1.0Gizmodo Australiahttps://gizmodo.com.auGizmodo Australiahttps://gizmodo.com.au/author/gizmodoaustralia/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="1xULJPHnQ3"><a href="https://gizmodo.com.au/2014/05/why-excuses-for-high-australian-movie-ticket-prices-dont-cut-it/">Why Excuses For High Australian Movie Ticket Prices Don’t Cut It</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://gizmodo.com.au/2014/05/why-excuses-for-high-australian-movie-ticket-prices-dont-cut-it/embed/#?secret=1xULJPHnQ3" width="600" height="338" title="“Why Excuses For High Australian Movie Ticket Prices Don’t Cut It” — Gizmodo Australia" data-secret="1xULJPHnQ3" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> In the last fortnight, senior executives from cinema operators in Australia, including Village Roadshow and Palace Cinemas, have come out defending their decision to raise movie ticket prices. But do their arguments hold water?https://counter.theconversation.edu.au/content/25820/count.gif