Not only do theaters want to sell the extra seats, they also want people to arrive early, since they’re selling concessions and playing ads.
Short term thinking; destroying value like that kills you in the long run. But sure.
Any frequent goer returns to the same location multiple times, so even if we consider each one in isolation, this is a very bad plan.
But all theaters do this. And they seem to be doing ok. Empirically, it does not seem like this is a very bad plan after all!
Not all theaters have the front seats too close.
(Incidentally, how much does “too close” vary from person to person?)
All the ones I’ve been to have this—and they are large, successful theaters. So the point stands.
Not only do theaters want to sell the extra seats, they also want people to arrive early, since they’re selling concessions and playing ads.
Short term thinking; destroying value like that kills you in the long run. But sure.
Any frequent goer returns to the same location multiple times, so even if we consider each one in isolation, this is a very bad plan.
But all theaters do this. And they seem to be doing ok. Empirically, it does not seem like this is a very bad plan after all!
Not all theaters have the front seats too close.
(Incidentally, how much does “too close” vary from person to person?)
All the ones I’ve been to have this—and they are large, successful theaters. So the point stands.