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The importance of concession sales in the movie exhibition industry is widely acknowledged among economists and other social scientists that have studied this industry in the past. Despite this recognition, the lack of appropriate data has constrained existing studies that document the role that concessions play in movie theaters. Using detailed weekly movie theater data on concession sales, box office revenues and transaction characteristics from a major exhibitor in Spain, we shed light on the relation between concession sales and the following factors (i) theater attendance, (ii) non-traditional channels of ticket distribution, (iii) audience composition, and (iv) theater and market specific factors.
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Gil, R., Hartmann, W.R. The Role and Determinants of Concession Sales in Movie Theaters: Evidence from the Spanish Exhibition Industry. Rev Ind Organ 30, 325–347 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11151-007-9139-7
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