Not satisfied with limiting Soda, Bloomberg goes after Popcorn, Milk-based Drinks

Revolution9 said:
It's not butter. They put seed oils with flavoring..bad stuff. If popped in coconut oil with real butter and sea salt it is healthy stuff.

Rev9
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The seasoning is bad too, but there is only a small amount of it compared to the butter. Popcorn should be cooked in a little to no amount of oil with minimal salt. No butter, no fake seasoning, no motor oil.
 
matt0611 said:
When healthcare becomes a public expense this is what happens.
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i <3 bloomberg. he is the epitome of progressive communist. he is doing more for libertarian movement in NY than any other politician. hope he gets re-elected, burn baby burn...you have no idea what his administration is doing to the city's departments, authorities, taxes.
 
Brian4Liberty said:
Not to change the subject, but they don't make enough money to stay in business charging $15/person to see the movie? Methinks a competitive market is not functioning here.
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The Need for Concessions

There are two ways for a theater to lease a movie:

Bidding
Percentage

Bidding requires that the theater agree to pay a fixed amount for the right to show the movie. For example, a theater might bid $100,000 for a four-week engagement of a new movie. During that time, it could make $125,000 for a profit of $25,000. Or it might take in only $75,000, which means the theater has a loss of $25,000. Few distribution companies use bidding anymore. Most agreements are for a percentage of the box office (ticket sales).

In this sort of deal, the distributor and the theater agree to several terms:

The theater negotiates the amount of the house allowance, or nut, with the distributor. This is a set figure to cover basic expenses each week.
The percentage split for the net box office is set. This is the amount of box office left after the deduction of the house allowance.
The percentage split for the gross box office is set.
The length of engagement is set (typically four weeks).

The distributor will get the vast majority of the money made by the movie. The agreement gives the distributor the agreed-upon percentage of the net box office or gross box office, whichever is greater. The way this works is amazing!

Consider this example. Theater A is negotiating with Distributor B over a new movie. The theater has figured that expenses, the nut, are about $4,500 per week. The net percentage to go to the distributor is set at 95 percent for the first two weeks, 90 percent for week three and 85 percent for the final week. The gross percentage to go to the distributor is set at 70 percent for the first two weeks, 60 percent for week three and 50 percent for the final week.

You can see that during weeks one, two and three, the gross percentage is higher. The net percentage is higher for week four. So the distributor would take gross percentage on one through three then net for week four. The theater breaks even the first week, loses money the second and makes a profit on weeks three and four.

The movie itself is considered a loss leader by the theater owner: It is meant to get people into the theater. The theater makes its money selling refreshments to the movie audience. That's why concessions are so expensive -- without the profits generated by things like popcorn and soda, most theaters could not afford to stay in business.

At the end of the negotiated engagement, the theater pays the distributor its share of the box office earnings and returns the print. If a movie is very popular and can continue to draw a steady crowd, the theater may renegotiate to extend the lease agreement. Any time you see the phrase "Held over," you know that the theater has extended the movie lease.

While first run movies that have just been released are loss leaders, movies that have been out for a while can be profitable for the theaters that show them. Second run theaters often get very attractive leasing terms from the distributor. These theaters are facing increasing competition though, as first run theaters continue to show more movies past the traditional four to six week time frame.

http://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/movie-distribution2.htm
 
Hmmm, very interesting donnay.

I didn't realize that it worked that similarly to a gas station, where you'd be amazed how little revenue comes from gas itself. If it weren't for competition and consumer convenience, it's really not in their interest at all for you to pay at the pump with a credit card.
 
donnay said:
The Need for Concessions

There are two ways for a theater to lease a movie:

Bidding
Percentage

Bidding requires that the theater agree to pay a fixed amount for the right to show the movie. For example, a theater might bid $100,000 for a four-week engagement of a new movie. During that time, it could make $125,000 for a profit of $25,000. Or it might take in only $75,000, which means the theater has a loss of $25,000. Few distribution companies use bidding anymore. Most agreements are for a percentage of the box office (ticket sales).

In this sort of deal, the distributor and the theater agree to several terms:

The theater negotiates the amount of the house allowance, or nut, with the distributor. This is a set figure to cover basic expenses each week.
The percentage split for the net box office is set. This is the amount of box office left after the deduction of the house allowance.
The percentage split for the gross box office is set.
The length of engagement is set (typically four weeks).

The distributor will get the vast majority of the money made by the movie. The agreement gives the distributor the agreed-upon percentage of the net box office or gross box office, whichever is greater. The way this works is amazing!

Consider this example. Theater A is negotiating with Distributor B over a new movie. The theater has figured that expenses, the nut, are about $4,500 per week. The net percentage to go to the distributor is set at 95 percent for the first two weeks, 90 percent for week three and 85 percent for the final week. The gross percentage to go to the distributor is set at 70 percent for the first two weeks, 60 percent for week three and 50 percent for the final week.

You can see that during weeks one, two and three, the gross percentage is higher. The net percentage is higher for week four. So the distributor would take gross percentage on one through three then net for week four. The theater breaks even the first week, loses money the second and makes a profit on weeks three and four.

The movie itself is considered a loss leader by the theater owner: It is meant to get people into the theater. The theater makes its money selling refreshments to the movie audience. That's why concessions are so expensive -- without the profits generated by things like popcorn and soda, most theaters could not afford to stay in business.

At the end of the negotiated engagement, the theater pays the distributor its share of the box office earnings and returns the print. If a movie is very popular and can continue to draw a steady crowd, the theater may renegotiate to extend the lease agreement. Any time you see the phrase "Held over," you know that the theater has extended the movie lease.

While first run movies that have just been released are loss leaders, movies that have been out for a while can be profitable for the theaters that show them. Second run theaters often get very attractive leasing terms from the distributor. These theaters are facing increasing competition though, as first run theaters continue to show more movies past the traditional four to six week time frame.

http://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/movie-distribution2.htm
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I used to work at a movie theater and thats accurate. The money is made off of popcorn and soda. Popcorn is basically pure profit. They make ridiculous profit margins on popcorn.
 
Also, its clear Bloomberg has never worked at a movie theater before. The majority of people who buy the biggest size of popcorn, share it with the people they are going to the movie with. They buy the largest size because it is a better value than buying multiple smaller sized popcorns.
 
Maybe we could get a good national ad campaign out of all this publicity. Instead of stomas popping up when I am trying to eat, let's have something that's sure to change Americans' habits; open-heart surgery. You heard right folks, to off-set the rising costs in medical care, we should spend a couple million more on ads to warn people about the harmful effects of their habits./s

In all seriousness, at least he still supports donuts. Probably didn't want to piss off his base.
 
History is our teacher, and experience is our mentor, but fuck that, the government knows best.
 
So how do we start limiting politicians and their stupidity?

Obviously voting does not work when all these scumbags lie and receive bribes to get elected. :p
 
Liberty74 said:
So how do we start limiting politicians and their stupidity?

Obviously voting does not work when all these scumbags lie and receive bribes to get elected. :p
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Eugenics? /s
I have no answer for this. Swift tongued snakes at best. Maybe if the sheep would stray from the shepherd long enough to hear the message of liberty............................................ :(
 
My husband is convinced that the real New Yorkers have all been replaced by pod people.
 
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