Hathaway's, like all of the Drive-In theatres in our area, is
one of the lucky few of its kind left in this country. We show
you a double feature during the season from late April through
early September. The film companies lease us their films on a
percentage basis. They tell us how long we must exhibit their
film and under what terms. They produce and market the films,
and therefore make most of the money from their exhibition. What
that means is this: A brand new film on release, plus its
co-feature costs you $8.00 per adult ticket. The film company
typically gets 60% of each ticket sold , and the state of New
York taxes us a percentage on that film rental. What we take to
the bank is approximately $2.50 for every ticket we sell. What
this means is that we don’t make much money selling theatre
tickets.
The way we make money, and stay in business, is by selling food
at our concession stand. We try to offer you things that you
might not otherwise have at home. Besides the popcorn with
buttery topping, we offer you nachos, our famous home-made
French fries, fresh beef burgers from Henry's Market of
Bennington, VT, Hebrew National
Kosher hot dogs, a variety of sodas, ice-cream, candy, and more.
We are here to serve you, so if you’d like to see it here,
please ask us.
For this reason, you are not permitted to bring food or
beverages from home into the drive-in. Although we understand
that people are on tight budgets and are trying to save money by
bringing in outside food, our snack bar must be profitable or we
won’t be able to survive. Please keep in mind that
we want to always be here to offer you two films for the price
of one, and a place to bring your kids and your dog.
Please patronize
our snack bar. The food selection, quality, and price is very
good!
Thanks...
Duane Greenawalt & Family
