10 Facts Movie Theaters Don't Want You to Know

          10 Facts Movie Theaters Don't Want You to Know10 facts about movie theaters you were not supposed to know action on the big screen fantastic special effects complete sound immersion and the taste of popcorn, we all love movie theaters for the special feeling they give, however, would you still love them the same if you found out that the staff members watched you during your visit, you're about to learn more about this one and other striking movie theater secrets so stay tuned.

10- The biggest part of the profit isn't earned by ticket sales 

The biggest part of the profit isn't earned by ticket sales, it may seem strange, but cinemas earn more money selling popcorn and soda, than they do selling tickets how is this possible well they have to pay a lot to film studios in the first two months of distribution after these two months all profits belong to the cinema, this is why some movies are still playing a half a year after the premiere, so how does all this work well let's suppose you bought a twelve dollar ticket to see the “New Avengers” many people think all this money you paid goes to the movie theater or maybe is split 50-50 with the studios in fact in the first two weeks the theater has to pay 75 to 80 % of the money, they get from the spectators to the studios, so the theater gets to keep two dollars and forty cents to three dollars off your $12 ticket in case you prefer to watch the new movies the opening night or so it can even be worse for some movies like it was with Star Wars Episode two who attack of the clones, when the studio kept 100 percent of the profits during the first 14 days of Showtime things get better money-wise during the second and third weeks of release when theaters get to keep 45 to 55 % of box-office intake and the numbers rise to 80 percent after the first month at that point most movie fans will have seen the new stuff, they've been so waiting for even if they get to keep this little of what they make movie theaters still have to pay their staff and maintenance costs so how do they actually make at least some money the answer is concessions movie fans pay five bucks for popcorn actually worth about fifteen cents and four dollars for coke actually worth about eight cents, now that you know their struggle, you might be able to forgive movie theaters this markup.

9- There's a lot of privacy 

There's a lot of privacy, no way there's no privacy in a movie theater, oh that's supposed to be piracy never mind if there's a lot of piracy is bad, but many people go to movie theaters on a premiere day just to record a new movie watch free and HD remains a popular Google search line when it comes to new movies and even though cam copies are normally far from HD, they can still find their audience cinema employees try to prevent this and turn violators out in the USA the Motion Picture Association of America encourages, this approach the cinema staff members who managed to prevent movie theft get a $500 prize it's a nice addition to their salary.

8- A younger audience can watch adult-rated movies 

A younger audience can watch adult-rated movies yep many cinemas try to prevent younger audiences from watching r-rated movies, but it still happens regularly the trick to sneaking inside, when you're underage is to buy a ticket when two movies start simultaneously and one of them is not r-rated cinema staff doesn't always check that where you're going after you pass the ticket window another way to get that desired r-rated movie pass is to ask someone older in line to buy the tickets for you boy the secrets we share hmm.

7- Viewers cry, weep and run out of the hallways 

Viewers cry, weep and run out of the hallways what was your strongest and strangest emotional reaction to a movie, perhaps you were in tears watching Titanic or Ha chi a dog's tail because you felt touched at certain moments it likes if one of those movies or both did make you cry, me it was the first five minutes of up from Pixar it is a good old theory, or maybe you've quickly turned your face away from the screen because you saw something repulsive or scary woo-hoo in cinemas many people can't always keep their feelings to themselves and that's normal, for example, a movie about cannibals called Raw appeared to be too hard to watch for a couple of visitors at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2016 the people fainted and one of them hit his head badly during the fall fortunately for both of them, it was nothing serious, but they had to be taken to a nearby hospital for a health check cinema staff can tell many stories of this kind they always have a first-aid kit handy.

6- Creative ways to sneak in food

Creative ways to sneak in the food you may not like popcorn or the other snacks that they sell at cinemas or find them too expensive, but it's strictly prohibited to bring your food into a cinema however many people try to violate this rule during the career of any cinema employee they see this rule being broken a lot sometimes security cameras catch these fun moments one couple stuffed a truckload of food into an infant's car seat and went to watch a movie a girl put some pasta into zip-lock bags and brought them into the cinema with her.

5- Many people avoid 3D films 

Many people avoid 3D films the Golden Age of 3D is coming to an end but not just because the tickets for these films cost more, and the glasses are often scratched there's one more reason to choose to do var 3D when you put the glasses on your eyes are telling your brain that you're moving there's an illusion of being inside a movie, and it drives your visual analyzer crazy your middle ear that is responsible for stability tells your brain that you are not moving because you are sitting still so the causes physical discomfort that many of us feel when watching movies in 3D finally 20% of the population including Johnny Depp himself simply can't perceive those three dimensions Harvard Medical School neural biology professor Dr. Margaret s Livingston explains that it could be due to stereo blindness when eyes can't see in 3D, because of the way that they are aligned.

4- If there's something wrong with the picture, the projection booth worker won't help 

If there's something wrong with the picture, the projection booth worker won't help even though a movie projector has to be programmed during the day nobody is sitting in the booth when you watch a movie digital devices can do everything on their own and there are more automatic processes at a cinema than there were during the previous century keep it in mind in case there are some problems with a projector the image is blurred not centered, etc., you'll have to stand up and go notify a staff member in the lobby it's useless to yell at the projection booth guy because there's no one there.

3- Cinema halls are full of garbage on weekend nights 

Cinema halls are full of garbage on weekend nights a short break between two movies is not enough time for a cinema staff to thoroughly clean up a theater this is why floors remain sticky, and you may find chewing gum under your seat mmm boy now if you love cleanliness that much try to visit the cinema in the morning, and avoid going there on Friday and Saturday nights when a lot of other people go out to the movies, and it's always a good idea to start with yourself and people around, we all have clumsy moments when we spill drinks or drop popcorn by accident, however, when you see kids or even adults nearby starting popcorn wars or sticking chewing gum under the seats and leaving tons of rubbish behind, it's not okay and, you should tell your kids that's not a model to follow.

2- People often fight at movies

People often fight at movies a conflict can pop up anywhere including a movie theater it seems like there's nothing to argue about and nobody would use force to defend a movie they love, however someone who loves to fight will always find a reason to do so it could be that someone took someone else's parking place they talked on the phone during the movie or someone is chomping too loudly.

1- You are being watched! 

You are being watched! Who in every movie theater, there are cameras pointed at the seats it's not only a security measure, but it helps to prevent fights or movie theft thanks to security cameras movie theater staff can spot and kick out couples that go too far on their love seats keep this in mind that if you decide to watch a movie from the back row and be ready to have a little extra attention so do you know of any other movie theater secrets that are worth sharing.