Ticket price uniformity Movie theater

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the relatively strong uniformity of movie ticket prices, particularly in u.s., common economics puzzle, because conventional supply , demand theory suggest higher prices more popular , more expensive movies, , lower prices unpopular bomb or documentary less audience appeal. unlike seemingly similar forms of entertainment such rock concerts, in popular performer s tickets cost more unpopular performer s tickets, demand movies difficult predict ahead of time. indeed, films major stars, such gigli (which starred then-supercouple of ben affleck , jennifer lopez), have turned out box-office bombs, while low-budget films unknown actors have become smash hits (e.g., blair witch project). demand films determined ticket sale statistics after movie out. uniform pricing therefore strategy cope unpredictable demand. historical , cultural factors cited.