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Movie theaters have five methods of making money: preview ads, concessions, ticket sales, memberships, arcade, gift cards. Theaters have to split the amount of revenue from ticket sales with the movie studio. Some theaters have an arcade option for customers to play before the movie or after the movie. Some movie theaters do not allow outside food, but if customers want a snack during the movie, they will buy it at the theater. The theater makes money when people buy their food. The high volume allows them to lower the unit cost of the food.