What food do they sell at movie theaters?
Movie theaters usually sell various snack foods and drinks on concession stands. There may be a counter, self-service where one pays at the counter, and/or coin-operated machines. Sometimes the area of sale is more like a self-service shop than a lobby (it is not suitable for consuming the goods), and one pays at the check-out between the shop and the area with the screens. The facilities for buying snacks and drinks often represent the theater’s primary source of profit since most of the ticket revenue goes to the film distributor (and onward to the movie studio). Some movie theaters forbid eating and drinking inside the viewing room (restricting such activities to the lobby), while others encourage it by fitting cup holders on the arm rests (on the front side of the arm rests of one’s own chair, or the back side of the arm rests in front) and selling large portions of popcorn; also in that case bringing one’s own food and drinks may be forbidden. Concessions is currently a huge area
