Why Does Popcorn Cost So Much at the Movies?

David Friedman on the popcorn question:

http://www.daviddfriedman.com/Academic/Price_Theory/PThy_Cha... http://www.daviddfriedman.com/Academic/Price_Theory/PThy_Cha...

Also, how to double the volume of your popcorn kernels:

http://www.bioedonline.org/news/news.cfm?art=1278

They said it's to keep the price of movie tickets down? You gotta be kidding me! I think they're a rip-off as it is, which is why I subscribe to Netflix instead.

the question is not why does it cost so much, but rather, why do people still buy the ridiculously expensive popcorn!