It is estimated that for the movie theater, a bag of popcorn costs 10 cents to make - but we all know they sell it for much more than that.As it turns out, movie theaters don't make a lot of money from selling the tickets to the movies. In fact, they actually make almost all of their money from the snacks sold at the concession stand!
Richard Mackenzie a professor at the University of California wrote an entire book about popcorn - but even he doesn't know how much it costs movie theaters to make. What he does know, is that movie theater popcorn costs more per ounce than filet mignon, a food that is considered a tasty, but highly expensive delicacy.
