The Real Reason Cinemas Charge So Much For Popcorn

It has almost nothing to do with the corn and everything to do with the ticket.

That eye-watering popcorn price is not greed for its own sake.

Cinemas hand most of your ticket money straight to the film studios, especially in a movie's opening weeks.

The snack counter is where the building actually keeps the lights on, which is why a bag of puffed corn costs more than the field it grew in.

Next time you wince at the till, remember you are basically funding the projector. The popcorn is just the excuse.