Hawkeye_2018
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My local theaters absolutely suck. I prefer to watch most films in my home theater. I also figured out how to make popcorn just as good as the theater so I'm all set.
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Captain America 4
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Tony the Tigger
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Our AMC locations vary and are evolving.
The one nearest us has the recliners and a full menu including alcohol, which they deliver to your seat.
We started going to the one the next town over, which has heated recliners (my back!) but not much food - chicken fingers, a few other things.
These are in South Florida. Ticket prices run $13-$15 on average, more for 3D (which we don’t do) or Prime (which we did once and noticed no difference.)
As for savings, my husband used to be off on Tuesdays, so that’s when we would tend to go, but he isn’t anymore. We are AMC Stubbs members, so we get occasional free tickets or concessions after spending X amount (and that keeps us going strictly to AMC.) I also have the Chase Disney Visa, so I can use my rewards points to pay for Disney movie tickets.
We haven’t seen $10 movie tickets in several years.
The one nearest us has the recliners and a full menu including alcohol, which they deliver to your seat.
We started going to the one the next town over, which has heated recliners (my back!) but not much food - chicken fingers, a few other things.
These are in South Florida. Ticket prices run $13-$15 on average, more for 3D (which we don’t do) or Prime (which we did once and noticed no difference.)
As for savings, my husband used to be off on Tuesdays, so that’s when we would tend to go, but he isn’t anymore. We are AMC Stubbs members, so we get occasional free tickets or concessions after spending X amount (and that keeps us going strictly to AMC.) I also have the Chase Disney Visa, so I can use my rewards points to pay for Disney movie tickets.
We haven’t seen $10 movie tickets in several years.
Vegas Disney Fan
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Seems to be the trend for most movies now. I think week one is a good indicator of the regular movie theater goers excitement and every week after that is a result of water cooler talk, I think word of mouth is more important than it’s ever been.
My local theater is amazing, leather lazy boy style seats, food, drinks, less than $10 for a matinee… and I still prefer watching at home.
TVs are so large and crisp, and surround systems so good, that a lot of the movie theater advantage has been lost, while the negatives (people talking, bright phone screens, missing part of the movie to use the restroom, etc) still exist.
Unless it’s a date night, night out with friends, etc I simply can’t justify going to the theater anymore, not from a financial perspective, from an enjoyment perspective, I’d rather watch from the comfort of home.
Disstevefan1
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Over time, we went from going to the movies regularly to today going to a movie is a special event and we do go to the best theaters with the best seating, screens and audio these days.
This past December my kid wanted to see both Mufasa and Sonic in the 4D theater with the moving seats and we did both on the same day, same theater. I think the tickets were $20 pp and I kid you not, I spent $120 at the concession for the special pop corn buckets etc. ha, the only food we purchased was popcorn and soda, LOL.
Our theater going habits have indeed changed over time.
This past December my kid wanted to see both Mufasa and Sonic in the 4D theater with the moving seats and we did both on the same day, same theater. I think the tickets were $20 pp and I kid you not, I spent $120 at the concession for the special pop corn buckets etc. ha, the only food we purchased was popcorn and soda, LOL.
Our theater going habits have indeed changed over time.
Agent H
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You have a very scary avatar.
Chi84
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It’s a clown.
Agent H
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I mean that’s kinda obvious. No offense.
Chi84
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You’re very nice. I like that.
Agent H
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Thank you.
brideck
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At risk of being a shill (and no, I'm not a meme stockholder so I have no skin in the game), if you're already mostly going to AMC, I couldn't recommend A-List enough. At your prices, you'd only have to go to 2 movies a month to "break even," and you wouldn't have to be picky about format at all.
Right theater, but I was actually looking at a nighttime first-run screening of The Monkey. I'm now realizing that I was looking on a Tuesday, though, which is of course discounted all day. It looks like the normal price for a standard theater non-matinee ticket there is $11.
Disney Irish
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Wrong about what? Please be specific. Also "again", as compared to what? Again please be specific.
Phroobar
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I wish Harkins had a movie pass like that. AMC is too far away in Covina for me.
Tha Realest
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A sobering look at these numbers:
www.digitalspy.com
Has Captain America: Brave New World been a box-office hit or flop?
Cap's shield can only deflect so much criticism.
www.digitalspy.com
Chi84
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It’s a clown!
brideck
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Yeah, it only really makes sense if you have one (preferably more) nearby. We're lucky enough to have six within 30 mins of us (most of them much closer), so we have a ton of selection. It definitely seems like they coordinate among themselves a bit, too, so we actually get a lot of smaller art-house or international films come through because at least one of the six will carry it.
Yes I have wished An AMC would open closer…that is a great deal…the closest one is about 50 minutes away
We have mostly Marcus theaters around here… they just started Marcus movie club… which costs 9.99 a month… they give you one movie credit a month… and any time of day a ticket is 9,00 as long as it’s a non premium screen… with 20% off concessions… it also includes movie tickets at that price for any family and friends seeing the movie with you at that price… trying to decide if it is worth as I can see Matinee’s close to that price
Disney Irish
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I know, Bozo is very well known around these boards.
Prince-1
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Has anyone ever seen this bozo and Mad Mickey in the same room before???
TP2000
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Six bucks for a first run movie in 2025 seems incredibly cheap. But if you can get it, do it! That's always been my motto.
No, not really. I mean, it's fun for me to recap the weekends and marvel (no pun intended) at some of Disney's most horrific box office bombs in recent years while the Parks Division cheaps out left and right and offers very little that is new or fresh.
But tracking individual movies on Tuesdays and extrapolating what that must mean for matinee business at suburban discount theaters? Nope. That's way above my pay grade, or passing interest. Not to mention that Connie, our pre-show hostess in the polyester jump suit here in the TP2000 Global Command Center, has Tuesday/Wednesdays off anyway.
On Tuesdays it's just me and Mr. Johnson and the plywood consoles with blinky lights. Tuesdays are usually slow.
I'd imagine the same theater setup at the Del Mar Cinepolis is also available in suburban Chicago, or Cincinnati, or Charlotte. That theater experience may be a few bucks cheaper there, but then gas is a few bucks cheaper per gallon in the heartland than it is in California. But as I've travelled the country, things aren't that much different, just usually cheaper than California.
Yes. The very definition.
You must be one of those out of touch coastal elites I read so much about, going to movie theaters with reserved recliners and waitress service with overpriced beer and wine.
Are you ashamed of yourself? Do you sleep well at night, knowing that in Wellington, Kansas they only have non-reserved seats that don't recline and a lone snack bar with sticky counters and stale Raisinets and a Pepsi machine that needs a CO2 charge?
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