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"   Price gouging isn&amp;#039;t something we only see at the pump. Anyone who has gone to the movie theater recently knows the cost of concession stand food is exorbitant. Now one person is speaking out against these sky-high prices by slapping a class-action lawsuit on a theater chain. As reported in The Detroit Free Press, Joshua Thompson, a 20-something Michigan man, has filed suit in Wayne County Court against his local cinema, which is owned by theater giant AMC. Thompson&amp;#039;s lawyer told the paper his client believes the price of his theater&amp;#039;s concessions are &amp;quot;hard to justify&amp;quot; and he was &amp;quot;tired of being taken advantage of.&amp;quot; More From Delish: Where to Find the Best Movie Theater Eats As stated in the lawsuit, last December Thompson spent $8 on Coca-Cola and a box of Goobers (chocolate peanut candies), which, he claims, is three times what he would have paid at either his local drug store or at a fast-food joint. Plenty of other moviegoers agree that the the price of popcorn and soda is ridiculous. Many can even recall the days when those snacks came free with the price of the ticket. A price that is also on the rise. According to the National Association of Theatre Owners, in the fourth quarter of 2011, the average entry fee for a motion picture was more than $8. That probably sounds low to those living in big city metropolises, where the price can reach as high as $13. (That&amp;#039;s not accounting for the extra $2.50 to $4 for all those 3-D flicks.) Add in the snacks and you&amp;#039;re looking at spending more than $20 per person for a night at the movies. More From Delish: Man Sues White Castle (Plus Seven More Unbelievable Food Lawsuits) Theater owners have a monopoly on the cost of candy and soda since most don&amp;#039;t allow you to bring in outside food. We&amp;#039;re not sure that&amp;#039;s stopped everyone. (Some of you out there have been known to sneak a diet soda in your purse. We plead the Fifth.) While you make think Thompson&amp;#039;s suit is legitimate, some in the legal field believe it won&amp;#039;t go far. Eastern Michigan University business law professor Gary Victor told the Detroit Free Press that the case is &amp;quot;a loser.&amp;quot; He explained that the state Supreme Court exempted most regulated businesses from the Michigan Consumer Protection Act. Thompson is not the first to file a suit over food. Recently, a man sued White Castle over the size of the restaurant chain&amp;#039;s booths. An Ohio man filed suit against NBC for a whopping $2.5 million because he vomited after watching contestants on Fear Factor drink a rat-infused smoothie. And of course, who could forget the one that started it all: Stella Liebeck, who scored $1 million for getting burned by a very hot cup of McDonald&amp;#039;s coffee. Are you all for Thompson&amp;#039;s class-action lawsuit? Do you smuggle candy into the movie theater to avoid paying the high prices? "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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