I understand studios want hard $$$ numbers so they know their payoff. However with the constant raising of ticket prices and wide flunctuations in price across markets not only in the USA but int'l as well...why not also release the number of tickets sold? Im more curious in that regard. I understand studios can inflate this number by buying out seats, but technically they can do the same with revenue numbers.

Also i find it interesting that all movies cost the same at theatres regardless of demand. A crummy movie thats been out a month is the same ticket price as say lion king on opening night. Movie ticket prices seem arbitrary.

Im sure theres good reasons but just a random thought i had this morning. Id like to compare ticket sales across history rather than gross $$ sales.

Also, would you see lesser advertised movies or movies you would otherwise skip if their price was more reflected in a demand/supply value at the theatre?

I'd imagine because like you said that since prices fluctuate so much that using gross box office is the best way to have a level playing field and prevent manipulation of the numbers.

If you look at music they use number of albums sold (and streams so that 1500 streams equal one album sale) and there is a lot of manipulation at play that boosts albums to number 1 that have no business being there. An example would be that recently a 2 year old Bon Jovi album became number 1 because on his tour he included a copy of the album with each ticket. Or another example would be Travis Scott who had a number one album even though the vast majority of his streams were for a single song. 1500 streams of a single song count the same as 1500 streams of each song on an album individually.

Having the top of box office is a huge deal promotional wise so i could easily see studios giving away huge stacks of tickets to a movie or buying up extremely cheap seats to juice its numbers.

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Id like to compare ticket sales across history rather than gross $$ sales.

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Would knowing average ticket cost solve this?
https://www.boxofficemojo.com/about/adjuster.htm

Do studios get a flat $ figure per ticket sold or is it typically a % of total ticket cost?

CJS4715 said:

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Do studios get a flat $ figure per ticket sold or is it typically a % of total ticket cost?

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Think it's a percentage that changes the longer the movie is in release. Think the distributor take a huge cut early on and the theaters get more as time goes on.

Could you imagine the outrage if ticket prices were linked to demand? Like paying $40/seat on opening night of infinity war.

Quad Dog said:

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Id like to compare ticket sales across history rather than gross $$ sales.

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Would knowing average ticket cost solve this?
https://www.boxofficemojo.com/about/adjuster.htm

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Yes and no. Im fairly positive an average ticket is more than $9.

But probably as close to an answer as we'd ever see.

That's interesting about "album" sales numbers. I was watching a little bit of the Shangrila show with Rick Rubin last night, and they had a young rapper talking about how his first album went quadruple platinum or something and then dropped off and it was hard for him. I was thinking, "well, a 'platinum album' used to mean something."
But I didn't really know how they're calculating those numbers today.

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Could you imagine the outrage if ticket prices were linked to demand? Like paying $40/seat on opening night of infinity war.

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The demand is reflected in the number of showings. They'd have to artificially manipulate the screen availability in order to do demand pricing and it would probably backfire.

Even my rinky-dink suburban AMC was showing Endgame on multiple screens basically 24 hours on the first couple of nights. Would you pay $40 for the 4PM first showing when there are dozens of other chances to see it within a 30 minute drive on that same night?

Thats a good point with # of showings that i hadnt thought about. Id admit i only go to movies maybe once a year or 2 times if im feeling ancy.

Prices have kept me away combined with im really good at sleeping. Put me in those 1st class recliners with the AC down low and dark lighting for a primetime shoein at 8pm after dinner and a couple drinks....lights out.


Stopped doing night showings because i fell asleep trying to watch star wars night showings 2 different times with friends