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Vue Cinema Southampton Robbery

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By *tingly Byron OP   Man
over a year ago

In a town Fab forgot

Vue cinema is Southampton was robbed last night and police are urging witnesses to come forward.

Two robbers have escaped with an estimated total of £1,500 in goods.

The men are believed to have made off with 4 hot dogs, 2 medium Pepsi, a family size popcorn and a bag of Revels.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I always sneak my own food in

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Same happened in Bristol, Birmingham, Sheffield, Derby.

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By *tingly Byron OP   Man
over a year ago

In a town Fab forgot


"Same happened in Bristol, Birmingham, Sheffield, Derby."

It's a crime epidemic.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


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I always sneak my own food in "

I used to until I learned how little of the ticket price the cinema gets to keep.

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By *ady LickWoman
over a year ago

Northampton Somewhere

Last time I went I asked how much a small fanta slushy thing was....£5.10!! Little lady made do with the bottle of I'd taken!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I love getting my sausage out in the pics lol

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By *e DevilMan
over a year ago

Blantyre


"

I always sneak my own food in "

You do know you can take your own food in , no need to sneak it in.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"

I always sneak my own food in

You do know you can take your own food in , no need to sneak it in. "

I used to smuggle mine in like a Mexican drug Lord

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"

I always sneak my own food in

You do know you can take your own food in , no need to sneak it in.

I used to smuggle mine in like a Mexican drug Lord "

Yeah me too when the kids were little and on a tight budget, they used to check your bags, they never checked the kids tho so hid them in the kids pockets x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The prices of the cinema are staggering considering what they buy them in for, saying that the outgoings must be high too.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"The prices of the cinema are staggering considering what they buy them in for, saying that the outgoings must be high too."

Cinemas make very little money on the ticket price. They pay a percentage to the distributor which depends on the film and how long it's been out for - for the opening weekend of, say, a new Marvel movie they could be keeping as little as 10% of the ticket price. The percentage declines the longer the film has been out, but unless it's a sleeper hit like Greatest Showman then the number of tickets sold will be declining too. And that percentage is taken before costs are paid, so the cinema is losing money on ebery ticket sold. Most of their expenses and all of their profits are covered from the sale of other goods, typically food and drink but things like 3D glass fall into this category as well.

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By *arnsley guy100Man
over a year ago

Sheffield

There was a robbery at my local cinema too....

Cost me about £40 to watch a film by time I'd bough the nachos and drinks

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

We take our own treats into the cinema near us.. the staff don't mind, in fact they actively encourage it

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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago

There and to the left a bit


"The prices of the cinema are staggering considering what they buy them in for, saying that the outgoings must be high too.

Cinemas make very little money on the ticket price. They pay a percentage to the distributor which depends on the film and how long it's been out for - for the opening weekend of, say, a new Marvel movie they could be keeping as little as 10% of the ticket price. The percentage declines the longer the film has been out, but unless it's a sleeper hit like Greatest Showman then the number of tickets sold will be declining too. And that percentage is taken before costs are paid, so the cinema is losing money on ebery ticket sold. Most of their expenses and all of their profits are covered from the sale of other goods, typically food and drink but things like 3D glass fall into this category as well."

Actually in checking this out further, that's not true - most cinemas (or exhibitors as they're called) start at a figure of keeping around 45% of the ticket price or higher (dependent on the film) and that increases the longer a film is shown.

The 10% figure is a well known myth in the industry.

If you want to read more check this very informative article:

https://stephenfollows.com/how-a-cinemas-box-office-income-is-distributed/

Conversely the mark up on popcorn at a cinema is in the region of 1500% for a small bag decreasing to around 400% for a large one!!

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By *unkym34Man
over a year ago

London


"

I always sneak my own food in "
the thought of where you hide the hot dogs

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"The prices of the cinema are staggering considering what they buy them in for, saying that the outgoings must be high too.

Cinemas make very little money on the ticket price. They pay a percentage to the distributor which depends on the film and how long it's been out for - for the opening weekend of, say, a new Marvel movie they could be keeping as little as 10% of the ticket price. The percentage declines the longer the film has been out, but unless it's a sleeper hit like Greatest Showman then the number of tickets sold will be declining too. And that percentage is taken before costs are paid, so the cinema is losing money on ebery ticket sold. Most of their expenses and all of their profits are covered from the sale of other goods, typically food and drink but things like 3D glass fall into this category as well.

Actually in checking this out further, that's not true - most cinemas (or exhibitors as they're called) start at a figure of keeping around 45% of the ticket price or higher (dependent on the film) and that increases the longer a film is shown.

The 10% figure is a well known myth in the industry.

If you want to read more check this very informative article:

https://stephenfollows.com/how-a-cinemas-box-office-income-is-distributed/

Conversely the mark up on popcorn at a cinema is in the region of 1500% for a small bag decreasing to around 400% for a large one!!"

The cute girl who convinced him to buy the popcorn lied lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

It's no surprise people watch dodgy cam copies online when you see these prices.

Should see the ticket price for the Refurb odeon in Leicester Square. Think is nearly £40 a ticket

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

We got stopped once taking our own snacks in. Guy said we weren’t allowed ..i told them I was hypoglycaemic and it would be easier for them to let me take stuff in than to risk calling an ambulance and reimbursing everyone for a failed viewing ....just saying ....

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By *tingly Byron OP   Man
over a year ago

In a town Fab forgot


"We got stopped once taking our own snacks in. Guy said we weren’t allowed ..i told them I was hypoglycaemic and it would be easier for them to let me take stuff in than to risk calling an ambulance and reimbursing everyone for a failed viewing ....just saying ...."

I like it........

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


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I always sneak my own food in "

You don't need to anymore, they have been banned from preventing you, although I'm sure they'll still try.

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By *ot-AshMan
over a year ago

London

I guess they didn't want to hang around to watch a movie.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"The prices of the cinema are staggering considering what they buy them in for, saying that the outgoings must be high too.

Cinemas make very little money on the ticket price. They pay a percentage to the distributor which depends on the film and how long it's been out for - for the opening weekend of, say, a new Marvel movie they could be keeping as little as 10% of the ticket price. The percentage declines the longer the film has been out, but unless it's a sleeper hit like Greatest Showman then the number of tickets sold will be declining too. And that percentage is taken before costs are paid, so the cinema is losing money on ebery ticket sold. Most of their expenses and all of their profits are covered from the sale of other goods, typically food and drink but things like 3D glass fall into this category as well.

Actually in checking this out further, that's not true - most cinemas (or exhibitors as they're called) start at a figure of keeping around 45% of the ticket price or higher (dependent on the film) and that increases the longer a film is shown.

The 10% figure is a well known myth in the industry.

If you want to read more check this very informative article:

https://stephenfollows.com/how-a-cinemas-box-office-income-is-distributed/

Conversely the mark up on popcorn at a cinema is in the region of 1500% for a small bag decreasing to around 400% for a large one!!"

Thanks for the link. If I recall correctly, the article I read was about the US cinema sector, it looks like UK cinemas get a better deal, though from what that article is saying that's at least partly to compensate for higher costs. I'd also forgotten about VAT on the tickets (and, I suspect, on some of the foodstuffs - do Maltesers count as a staple or a luxury, I wonder?), which would reduce the amount the cinema has to play with further.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"The prices of the cinema are staggering considering what they buy them in for, saying that the outgoings must be high too.

Cinemas make very little money on the ticket price. They pay a percentage to the distributor which depends on the film and how long it's been out for - for the opening weekend of, say, a new Marvel movie they could be keeping as little as 10% of the ticket price. The percentage declines the longer the film has been out, but unless it's a sleeper hit like Greatest Showman then the number of tickets sold will be declining too. And that percentage is taken before costs are paid, so the cinema is losing money on ebery ticket sold. Most of their expenses and all of their profits are covered from the sale of other goods, typically food and drink but things like 3D glass fall into this category as well.

Actually in checking this out further, that's not true - most cinemas (or exhibitors as they're called) start at a figure of keeping around 45% of the ticket price or higher (dependent on the film) and that increases the longer a film is shown.

The 10% figure is a well known myth in the industry.

If you want to read more check this very informative article:

https://stephenfollows.com/how-a-cinemas-box-office-income-is-distributed/

Conversely the mark up on popcorn at a cinema is in the region of 1500% for a small bag decreasing to around 400% for a large one!!

The cute girl who convinced him to buy the popcorn lied lol"

For the record, I never eat popcorn at the cinema Jelly Babies all the way.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

We are lucky Vue in meadowhall is only a fiver and there is newsagents by it for snacks

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