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Costs: Movie Theater Popcorn, It Really Is That Expensive

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In fact, when adjusted for inflation, popcorn prices have seen an ironic 666% price increase, while movie ticket prices have increased a more moderate 66%. The above picture tells the story to scale, but just in case you’re a bigger fan of numbers: 1929 - Movie - $4.32 ($0.35 pre-inflation) - Popcorn - $0.62 ($0.05 pre-inflation) 2009 - Movie - $7.20 - Popcorn - $4.75 (via Costs: Movie Theater Popcorn, It Really Is That Expensive )