afloweroutofstone:

afloweroutofstone:

A lot of you asked for me to post that article about how movie theaters becoming fancier is the result of income inequality, and I can’t find it now, but I can just give y’all the gist of it. Money made from ticket sales are declining for movie theaters, but they’re making up for it by selling more food. Basically, I read something that argued that that trend in the can be partially explained by rising income inequality. Stagnant incomes for most and exorbitant incomes for a few means that there are fewer customers, but many of the remaining customers are willing to spend more money. This explains why movie theaters have started revamping themselves to be more high-end, have bigger and comfier seats, installing bars, and serving real food: they’re adjusting their business model to sell more stuff to a shrinking audience.

Here’s the article I was trying to find about this topic: “Not For You,” Willie Osterweil, The New Inquiry.