Confession time! I never order snacks and drinks while watching a movie in a theatre. I’d rather sit empty-stomached, enjoy the film and later treat myself to a lavish meal instead of ordering eatables that end up costing more than the ticket itself. Perhaps, many would call this robbing away the cinema-viewing experience. Well, recently, a man shared a picture of his ₹820-bill from Noida PVR for just popcorn and Pepsi. And I rest my case.
Snack Bill At Noida PVR Goes Viral!
Tridip K Mandal, a renowned journalist and the Creative Head of The Quint took to Twitter to prove why cinema-theatre attendance is in the decline. Taking to his Twitter handle @tridipkmandal, he shared a picture of his bill from PVR Noida. He supplements the picture with a caption. ₹460 for just 55g of Cheese Popcorn, ₹360 for 600ml Pepsi, a total bill of a whopping ₹820 at Noida’s PVR Cinemas, he writes.
Rs 460 for 55gm of cheese popcorn, Rs 360 for 600ml of Pepsi. Total Rs 820 at @_PVRCinemas Noida.
That’s almost equal to annual subscription of @PrimeVideoIN.
No wonder people don’t go to cinemas anymore. Movie watching with family has just become unaffordable. pic.twitter.com/vSwyYlKEsK
— Tridip K Mandal (@tridipkmandal) July 1, 2023
He goes on to add that this amount is almost equal to the annual subscription to Amazon Prime. Well, in his words, he isn’t surprised that people don’t go to the cinemas anymore. Movie watching in theatres with family has become more unaffordable. Multiplexes have often been criticised for its exorbitantly-priced snacks.
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Tweeple Debate About Snacking In The Movie Theatre
His tweet garnered over 1.6 million views, 20.7k likes and 4128 retweets. @ShadabMozaffar comments that he always keeps all his OTT subscriptions active. In his words, going to cinemas isn’t costly but munching snacks is 500 per cent costly. @CAnkurBansal points out that cinema halls must compensate for the losses somewhere.
That’s why I keep all OTT subscriptions active. Going Cinema is not that costly, but munching would be 500% costly for sure.
Most of the movies are available on OTT in 1 or 2 months. You can watch it anytime. Skip a boring scene or song.— Shadab Mozaffar (@ShadabMozaffar) July 2, 2023
@imaheshpatidar states that the most interesting thing is that there is often just a ₹10 difference between medium and large popcorn. @KshitijAMalve wonders why people have to buy popcorn in the theatre in the first place. The Twitterati suggests people eat at home or dine at the food court late. So, he urges people to experience movies on the big screen and not let expensive snacks deprive them of the joy.
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Don’t get why ppl HAVE to buy popcorn, soft drinks for a movie.
Eat at home. Or at the food court outside the cinemas. Much easier on the pocket. Some movies are meant to be enjoyed on the big screen. Don’t deprive yourself of that joy.
— Kshitij Malve 🇮🇳 (@KshitijAMalve) July 2, 2023
Meanwhile, how do you tackle the infamous question every time you head to the theatre— to snack or not to snack?