How much money does advertising make?

I'd really like to see this in relation to ticket prices. If I pay $10 for a movie ticket, and they waste half an hour of my life with ads, how much money per viewer do they make from these ads - and hence, how much more would tickets be if there were...

I play poker with friends and enjoy the game a lot. Yesterday I joined a site and played for quite a few hours. Its a cool game and ,despite the fact I also like the socializing involved, I knew playing online was going to give me a real buzz. I also...

Im on a limited income and I was told their is a potential oppurtunity to make money through advertising on websites..is this true and where do I get more information about ...show more

How websites makes money? First is the understandable way which is through advertising, but what are all the other ways?

If I'm putting in $X to buy clicks and I get $X worth of clicks back, how does the company providing the search/link/whatever service make money?

I'm curious since from my research on blogging, the way to make money off of a site is through selling ad space, affiliate programs, selling merchandise, donations and so on. ...show more