When two movie theater chains pay for advertisements proposing that people should "go out and see a show tonight," their expenditures are strategies in a zero-sum game where profit is the payoff.

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In this scenario, both movie theater chains could potentially benefit from increased overall interest in going to the movies, meaning the total market for moviegoers expands. This is not a zero-sum game because one chain's gain does not necessarily come at the expense of the other; both can profit from the increased interest in movie-going.

When Two Movie Theater Chains Pay for Advertisements Proposing That