That’s crazy. I think I spent that much seeing Guardians of the Galaxy 3 but I went with my partner and we ordered food and alcohol to our seats. If we would’ve just done without I think it would been like 20 dollars for two adult tickets. Your theater seriously robbed you.
Going to the cinema has become a luxury at this point, like (classical) theatre or opera. Which is not a bad thing per se, but the industry should stop complaining.
JESUS FUCK. I can pay $20 a month for UNLIMITED movies.
I got into Moviepass again because of this. They changed it from the last iteration to be points based. Around me a matinee is 10/20 and a normal time is 20/30 based on day of the week. They have deals certain days too where any movie is 7 points as well. I get the 34 credit plan for $10/mo and I get to go see 1 or 2 movies a month for less than 1 movie normally
Those prices are wild, but what the hell is a convenience fee? Is that just some bull that they’ve come up with to charge more?
Convenience fee? What does that even mean?!
Convenience fee for the convenience of making that shit right up
For the convenience of the sticky floors and seats so you don’t slide down the stairs - it’s a safety meausure
Convenience of driving to the cinema with kids and dealing with their shenanigans, then finally getting in the cinema where they sit and watch the film for 2 hours without disturbing you. You are paying for that convenience.
Where was that? I just went to the movies for the first time in years, and bought 5 adult “premium seating” tickets for CAD$91.80, taxes in.
$16.25 each
Yeah…nope
Nah, it’s not that it’s gotten more expensive, it’s that most of the films are shit or otherwise unsatisfying. Maybe a combination of the two? :)
Of the films I’ve seen at the cinema recently, the last one I remember really enjoying was Joker (which is not even recent), and the most recent one I mostly enjoyed, but then it had a shit cliffhanger ending instead of feeling like a complete film in its own right. I was literally saying to my friend before the film started that Dune pissed me off because of the absolutely shit ending, and then the same fucking thing happened. I don’t go to the cinema and pay $15-20 for the ticket to come out feeling like I watched half a season of some Netflix show. I could have a month of Netflix for the same money, watch what I want at my own convenience and pause/rewind if I need the toilet or want to check something.
I still like going to the cinema, but I feel like the movies have got to be more varied, more surprising, and fucking end properly instead of teasing a second part in a fucking year. I would love it if they were more respecting of my time and didn’t run on for three fucking hours too. I’d love more movies like Terminator 2 where there is zero fluff and the whole thing ends in 2 hours? That’s what the cinema is for!
Don’t forget another $20-$30 for popcorn and drinks!
That’s why you take your own snacks or just do without. Tickets are very rarely these prices.
It’s hard to get away with taking your own popcorn. Especially if you also need a microwave.
I’ll conveniently save the fee by not watching movies in the theatre!
Every day I realize what a good investment is was to build a screen into my unused basement room.
(picture simulated)That looks amazing! Did you put in a cool sound system, too, yet?
Yes and no. I have a Velodyne 15HGS sub that is hidden in the corner to the right (got that baby in a mass buy in ‘01, still going strong), and picked up a 7 speaker Velodyne satellite-style surround set on clearance for this room (edit: orig installation was in ~2007). It’s not amazing, per se (it’s no M&K, that’s for sure), but the effect in my small-ish room (15’x15’x7.5’) along with the LFE from the sub is enveloping.
Holy shit that’s outrageous. Me, 2 other adults and 1 kid all saw Spider-Verse 2 at the fanciest theater I know the other week. It was like $7 a ticket. You’re being robbed.
Across the Spiderverse for $7 is money well, well spent.
It was! Absolutely phenomenal movie. Shame to hear the rumors about the animators being under horrific crunch though.
If you live in a city, movies are needlessly expensive. AMC does half price tickets on Tuesdays, so if you can schedule around that you can go see a movie for what people used to be able to pay. A group of us try to see IMAX movies on Tuesdays for ‘only’ $12 a ticket.
Am I wrong about the city thing? Anyone in the burbs/more rural areas seeing prices like OP’s?
lol thankfully cinema chains aren’t completely evil with the subscription services… i’m likely going to sign up soon once summer is over.
What the fuck? A convenience fee??? They’re just making shit up at this point
AMC has this fee for choosing your seat and booking online ahead of time. It’s a dumb fee that they waive for spending $15/yr on a stubs membership.
I honestly just paid the $15 because it annoyingly makes things “cheaper”
You don’t need to pay for the stubs membership. Just sign up for the basic stubs which is free and the fee is waived. They get your email and can send you marketing materials but that’s easy to unsubscribe.
