Moviegoers who live on the east coast and the west coast may soon be forced to pay more at the local multiplex because of terrible flooding in the middle of the country. On Wednesday, U.S. corn futures surged to an all-time high, up more than 4 percent. Ultimately next year’s disappointing, flood-ravaged corn crop will affect the price of movie theatre popcorn.
Given its special knowledge of captive audiences, the French army has begun to advertise for recruits on popcorn cartons sold in movie theaters across the country, the European edition of the Wall Street Journal reported today.