{"id":99310,"date":"2015-09-24T00:05:05","date_gmt":"2015-09-23T22:05:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=99310"},"modified":"2015-09-24T07:53:58","modified_gmt":"2015-09-24T05:53:58","slug":"south-african-movie-ticket-prices-from-2005-to-1015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/lifestyle\/99310\/south-african-movie-ticket-prices-from-2005-to-1015\/","title":{"rendered":"South African movie ticket prices from 2005 to 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ticket prices at South Africa\u2019s major cinema chains have increased this year, with Ster-Kinekor leading the charge.<\/p>\n<p>While Nu Metro\u2019s prices went up by between 0% and 10.5%, Ster-Kinekor\u2019s prices saw hikes of between 5% and 16%.<\/p>\n<p>Many of the hikes are above the consumer price index and inflation numbers, as determined by Statistics South Africa.<\/p>\n<p>When previously asked about its ticket price hikes, Ster-Kinekor said\u00a0an annual price adjustment is normal for companies operating within the entertainment industry.<\/p>\n<p>It also said\u00a0ticket prices vary across Ster-Kinekor\u2019s sites, and therefore the price increases also vary.<\/p>\n<p>For our comparison, we looked at three categories of Ster-Kinekor ticket prices and plotted them against where they would have been had they only increased by CPI every year.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Ster-Kinekor 3D and 2D ticket prices versus inflation \u2013\u00a02005 to 2015<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_99312\" style=\"width: 609px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Ster-Kinekor-movie-prices.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-99312\" class=\" wp-image-99312\" src=\"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Ster-Kinekor-movie-prices.jpg\" alt=\"Ster Kinekor movie prices\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Ster-Kinekor-movie-prices.jpg 630w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Ster-Kinekor-movie-prices-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 599px) 100vw, 599px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-99312\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ster Kinekor movie prices<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The three categories we considered were:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>3D movies at Ster-Kinekor\u2019s most expensive cinema complexes, referred to as Classic.<\/li>\n<li>2D movies at Ster-Kinekor\u2019s most expensive cinema complexes.<\/li>\n<li>2D movies at Ster-Kinekor\u2019s mid-range cinemas, referred to as Junction.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Ster-Kinekor no longer refers to its cinema complexes as \u201cClassic\u201d or \u201cJunction\u201d, although signs referring to the cinemas in this way are still up all over South Africa.<\/p>\n<p>Ster-Kinekor also operates cheaper cinemas, notably Sterland in Pretoria and Carlton in Johannesburg. 2D prices at these cinemas (R24 and R29 respectively) remain in-line with the CPI projections from 2005 Junction prices.<\/p>\n<p>Ster-Kinekor\u2019s movie ticket price data was gathered from multiple sources, and prices were rounded up or down for the comparison.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s also worth noting that the CPI percentages above were derived from Stats SA\u2019s re-based index.<\/p>\n<p>In January 2009, Stats SA changed the naming and composition of headline CPI measures. 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