3 Answer the questions. 1. What were the reasons that cinema owners did not want to sell popcorn? 2. Why did cinema owners eventually agree to sell popcorn?

1. Cinema owners did not want to sell popcorn inside the cinemas because they wanted to protect the costly carpets and were concerned that the sound of people eating snacks would disturb other people watching the film (Paragraph III). 2. Cinema owners eventually agreed to sell popcorn because they realized they could make money from the popular snack (Paragraph III).