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Posted by Joe Redifer (Member # 3) on 04-04-2005, 06:30 PM:

I haven't paid to see a movie in forever, and of course I refuse to now even though I am out of the biz. Back when I was in the biz, I think adult tickets were around $7 for a non-matinee show.

What do adult tickets cost nowadays? Also please mention your theater chain so that you can get suspended since your corporate office is undoubtedly full of morons.

Posted by Dominic Espinosa (Member # 2122) on 04-04-2005, 06:51 PM:

5.00 BG Mat
7.75 General
3.50 Bargain Day (Select Features)
Child/Senior same as BG Mat
Chain: C Dub

Posted by Martin Brooks (Member # 1269) on 04-04-2005, 06:59 PM:

Most NYC theaters, including Regal and Loews, generally charge $10.25 to $10.50 for an adult admission. With rare exceptions, NYC theaters do not charge less for daytime admission.

I don't remember what I paid to see Star Wars and Close Encounters back in 1977, but $10.50 in 2005 dollars is $3.32 in 1977 dollars, and I think that's about right....probably paid around $3.50 back in 1977.

Posted by Chris Brown (Member # 2800) on 04-04-2005, 07:00 PM:

Adult Matinee: $6.25
Adult Eve: $8.75
Student All Day: $6.50
Child and Senior All Day: &6.25

Posted by Mike Spaeth (Member # 524) on 04-04-2005, 08:40 PM:

Adult Evening - $7.75
Student - $7.00
Adult Matinee - $6.00
Child/Senior - $5.00
Twilight (all tickets from 4-6) - $5.00

Subrun
All Shows $1.00
Tuesday $0.50

Posted by Jarryd Beard (Member # 2543) on 04-04-2005, 08:47 PM:

Adult: $7.00
Child (3-11): $5.00
Student (Post-secondary/secondary): $5.25
Matinee: $5.25
Senior: $5.25

Posted by Don Furr (Member # 1469) on 04-04-2005, 09:30 PM:

Just got back from LA tonight. Prices at the Arc Light...
Adults 14.00
Seniors 9.75
Kids...same as adults (if I remember correctly)
Not that much here in Atlanta....YET!!!

Don

Posted by Sam Graham (Member # 2889) on 04-04-2005, 09:31 PM:

Des Moines area first-run ticket prices range from a high of $8.25, to a low of $7.00. If you're willing to drive to Ames, you can pay $6.75 Friday/Saturday or $6.50 weeknights at Cinemark Movies 12.

Matinee prices are much closer...$5.25 on the high end, $5.00 on the low. Cinemark in Ames is again the cheapest at $4.75. The very first show Mon-Fri is $4.25.

What I've found is that the real ticket increases have been in the matinee period. Less than ten years ago, matinees in areas I frequent were rarely more than $3 or $4. Now they're as high as $7.50. Evening shows at the time were $6 to $7. Now they're $7 to $9.

Posted by Anslem Rayburn (Member # 1267) on 04-04-2005, 09:32 PM:

Independent Theater

Adult Matinee : $5.50
Adult Evening : $7.50
Children (3-13): $4.50
Seniors (60+) : $4.50
Students (college/high school): $5.50

Posted by David Stambaugh (Member # 1102) on 04-04-2005, 09:39 PM:

Regular (non-bargain) adult evening prices in Eugene/Springfield are $7.00 at the low end (Regal on slow weeknights) to $7.75 at the high end (Cinemark on weekends). Cinemark raised their prices when Oregon's minimum wage increased to $7.25/hr on Jan 1st. I think Regal held the line.

Posted by Mike Blakesley (Member # 26) on 04-04-2005, 09:46 PM:

Clearly, we need to raise ours. (We are an indie)

Adult $5.75
Child $4.00
Senior $3.00

Monday Discount or matinee - Adult $4.50

Posted by Paul Mayer (Member # 355) on 04-04-2005, 11:07 PM:

Century Suncoast 16
Adults $9.00
Matinees (all shows before 6pm) $6.00
Kids (3-11) Seniors (65 and up) $5.50

Regal Village 18
Adults $9.00
Matinees $6.00
Kids and Seniors $5.25
Students $7.00

Brenden Palms and IMAX
Adults $9.00
Matinees (all shows before 6pm) $6.00
Kids (3-12) and Seniors (60 and up) $5.50
IMAX $9.75

Las Vegas Drive-In
Admission $6.00
Tuesday Special $4.00

Tropicana Cinemas (independent subrun)
Admission $2.00
Tropicana Dog $1.00
Candy Combo (Lg popcorn, Lg soda, plain or peanut M&M or Skittles, 1 free refill each on soda and popcorn) $9.00
Nacho Combo (Lg soda, nachos, 1 soda refill) $5.00

Posted by Adam Fraser (Member # 1074) on 04-05-2005, 12:02 AM:

Independant

Adult $6.00
Child $4.00

Mondays in the off season- $4.00 (When the film company lets us do discounts)

Posted by Tracy Bellar (Member # 3049) on 04-05-2005, 12:23 AM:

Wheelersburg Cinema 6, Wheelersburg, Ohio

$6.00 adult
$4.00 Child & Senior

$4.00 Tuesday night and all matinee shows
But we get them at the stand.

Posted by Jeremy Fuentes (Member # 2135) on 04-05-2005, 07:19 AM:

$4.00 matinee
$5.00 evening

Free for me!!

Posted by Bill Gabel (Member # 1105) on 04-05-2005, 07:26 AM:

Loews Lincoln Square Theatre IMAX in NYC $15.00.

Posted by Kurt Zupin (Member # 2751) on 04-05-2005, 07:53 AM:

Cadillac 5

Mat Adult $5.75
Eve Adult $7.25
Childern (3-11) $5.25
Senior $5.50
Student $6.00

Posted by Jim Bedford (Member # 4) on 04-05-2005, 08:57 AM:

Nugget Theatre, Telluride

Adult-$8
Student-$6
Kids under 12 and Seniors-$5
8 use pass-$50 ($6.25/show)

The Telluride Ski Area closed last Sunday. It will be a vast wasteland in the ticket line for at least a month. "Off season" is called "mud season" here. (Not to mention the execrable quality of the product available.)

Posted by Dean Kollet (Member # 1789) on 04-05-2005, 09:26 AM:

Tallahassee, FL -

The three theatres in town (5, 10 and 20-plex):
Students/Matinee - $6.00
Adults - $7.00
Children - $5.00

FSU's Student Life Cinema:
Students - FREE
Anyone Else - $4.00

Posted by Eric Hooper (Member # 1730) on 04-05-2005, 09:50 AM:

AMC + Loews in SF Bay Area: $10 each adult

DVD in 1-3 months at Target/Walmart: $15.99

Posted by John Carpenter (Member # 1488) on 04-05-2005, 10:30 AM:

Both Theatres in Gainesville, FL:

Adult: 8.25
Student (HS/College): 6.75
Senior: 6.25
Child: 6.25
Matinee: 6.25

I would expect all theatres in Florida to go up on May 1st as the minimum wage will be going up $1.00

Posted by William T. Parr (Member # 677) on 04-05-2005, 10:38 AM:

quote:
Free for me!!

Pimping the movies still I see. [Wink]

Oh Wait that's me as well

Landmark Dobie Theatre

Adult/Evening 8.00
Matinee/Student disc.(Mon-thurs) 6.00 and we do have 1 projector that the image is periscoped onto the screen with. All auditoriums individually themed

Posted by Jon Morgan (Member # 3059) on 04-05-2005, 01:18 PM:

7.25 adult
5.50 student/senior/matinee

We're going to be adding a membership system soon, too. Something like pay $30 for an annual membership to get $4.50 ticket price.

Posted by Mike Blakesley (Member # 26) on 04-05-2005, 01:29 PM:

quote: Eric Hooper
DVD in 1-3 months at Target/Walmart: $15.99

Big deal.

TV with DVD player: $250
Movie projector and related stuff: at least $125,000 per screen
Getting your ass out of the house: Priceless

Posted by Peter Kerchinsky (Member # 1098) on 04-05-2005, 01:36 PM:

In the Seattle area
Bargain shows are $6.00 til 6 pm
Eve. adults range from $9.00 to $9.50
Children and seniors $6.00.
Not as many "discount" theatres here as Portland. We have 2 that I know of that have a $3.00 admission anytime.

Posted by Cam Jones (Member # 2684) on 04-05-2005, 08:14 PM:

Adult: $10.95
Child: $8.95
Senior: $8.95
Tuesday: $10.95
Matinee Weekday: $10.95
Matinee Weekend: $10.95

Typical pricing in Calgary.

Posted by R. Andrew Diercks (Member # 1725) on 04-05-2005, 11:42 PM:

We are at the low end of our market.

$7.00 adult
$5.00 Child/senior

All shows before 5:30 are matinee at $5.00.

The new Century in Des Moines cuts off matinees at 2:30 or something on weekends. That is ridiculous.

Posted by Eric Hooper (Member # 1730) on 04-06-2005, 12:42 PM:

All Centurys in the SF Bay Area end the bargain matinee at 2pm weekends/holidays. It has been this way ever since I can remember.

The Loews Metreon in SF only has the 10am shows at bargain matinee prices on the weekends. All other shows (i.e 12:30pm) are at full price...$10.00.

Posted by Cam Jones (Member # 2684) on 04-08-2005, 12:45 PM:

"The Loews Metreon in SF only has the 10am shows at bargain matinee prices on the weekends. All other shows (i.e 12:30pm) are at full price...$10.00."

I noticed that when I watched a movie down there! I wasn't too pleased with that theatre anyways.

Posted by Scott Jentsch (Member # 1681) on 04-11-2005, 11:07 AM:

(I'm not employed by these theaters)

Marcus Ridge - New Berlin, WI (near Milwaukee)
Adults: $8.75/$6.00

Showtime Cinema - Franklin, WI (near Milwaukee)
Adults: $8.00/$5.50

Marcus Point - Madison, WI
Adults: $8.25/$5.75

Posted by Jason M Miller (Member # 2597) on 04-11-2005, 02:42 PM:

Hastings 4

Matinee $5.75
Evening $7.25
Students $6.00
Children $5.25
Senior $5.50
2 & under Free
Late Show $6.00

Posted by Kevin Orman (Member # 3076) on 04-28-2005, 01:33 PM:

I'm surpised at how low the US ticket prices are.
Typical full adult ticket price on the South coast of England is £6 or approx $11.50 US dollars. Prices can be much higher nearer to London.

Posted by Rachel Gilardi (Member # 1016) on 04-28-2005, 03:57 PM:

Triboro Cinemas - Owned by BCG

Adults - $7.00
Children/Seniors - $5.00
Bargain Mondays and Wednesdays - $5.00 for everyone.

Posted by Mike Spaeth (Member # 524) on 04-28-2005, 04:14 PM:

Spotlight Riverdale 14
$8.00 Adult Fri-Sat
$7.75 Adult Sun-Thu
$6.25 Student
$6.00 Adult Matinee
$5.75 Senior
$5.50 Child
$4.25 Tuesday

Posted by Ron Keillor (Member # 1790) on 04-29-2005, 01:34 PM:

Prices at Famous Players in downtown Vanouver, B.C" just went up 22.3% overnight with the closing of the Capitol and opening of the new Paramount, from $8.95 up to $10.95

Posted by Paer Hoegberg (Member # 3133) on 05-03-2005, 11:54 PM:

Here in Sweden,

Normal price: SEK 85 kr (= $12)
Child/Seniors 20kr off = 65kr (=$9)

Posted by Jason M Miller (Member # 2597) on 05-10-2005, 10:33 PM:

All of our prices just went up $0.25

Posted by Stephen LaPadula (Member # 3050) on 05-11-2005, 01:23 PM:

New York City--all chains are up to the following admission prices in Manhattan AMC, Loews, Regal, with slightly lower prices in the outer boroughs

Adult: $10.75 all day (no matinee)
Child/Senior: $7.00 all day

Most if not all Loews do not offer child prices on R rated shows after 6:00pm

Posted by Anslem Rayburn (Member # 1267) on 05-14-2005, 07:43 PM:

The 14-plex that opened 6 months ago just raised their prices by 50 cents per ticket :

Adult - $8.00
Children & Seniors - $5.00
Students - $6.00
Adult (Matinee) - $6.00

We'll probably follow suit, as we are told that to remain viable with the distribs we must match ticket prices of the competitor. We increased prices 6 months ago when they opened to match them, also.

Posted by Bobby Henderson (Member # 840) on 05-14-2005, 09:44 PM:

Here in Lawton, OK:
(prices quoted from theater circuit websites)

First Run Theaters

Carmike Eight
Matinee: $5.25 Adult, $5.25 Child
Evening: $7.25 Adult, $5.25 Child
Active Duty Military: $5.00

Dickinson Central Mall 12
Matinee: $5.25
Evening: $7.25 Adult,
$5.25 for Students, Children 4-12 and Seniors over 55
Children 3 and under admitted free.

Second Run

Wallace Cache 8
Matinee: $0.50
Regular: $1.00
Special Engagement Pricing, shows after 6:00pm: $3.00
Price for military, student, child, seniors & all shows before 6:00pm: $2.00

Vaska Theater
Matinee: $2.00
After 6:00pm: $3.00

Posted by Andrew McCrea (Member # 674) on 05-15-2005, 01:44 AM:

Famous Players:
SilverCity St. Vital, SilverCity Polo Park, Kildonan Place 6
$8.75

Garden City 2
Adults $6.75, Children/Seniors/Tuesdays/Matinees $4.25

Cineplex Odeon:
Grant Park
$7.50

Odeon Drive-In
Adults $7.50, Children/Seniors $5.00, Max. Charge Per Car $25.00

Cinema City (Discount):
Pembina, Northgate
Matinees/Tuesdays $2.00, Evenings $3.00, Midnight $3.50

Landmark Cinemas:
Towne 8
No records available, but if memory serves correct; Adults $5.25, Youth $4.25, Children/Seniors/Tuesday/Matinees $3.75

Globe Cinema 3 (art)
Adults $7.00, Youth/Student $6.00, Children/Seniors $5.00, Matinees/Tuesdays $5.00
*Customers can buy a yearly membership for $12.00. They then get about a $1.00 off per item at the concession stand and $1.00 off Adult/Youth admissions.

Posted by Martin Brooks (Member # 1269) on 05-18-2005, 03:48 PM:

quote: Stephen LaPadula
New York City--all chains are up to the following admission prices in Manhattan AMC, Loews, Regal, with slightly lower prices in the outer boroughs

Adult: $10.75 all day (no matinee)

That's not quite correct. I bought a bunch of Star Wars tickets today for the AMC Empire 25 and prices were still $10.50 for all shows.

Posted by Matt Hollis (Member # 2954) on 05-20-2005, 12:40 PM:

Wow...

Nights:

$4.00 - Adults
$2.00 - Children and Seniors

Matinee:

$3.50 - Adults
$2.00 - Children and Seniors

Matt

Posted by Steve Anderson (Member # 364) on 05-25-2005, 08:56 PM:

All movies before 7 PM $5.00
After 7 PM $7.00

55 + $5.00 anytime

Posted by Barry Floyd (Member # 385) on 05-27-2005, 01:18 AM:

Stardust Drive-In Theatre
Watertown, Tennessee

First Run / Double Features
Adults: (Ages 12 & Over) $6.00 per person
Children: $3.00 per person

Posted by Dieter Depypere (Member # 3184) on 05-30-2005, 04:33 AM:

In Austria ticket prices vary a little bit. In Drobollach, you can get tickets for 5 euros. (what is the exchange rate to dollars?)

In some multiplex theatres they sometimes want 12 euros for one single ticket (without popcorn or so)!!

It seems that in Eastern Austria the tickets are more expensive than in West Austria. Don't know if that is true.

Dieter

Posted by Adam Heath (Member # 2910) on 05-30-2005, 02:26 PM:

Quad Cities area (Iowa & Illinois

Showcase Cinemas 18 Davenport
6.25 Matinee/Child/Senior
8.75 Adult Evening (Monday - Thursday)
9.00 Adult Evening (Friday - Sunday)

Great Escape 14 Moline
6.00 Matinee/Child/Senior
8.50 Adult Evening (Monday - Thursday)
8.75 Adult Evening (Friday - Sunday)

Nova 6 Moline (sub-run)
4.00 all the time optional $1.00 for pop and popcorn combo

QC Brew and View (Independent)
7.00 adult
5.00 Senior/Child

THE ROCKET 1st run (Brew n View 2)
7.00 Adult
5.00 Senior/Child

Posted by Jeremy Jorgenson (Member # 2989) on 05-31-2005, 12:14 AM:

quote:
In Drobollach, you can get tickets for 5 euros. (what is the exchange rate to dollars?)

In some multiplex theatres they sometimes want 12 euros for one single ticket (without popcorn or so)!!

5 euros is about $6.25 or $6.30 (depending on where the exchange rate is for that day). 12 euros would be over $15.

My theatre is currently $9 for adults (which would be a little over 7 euros).

Posted by Jason Greek (Member # 3159) on 06-01-2005, 07:46 PM:

Empire Theatres Ltd. Studio 7 Bridgewater NS Canada
Adult (18-64) $9.25
Youth (14-17) $8.25
Children (3-13) $5.50
Golden Age (64+) $5.50

Mon-Thur: Matinee & Evenings $7.50
Fri-Sun Matinees $7.75

Posted by Robert Harrison (Member # 3202) on 06-26-2005, 05:00 PM:

[ 03-11-2007, 09:27 PM: Message edited by: Robert Harrison ]

Posted by Franklin Armstrong (Member # 1448) on 06-28-2005, 11:46 PM:

Adults 5.50
Chlid,student,senior,active military 3.75
Tuesday all shows 3.75
(some movies may be excluded from the tuesday discount)
I hate sony

Posted by Michael Brown (Member # 890) on 06-29-2005, 02:21 PM:

Using a currency converted, our tickets range from between $6.9 and $10.6

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The highest i've ever paid in this country is £6 ($10.8)

Posted by Martin Brooks (Member # 1269) on 06-30-2005, 08:45 PM:

NYC movie prices are on the rise:
Clearview's Ziegfeld is now charging $10.75
Loew's Kips Bay is now charging $10.50 as is AMC's Empire 25.

Posted by Robert Burtcher (Member # 3227) on 07-03-2005, 02:41 AM:

Dickinson Penn Square 10, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
Matinee: $6.00
Adult Evening: $7.50
Child (4-12)/Student/Senior Evening: $6.00

Posted by Robert Burtcher (Member # 3227) on 07-03-2005, 02:43 AM:

EDIT: Not sure how I double posted... Please delete or ignore.

[ 07-04-2005, 01:54 AM: Message edited by: Robert Burtcher ]

Posted by System Notices (Member # 2357) on 08-18-2008, 03:59 AM:

It has been 1142 days since the last post.

Posted by Demetris Thoupis (Member # 833) on 08-18-2008, 03:59 AM:

You know how much you pay at Leicester Square in London?

14 Sterlings average

What are the true current ticket prices?

Posted by Scott Ling (Member # 4902) on 08-18-2008, 04:25 AM:

Edinburgh prices are currently generally between £5 and £7.50 (Scottish sterling [Smile]

)

Scott

Posted by Bobby Henderson (Member # 840) on 08-18-2008, 11:16 AM:

Here in my town, prices are now as follows:

Carmike 8
$8.50 evening
$6.50 matinée
$5.25 Super Saver (shows bet. 4pm & 6pm)
$6.25 children

Dickinson Central Mall 12
$8.50 evening
$6.25 matinée (before 6pm)
$6.00 children (age 4-11), seniors (over 55) and military (with valid ID)

Posted by Michael Brown (Member # 890) on 08-18-2008, 05:19 PM:

quote: Demetris Thoupis
You know how much you pay at Leicester Square in London?

14 Sterlings average

What are the true current ticket prices?

Leicester Square prices depend on which cinema you visit, Currently the Odeon are the most expensice charging £14 for full price tickets in the main auditorium and The Empire is currently on £13.50 a ticket.

Interesting both these cinemas charge this full price only for shows in their main large auditorium, with slightly cheaper tickets averaging about £9.50 for shows in smaller auditoriums.

Not something that's common for cinemas outside London. (It's more usuall to pay a fixed ticket price regardless of what size auditorium you are in)

Posted by Caleb Johnstone-Cowan (Member # 3710) on 08-26-2008, 11:01 PM:

You can pay up to £18-19 for the most expensive seats in the Odeon. The Empire 1 at £13.50 is totally worth it for the right film. Might catch Wall-E a second time there.

When you buy a ticket at either cinema the seating plans for the screens are on the box office glass so even stupid tourists would twig that paying the same price for a 1500 or 50 seat screen was a bit off.

Average London price now is around the £7-8 mark although this goes up to about £10 in the West End.

Posted by Poon Limpapun (Member # 4551) on 09-17-2008, 07:06 PM:

we're charging
$4 for our normal tickets (that is the standard rate in Thailand)
$6 for premier chairs
$8 for sofas
$20 for first class recliner seats

Posted by Andrew Bangs (Member # 4938) on 09-18-2008, 02:04 AM:

Kerrville Tx. Rio 10
Adult $7
Senior (65&up) $6
Child (2 to 11) $5
Any Show before 6pm $5

Posted by System Notices (Member # 2357) on 12-27-2013, 12:13 AM:

It has been 1925 days since the last post.

Posted by Terry Lynn-Stevens (Member # 7349) on 12-27-2013, 12:13 AM:

I am lucky enough that I don't have to pay for movies all that often. But today I saw a ticket price I never thought I would see, Cineplex is charging $23 for 3D DB0X in my territory. I never thought I would see anything past $20 but $23 is incredible.

Posted by Jack Ondracek (Member # 1466) on 12-27-2013, 12:28 AM:

Now $9 to $10.50 in Seattle and surrounds. A little less at a couple of subruns, but not many of them left. A lot of people got very clear about market rates, once they bought their new projectors.

Posted by Terry Lynn-Stevens (Member # 7349) on 12-27-2013, 12:32 AM:

Thanks Jack. Anyone know of a more expensive ticket price than $23 in North America?

Posted by Michael Putlack (Member # 6523) on 12-27-2013, 12:34 AM:

We just raised our prices the day before Thanksgiving:

General: $9
Student: $7
Senior (60+) $7
Matinee (Shows before 5): $6.50
Student Tuesdays: $5
Members: $5

We're an independent in Fort Collins, Colorado.
Event: Generally $10

Posted by Marcel Birgelen (Member # 6801) on 12-27-2013, 05:50 AM:

For those who are interested, I made a little list of the prices of the biggest chains in the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany. I didn't include all kinds of specials, but the most common pricing schemes. Also, prices may vary slightly per location. The EUR to USD conversion is an estimation, based on the current valuation of EUR 1 == USD 1.38.

As some might know, in Europe, studios don't pay for 3D glasses. Theaters using disposable glasses have you pay for the glasses, if you do not bring your own. Since studios will surely eventually stop paying for glasses, I guess we will see this happening in the US and Canada too, sooner or later

Pathé
The biggest multiplex chain in the Netherlands.

Regular: €9.50 ~ $13.11
Matinee: €7.00 ~ $9.66

IMAX Matinee: €9.50 ~ $13.11
IMAX Regular: €12.00 ~ $16.56

Children (up to 11y): €7.50 ~ $10.35
Seniors (65+): €7.50 ~ $10.35

3D (bring your own glasses): €1.50 ~ $2,07
3D (including glasses): €2.50 ~ $3.45
IMAX 3D (including glasses): €2.50 ~ $3.45

Unlimited membership: €19.00/month ~ $26.22/month
Unlimited Gold membership
(includes 3D and IMAX (3D)): €26.00/month ~ $35.88/month

Kinepolis
By far the biggest multiplex chain in Belgium.
Regular: €9.95 ~ $13.73
Children and seniors: €8.95 ~ $12.35
Students with student card: €7.45 ~ $10.28

3D (including glasses): € 2.00 ~ $2.76
HFR 3D (including glasses): € 3.00 ~ $4.14

CineStar
Currently the biggest multiplex chain in Germany.
Regular: € 8.30 ~ $11.45
Children (< 12): €5.00 ~ $6.90
Tuesday special: €6.00 ~ $8.28
Tuesday special Children (< 12): €4.50 ~ $6.21

3D (bring your own glasses): €3,00 ~ $4.14
3D (including glasses): €4,00 ~ $5.52

Posted by Frank Cox (Member # 6258) on 12-27-2013, 08:14 PM:

Members? How do you work that? People pay a fixed yearly amount and then get a reduced rate for tickets? If so, how do you apportion that fixed amount among the film companies? I can't see them allowing you to keep the entire thing.

My admission prices here are $8 for adults, $6 for child 12 and under. $3 surcharge for 3D. No cheap nights, matinee rates, or whatever.

Posted by Robert E. Allen (Member # 1351) on 12-27-2013, 08:43 PM:

At my house all tickets for all shows are $4 except during our "Two For Tuesday" when tickets are $2. My people are loving it!

Posted by Justin Hamaker (Member # 2165) on 12-27-2013, 09:16 PM:

Prices at my theatre have been the same since November 2010.
2D
$7.00 Child/Senior/Matinee
$9.00 General

3D
$9.50 Child/Senior/Matinee
$11.50 General

Posted by Marcel Birgelen (Member # 6801) on 12-27-2013, 11:18 PM:

quote: Frank Cox
Members? How do you work that? People pay a fixed yearly amount and then get a reduced rate for tickets? If so, how do you apportion that fixed amount among the film companies? I can't see them allowing you to keep the entire thing.

The Pathé membership options are actually exactly what they state they are: flat fee memberships. The "standard" membership gives you unlimited access to all movies in all of their locations in the Netherlands, but you still pay a surcharge for 3D and IMAX. The Gold membership includes the 3D and IMAX presentations without a surcharge, it also includes a set of Polaroid 3D glasses every year. The memberships also offer rebates on concessions: 10% for normal members and 25% for Gold members. There are even some select advance screenings that are "members only".

It's a monthly based fee and since European consumer law applies, you can cancel any month you want, there is no yearly commitment. There are also no hard limits, you can even go to the same movie as often as you want.

In practice, it works as follows:

Pathé runs a reserved seating business on all their locations and all their shows, no matter where you buy your ticket. If you have a membership card, you either go to their website or to one of their reservation terminals. You reserve one or more seats and "pay" them with one or more membership cards or a combination of membership cards and credit/debit cards. You can have a maximum of 4 pending reservations per card at any time across all their locations. If you're booking multiple shows in different venues, there also needs to be a 90 minute gap between presentations, you obviously also cannot reserve for overlapping shows in the same venue. You need to show up at least 30 minutes before the show (in practice, this doesn't seem to be hardly enforced though), to confirm your reservation. You confirm the reservation by simply swiping your card over one of the ticket dispensers and then you receive the ticket or tickets for that location. They implemented this requirement to reduce the number of no-shows, potentially taking up seats for otherwise paying customers. On entry, you need to show your ticket and your membership card, which contains a picture of you, to avoid "subscription hopping".

The concept behind this is the same as that of an all-you-can-eat buffet, you will have to take a loss on some of the most heavy users. They will still have to pay the full fee to the studios for every registered visit of a member to a certain show.

But this membership also serves as a very effective "vendor lock-in", those who buy into such a membership will most likely never show up at a competing venue.

Personally, I would not buy a membership from them, since I wouldn't want to limit myself to their average quality multiplexes. But this concept seems to be quite successful and is making money for them.

Posted by Mike Blakesley (Member # 26) on 12-29-2013, 01:35 PM:

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At my house all tickets for all shows are $4 except during our "Two For Tuesday" when tickets are $2. My people are loving it!

Since you're playing first run movies, I'd be careful about that. Right now the studios are apparently looking only at your gross totals. Someday some flunkie is going to notice the actual ticket prices and invoke the "per cap" rule. Check your contracts....not sure about ALL studios but I know a couple that have this rule. You're required to pay a minimum "per capita" (per person) in your theatre and it's way above $2, for sure.

Posted by Mike Frese (Member # 4361) on 12-30-2013, 08:07 PM:

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At my house all tickets for all shows are $4 except during our "Two For Tuesday" when tickets are $2. My people are loving it!
Since you're playing first run movies, I'd be careful about that. Right now the studios are apparently looking only at your gross totals. Someday some flunkie is going to notice the actual ticket prices and invoke the "per cap" rule. Check your contracts....not sure about ALL studios but I know a couple that have this rule. You're required to pay a minimum "per capita" (per person) in your theatre and it's way above $2, for sure.

Mike has a good point if you are going to be on the break. What about digital conversion?

Posted by Robert E. Allen (Member # 1351) on 12-30-2013, 08:21 PM:

Perhaps in a year or so Mike. I'm not in a panic over the digital conversion thing. Several years ago I said we'd have film for two or three years yet and I was mocked. Here we are almost four years later and there are theatres still running film.

Posted by Mike Frese (Member # 4361) on 01-04-2014, 07:44 PM:

All I know is that I would NOT be opening a theater now without a plan to convert. Even if you are right that you have a year, I would want to spend the time to only operate a theater for a year.

But we already have one studio saying no mas.

Now if it was an existing operating theater.....that would be a different story.

Posted by Kenneth Wuepper (Member # 1174) on 01-05-2014, 07:07 AM:

If the print numbers are any indication, we were getting prints from #500 to #700 a year ago. Today we are playing a print with #1 on the shipping case. You can guess what that may mean regarding distribution on 35mm film.

Posted by Pravin Ratnam (Member # 1417) on 01-05-2014, 11:55 AM:

The biggest hike in prices is not just the face value, but the massive reduction in bargain showings. I remember when AMC used to have damn cheap "twilight' shows that were cheaper than their matinees. Now , a lot of chains seems have a very minor discount for matinees , no twilight shows, and even the definition of matinees has become a lot more restrictive. I think senior and student discounts are not as big as they used to be, at least in Atlanta.

I still get good deals on Regal discount tickets - even with a recent price increase, they are still only $7 for restricted and 8.50 for unrestricted. The ticket prices at the Atlanta Regal theaters full price are nearly 12 bucks for non 3D/IMAX/RPX/??X type showings. The matinees are around 9.50

Considering how much better big screens are becoming, is this the death of the dollar(or 2 or 3) theater?

Posted by Scott Jentsch (Member # 1681) on 01-07-2014, 10:56 AM:

In the Milwaukee WI area, we've seen the matinee pricing times get moved earlier and the cutoff times are becoming variable, which makes an easy pricing chart nearly impossible.

The local AMC is cutting off matinees at 4pm, going from $8.25 to $10 for the same (2D) movie. Marcus appears to have a 5:30pm cutoff, going from $7.50 to $10 for a 2D show.

The ages for Child tickets have also decreased, if memory serves. Marcus is 3-11 for a child ticket, and AMC is 2-12.

Posted by Pravin Ratnam (Member # 1417) on 01-07-2014, 02:34 PM:

When I mentioned "considering how much better big screens are getting", I meant our TVs at home.

Posted by Claude S. Ayakawa (Member # 1401) on 01-07-2014, 03:34 PM:

I do not see as much movies as I once did but I do take in about three or four a month. When I do the theatre I frequent the most is the Regal Pearl Highland with their senior admission price of $7.50. I always try to go on a Tuesday, when it can buy a small popcorn for $2.00 and a hot dog for $1.00 as a Regal Crown member. The Regal Dole Cannery has a better deal with the club card with a $6.50 admission along with the special prices on the pop corn and hot dog. 3-D is $4.00 more at both theatres.

-Claude

Posted by Terry Lynn-Stevens (Member # 7349) on 01-08-2014, 10:41 AM:

quote: Pravin Ratnam
The biggest hike in prices is not just the face value, but the massive reduction in bargain showings.

quote: Pravin Ratnam
Now , a lot of chains seems have a very minor discount for matinees , no twilight shows, and even the definition of matinees has become a lot more restrictive.

Now that Cineplex owns 78% of the market share in Canada, they have canceled matinee pricing and discontinued refills on large popcorns and large sodas. When there was competition, it was a whole different story.