiktok\"\/>\n<p>\u201cI was shocked to find out movie studios actually take between 80% to 100% of a movie theater&#8217;s sales revenue in the first two weeks,\u201d Yang explained.  \u201cThen in subsequent weeks the ratio gradually becomes more favorable to the cinema, usually resulting in a 50:50 ratio.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>That means movie theaters make their revenue somewhere else: concession stands.  Theaters inflate the average price of movie theater popcorn by 1275%, and around 70% of movie patrons buy snacks at the theater, Yang found.<\/p>\n<p>According to Yang, small theaters make 80% of their revenue from concessions and 20% from ticket sales.  Meanwhile, larger chains, like AMC, tend to earn 35% from concessions and 65% from ticket sales. <\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, the ratio will come down to the theater&#8217;s ability to negotiate a deal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI&#8217;ve known this since 1976. Concessions are where the money is at.  Our parents used to sneak in snacks,\u201d someone wrote. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnother reason to go to movies after they have been out for a while,\u201d another commented. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe seen the prices it was obvious that&#8217;s how they make money,\u201d a person joked. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI bring in the entire dollar store with me,\u201d a TikToker replied. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cNobody does popcorn as well as movie theaters so I&#8217;ll always buy it,\u201d a user added. <\/p>\n<p><strong>More from In The Know:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>    The 10 best shorts for men, starting at $18 \u2014 denim, cargo, formal and more\n  <\/p>\n<p>    Personal assistant shares &#8216;worst thing&#8217; she was asked to do by a &#8216;cringe&#8217; client\n  <\/p>\n<p>    &#8216;Type-A&#8217; bride&#8217;s super long bridesmaid survey is &#8216;actually very considerate&#8217;\n  <\/p>\n<p>    &#8216;Grandpa of the year&#8217; excitedly swaps out grandson&#8217;s photos after he transitions\n  <\/p>\n<div>\n<h4>Listen to the latest episode of our pop culture podcast, We Should Talk:<\/h4>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/embed.podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/kenya-moore-the-real-housewives-of-atlanta\/id1534157035?i=1000571440223&amp;itsct=podcast_box_player&amp;itscg=30200&amp;ls=1&amp;theme=auto\" height=\"175px\" frameborder=\"0\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" allow=\"autoplay *; encrypted-media *; clipboard-write\" style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 660px; overflow: hidden; border-radius: 10px; background: transparent;\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><script>\n    !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n    {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n    n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n    if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n    n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n    t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n    s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,document,'script','https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n    fbq('init', '438394856737111');\n    fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  <\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A personal finance expert revealed how movie theaters actually make their money. 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