December 28, 2003
Paying $10.25 to See Crap
New York movie theaters are raising tickets prices again, from $10 to $10.25 (mind you, this goes for the big chains). Damn you, Loews and AMC! If it weren't for Gothamist's ridiculous movie obsession, we'd rely on pirated movies on DVD and feign indifference. Though if Hollywood still keeps churning out subpar movies, it might not be that hard to boycott them. But until then, we'll try to remember to have a quarter on hand with our tenner as we rush into the first Saturday showing of The Company.
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Whoa, $10.25 to see a movie? That almost makes me glad to live out in the Pennsylvania 'burbs where movies cost $7.75 tops.
Tickets at Loews 34th Street are (currently) $8.99, probably because they need more traffic.
remember the days of half price matinees before 6pm? ah, those days are so long gone in the city...
With the exception of great spectacles (e.g., Return of the King) and first-run movies shown at the Cobble Hill Theater for $5 (Go Brooklyn!), I've been slowly weaning myself off movies in the theater in favor of Netflix nights, when I invite friends over to see a movie that was just in the theaters a month ago and costs a whole lot less. It's a rare movie that's worth anything more than $8.
My co. sells us $7 Loews passes, so our bargain just got 25 cents better. Don't pay retail! It's such a good feeling to see a bad movie and know that it sucked $3 less than it did for the guy next to me.
Since some movies cost more to make than others, and since demand varies from movie to movie, I hope the film industry someday adopts different price levels for films. Why pay ten bucks for both a piece of crap that cost $10 million to make as well as for a $120 million blockbuster? But, knowing the research-intensive film industry, they'll probably done their homework and found they can make more money with the current pricing method.
i'm with jimbo - discount movie passes are the way to go.
What if, like me, you have serious problems with instant gratification (as in, you need to see it on opening day or very very near it), so the discounted movie tickets don't suffice? Is there a 12 step program for this?
Here's and idea: when taking a date to the movies - pay with two $20 bills. If you go alone - one $20 bill. This will force all $10.25 charging theatres to carry an obscene amount of money for change.
I'm with ABJ, 2 for 1 nights at Cobble Hill (Tue & Thu). Same deal with BH Pavillion (only 2 screens). Except I just spent $20.50 last Friday on Cold Mountain.....such a suckah.
"Why pay ten bucks for both a piece of crap that cost $10 million to make as well as for a $120 million blockbuster?"
The only problem with this idea is that a $120 million movie is *more* likely to be a piece of crap than a $10 million one.
my company does not sell discount movie passes?
where can I get some?