[Nitro]

How about $3 or $4 for a cup of soda at a movie or a ballgame? It can't take more than a few cents worth of syrup and and a splash of seltzer water. That is a hell of a mark-up!

[ladyinred]

Theaters make their profits on the snack bar, not the tickets. The prices they charge for a coke are just beyond the pale, as it is one of their cheapest purchases. I managed a sandwich shop with a soda machine, trust me, a fountain drink is almost all profit.