Let me start by saying "I love big movies", but here is the problem I have with big movies. They kill smaller movies. And here is why, I am sure my logic is prolly all twacked out but I will give it at stab at trying to explain it so it makes sense.
If you went shopping for a car, food, clothing, or any other similar products you will be charged MORE, if the item is either better quality, prettier or what not.
When you deal with movies there is a difference in the quality of the movie you get and you are charged the same regardless of what you receive. Big Budget movies like Superman, Lord of the Rings, King Kong, or any other 150+ million dollar film will naturally bump movie prices up. Movie prices went from 4.75$ to 11$ bucks a ticket in the last 10 years.
This is because the studios are trying to make the most money on their big blockbusters to make their profits back. The problem with this is that while Superman, or King Kong or X-MEN 3 may be worth 10 bucks a ticket, this kind of inflation is killing movies that people may not want to see on the big screen.
While I would like to see Nacho Libre, Click, Superman, De Vinci Code, would it be reasonable to spend 10 bucks a pop?
I would probably spend 10 bucks on Superman because it is the type of movie that will benefit from the big screen experience, but Nacho Libre or Click will not lose any luster if seen on a 30 inch TV.
When deciding to see movies I am sure the inflation that causes EVERY movie ticket to be increases in price really hurts smaller movies that could do better if tickets were cheaper. I am using Nacho Libre and Click as an example, they did well in the theatres, but I feel there are reasons why A LOT of Indie films never make it well on the big screen, they wont make any money if you have to pay 10 bucks to see it.
They should charge different ticket prices for different movies I think. Each studio should weight what it thinks the movie is worth to see and charge accordingly. Ok I am done.
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