Movie Theater Thieves

Since the 1920s, movie theaters have been selling snacks to eager movie goers. Sneaking food, on the other hand, into the theater was going on long before the theater sold candy or popcorn. The movie theater came about in the early 1900s and had a “no outside food or drink” rule. What changed? The Great Depression hit the theater, and all of America, in the 1920s forced them to change the rule for more income. In today’s society, people sneaking store bought, cheaper, snacks into the cinemas is common. Will the theaters still have profit from tickets? The theater only gets 20-25% profit from tickets, the rest is received by the studio who produced the movie, which leads to the conclusion that the majority of their profit comes from selling the candy and popcorn you love so much. But why would I pay for their food when I can just smuggle it? Look at it this way, if you smuggle food in then cinemas lose profit, if the cinemas lose profit then they might close down, if they close down then there will be no movie theaters to go to. If this happened, you would have to wait months until the movie comes out on DVD. What if you brought a peanut butter sandwich into the theater and the person beside you was highly allergic? They could have an allergic reaction or worse, die. Sometimes just the smell could make someone nauseous. What if the peanut butter got on the seat? Then the poor curator would have to work to try to get it out before the next movie started. The rules are there for a reason, so we should all respect them and follow them. Going to the movies is a treat, so you should calculate tickets and snacks beforehand to make it a much more enjoyable experience.