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Originally Posted by Locke

I can't argue the funds but theatres take a lot less than half, they really are just a fast food joint that shows movies. That is why all the popcorn and dogs and stuff cost so much because that is where they make most of their money.

Sorry, but this is categorically not true and I'm not sure what you're basing that belief on. The split is roughly 50/50, it's a fairly well-known data point. For a while(the early 2000s) they split it on a sliding scale with the studio getting 90% the first week while the theater got 10%, then 80/20, 70/30 etc but it always ended up being around 50/50 when it was all said and done.

However the past half decade or so they switched back to 50/50 parity from the first weekend because the studios were front loading their releases and shortening the home video release window. The food and drink sales are significant and drive a lot of the profit but you could make the same argument with the studios and dvd/tv sales.


As for the MezCo King Kong on clearance, I remember specifically it being on clearance because I heavily considered getting one. But then I figured I didn't have the room. I can still remember the Spencer's display with the clearance prices(it was $30). As for "one figure" I remember there being several variants.