From an initial NT $ 4,000 per showing, open-air films have come down to a mere NT $ 1,500 today; by comparison a folk opera performance costs at least NT $ 22,000 and puppet theater over NT $ 10,000, with mat-shed construction charges on top. Apart from older temples which insist on live drama performances, most have taken to showing films.
露天電影從剛開始一場四千元，到今天一場只要一千五；比起歌仔戲一場起碼要二萬二，布袋戲要一萬多，外加搭台費，除非是較老的寺廟仍堅持要演戲，不少都淪為電影天下了。