Supermarkets arent competitors of cinemas. This Site is operated by The Greater Union Organisation Pty Ltd trading as Event Cinemas (ACN 000 024 439) (Event). And it looked like I walked into a cinema because most of the audience was chewing on something (candies, nuts, ice creams, etc.) Good to hear they were civilised. Everyone was either Russian or Ukrainian and not one of them had anything bought from the candy bar. Undergo sex reassignment surgery All ready on that ;) As a standard worker of a cinema complex, the reason such prices are ridiculous at these places are because that is where they make most of their profit. with rocking recliners Its more like gold class at home…. The cinemas make 50% off each ticket sale, its not exactly "no money". If your goal was to be social while watching a film, just stay at home and watch it on your TV where no one cares if you talk and it's quiet enough to do so. Staff reserve the right to refuse entry if customers are non-compliant with the terms of entry. We don't talk to each other during the movie obviously, but both get to experience it together and chat about it afterwards. Err, sorry, but do you have any facts to back this up? I think we just discovered #thesecret. Eventcinemas competition are other cinemas like Hoyts, Readings Cinemas etc, is Event cinemas discouraging competition? You'll go to the cinema and they'll strap an Oculus Rift and a pair of noise cancelling headphones on you. If you choose to opt-in, your name, email address and other limited information about your transaction with us will be provided by ROKT to the relevant advertiser or their agent to enable fulfilment of the opportunities you have elected to opt-in to. We may also use your Personal Information for other purposes as authorised by you, or in accordance with your requests or instructions. Bring that policy in. (b)             in the event you are involved in an accident, injury, or incident at one of our venues. Am I the only one who thought that story was going to be about vodka? Complete entertainment precincts that offer state-of-the-art venues that deliver the ultimate cinema experience with quality food and beverage Food & Drink. Plus I just plain old love movies. No outside food or drink. We value your interest in our Cinemas and appreciate your visit to our Site. Much like the airport. I was half expecting the Russians and Ukrainians to come to blows over what's happening over there. Profit!! It's never stopped me sneaking food in in a bag/pockets. We take commercially reasonable steps to secure your Personal Information from unauthorised access, and to ensure the people we share your data with do the same. My point is, I think your definition of 'anti competitive' does not apply here. Same with my, except i use Telstra $10 (or is it $11 now) tickets at event. Having worked in the cinema industry for quite a few years before moving to Australia I can attest to the following: Movie companies require a different cut of profits depending on the film. People aren't going to the cinemas as much, they're losing advertising revenue, so they're looking at boosting that up with more candy bar sales (and longer ads, I suppose - 20 minutes of ads, jeez). We generally store the Personal Information that we collect in electronic databases, some of which may be held on our behalf by third party data storage providers located in the countries identified in section 9 of this policy. Just make sure you leave the girlfriend home if you want to actually focus on watching the movie. It may include: (a)             identifying information, such as your name, gender and date of birth; (b)             contact information, such as your postal address, email address and telephone numbers; (c)             social media handles and other social media profile information that you make available to us or to the public; (d)             billing and financial information, such as credit card, bank account or other payment details; (e)             details of any products or services that you purchase from us or that we provide to you; (f)              information about how you use the products and services we provide, such as: (i)              your cinema or movie preferences; or. As some of you may have realised that eventcinemas now have a strict newer policy of NO drinks or food that is to be taken into their cinemas unless purchased from their candy bar, That's not only for Gold Class, But all. Whether it’s Event Cinemas, BCC Cinemas, GU Filmhouse, Greater Union or Moonlight Cinemas you can buy your tickets online right here. Generally, we do not collect sensitive information. That dynamic surround sound you get from good acoustics in a big space is hard to recreate at home without a dedicated room. There is a sign upon entry to cinema when u hand the ticket. But in general, I have always just placed anything like that in the wife's handbag. @happychappy1: wow, you must be fun at parties… part of the fun of the communal experience is talking about it then and there (at the right time). Is there a link to this strict new policy? If anything, they're kind of encouraging competition, if Hoyts suddenly officially states that outside food is ok, Hoyts will probably get most of the customers. @derkyft: Then, I just put it into my bag, problem solved. I assume this ban is only on food purchased outside of the cinema? link How does this differ to food courts or restaurants disallowing people bringing outside food in?