A video of a young man at the entrance of a cinema has gone viral due to the discussion about If you can get into the cinema with foodIn the video, the cinema employee can be seen refusing to let him in “because it’s in the rules”, an excuse that the young man considers “absurd”.
But, What does the law say about this? The journalist from LaSexta, Daniel de la Fuente, stressed that “there is no state regulation that regulates it.” The only thing written to date on the subject is what is reported in the Spanish Consumer Agencywhich states that “you can enter the cinema with food or drinks, but not doing so is a abusive and illegal practicesince we paid an entrance fee which, with or without food, gives us the right to enter and enjoy the film.
However, from the cinemas claim the right of admission as a barrier to prevent people from bringing products from outside and thus getting them to consume inside the facilities. A practice that ultimately proved somewhat costly, since in many cases it reached to sanction these establishments with fines of up to 30 thousand euros.
On the other hand, the popular opinion Bringing outside food into movie theaters is very disparateSome accept that food is brought in because of the high prices in cinemas, while others consider that it should be bought inside because it is a common practice.
