Popping Movie Ticket Prices

Last week our Mom brought us and two of our friends to the movies.  Before going, Mom's friend suggested she buy the movie tickets at the local AAA branch.  So she did.  She paid $6.75 per ticket.

We arrived at the theater and Mom looked a little pale.  Had we not gone to the AAA first to get the tickets, she would have had to pay $10 per ticket.  Mom saved $16.25.  Since we had lunch just before arriving, we skipped the popcorn.  Later Mom said that was a good thing because a small bag would have cost an arm and a leg.  

We took out our movie stubs from last year and we were amazed.  Last year it cost $7.50 per ticket.  That means they're $2.50 more per ticket now. 

What does this have to do with corn?  Based on news reports, a man named Richard Gil, an economist, (someone who studies the production, distribution and consumption of goods) says to expect movie tickets to pop even higher -- all because the price of corn is going up.  Corn is needed for fuel, food additives, and for popcorn that allows theaters to keep ticket prices down.

In the Sunday, July 6th, Parade magazine we get in our Sunday paper, it reports movie attendance is down.  Mom bought enough tickets from AAA for us to go one more time this summer, but after that we're going to wait for the movie to come out on DVD.  Maybe by then some of our popping corn will be ready to harvest!