Is it allowed?

I feel for you Sluggo. I bet you'd hang around if Goober Pyle had something to do in-between flix.

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Profit in a deal by a willing seller to a willing buyer is no crime. And you are a willing buyer or else you wouldn't be lining up at the concession stand to buy that stuff. That's not at all like watching two movies on one ticket, which is just plain theft.

Besides the concession stand isn't just selling you a candy bar or a box of popcorn or a soft drink. What it's selling is the convenience it affords you so that you can load up with all thos calories on the way to your theater seat and go back for refills all through the movie. You can't bring your refrigerator or microwave oven with you, so the theater provides a staffed substitute.

In addition the the product, the convenience, and the paid staff to provide you those snacks, the concession stand also pays for the clean-up crew that sweeps up all that spilled popcorn and mops up all those spilled drinks and scrapes up the gum and candy stuck to the floor or the seat of a chair. So you see they really have to raise the price of the product to cover their full costs.

Besides, the only people paying those charges are those folks who can't watch a film without having a candy wrapper to rattle. Doesn't bother those of us who had supper prior to the movie or are going out afterward.

C'mon, get real. While standing in a ticket line have you ever heard anyone say, "Give me one ticket to watch Movie A first, Movie B second and Movie C third"? Isn't that the correct reply to "What movie, please?" when you're planning to sneak from one movie to another after buying only one ticket? And if it's not wrong, why is it called "sneaking" into a movie?

To say you have a right to see two or more movies on a single ticket is like saying you have a right to eat two or more meals while paying for only one at a cafe. The menu plainly shows a price for each item to be consumed, just like the ticket booth exhibits the price of a ticket for each film it's showing. And even if it doesn't, the ticket seller asks for which movie are you buying the ticket and you specify to the seller the one movie for which you're purchasing a ticket. Moreover, the ticket itself carries some designation of either the specific movie or the specific theater for which you purchased it, because the ticket taker then directs you to the correct theater.
After such a process of elimination, you have absolutely no hope of ever claiming as a valid defense that you had no idea you couldn't go to other theaters in the multiplex without purchasing additional tickets.

At any rate, the sale and purchase of the ticket amounts to a legal civil contract between you and the theater manager and if you violate that contract, he can and will take action against you.

No, the fact is you really don't have a point, not even a foolish one, simply because you don't know where to look for an answer. What you are talking about here is basically the law of trespass and since the start of civiliation there are many books written and many courses taught on the law of trespass, which is basically being somewhere without the owner's permission--like in a movie for which you have not bought a ticket. The theater manager doesn't have to post a sign. All he has to show is that you are in a restricted area without his permission. Your only defense is that you have his permission as expressed in the form of a ticket to that specific theater and movie. Ignorance of the law of trespass will not save your butt.

But why even argue the point--are you willing to risk confrontation, humiliation, and possible legal action for the price of a lousy movie ticket? Would you sell your reputaton for a mere $5-10?

SOLD!

Let's call it $8.75. I'll shoot you my address where you can send the cashier's check.

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Hold On! I'll buy Holden's reputation for $8!!

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$9.00, Including tip.

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C'mon, Pike! Your BS factor alone is worth more than that!

How would you be able to do that. At my cinemas the process is this simple:

-You purchase your ticket and the ticket person tells you what cinema the movie is in

- You walk up to a corridor to entrances into cinemas, there is someone at the start of the corridor who asks to see your ticket. You show them it and they tell what cinema your movie is in.

- You watch the movie.

I don't see how it is possible to not pay, because movies start at diffrent times.

You need to plan it better.

Don't do that. You'll get caught.

Yeah sneaking into another film is wrong. I am not saying I have never done it before. But , what if you by a ticket to a movie that you think stinks? Is it ok to go see a different movie in the theater instead?

Also the concession stand is highway robbery . I payed $4.75 for a soda the other day and they wouldn't even let me get a refill . What is up with that. I have even seen people digging in garbage cans for popcorn bags to re-use for refills this is recycling taken to the worst extent. You have to know your prices are too high when people are digging in the trash just to get popcorn bags. I do not condone this at all and if you are one of these "recyclers" good luck .

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hi guys. A very interesting discussion

I think you know sneaking into movies is wrong dontcha?LOL

As for concessions-sure it's expensive, but nobody holds a gun to your head. Eat beforehand, and surely you can go 2 hours without drinking a gallon of coke? The only way to make cinema company's think about lowering prices is to stop letting yourself get ripped off.

I don't know about U.S. but in Britain it's ok for you to take your own snacks (and they don't have to be hidden in deep pockets) This excludes hot food, McDonald's etc, because of the awful smell it leaves behind.

It would be great if cinemas were just about watching films, unfortunately it's not. These are huge companies running a business for profit.

Enjoy your cinema outings people

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This immediately reminded me of this

Of course you can't do that. But I mean you probably could but it's illegal because that's stealing, since you wouldn't be paying for a 2nd movie.

Hehehehe.

Hot food here is a soft pretzel or a nacho . At least where I live, and this is nothing special. I am not sure why, bringing your own food in here is technically against the rules. Also very few theaters will serve beer as well. What is up with that?