Before the pandemic, the US wasn’t too bad. Large cities got expensive, but most places a movie ticket ran around $10.
Now, to make up for lost money, some chains are trying to charge extra for getting “a good seat” or other perks that used to be just part of the price of the ticket.
I think they overestimate demand. I haven’t been to a movie since 2019. I don’t think I’m missing out. Home TVs are just so big now.
It’s crazy these days, it makes no sense to go pay $20+ each to see a movie when I can wait a month and stream it on an 80 inch OLED at my buddy’s place if it doesn’t break any records at the box office. Color quality is better, couch is more comfortable and I don’t have to worry about anyone dragging their screaming kids in.
AMC is a huge multiplex chain, they seem to own about half of all theatres in the US, as a result they can overcharge to their heart’s content because they might be the only one in town with the movie you want to see. They also attempt to pass their service off as a “premium” experience. In reality it just means larger seats. For this they’ve destroyed the movie-going experience. Not much love lost on my end, however, I’m not really a movie person. It mostly sucks when my child really wants to see something.
You can still find more reasonably priced tickets. We go to a second-run theater that only charges like $8 a ticket for movies that have just left the main corporate theaters and even Regal offers discount days where ticket prices are more reasonable.
I almost never go to the theater but I just checked and here in the Netherlands it’s €13,50 for 2D and €16,50 for imax. That’s crazy. The last time I went to see a movie in the theater was somewhere at the end of 2019, and it was like €10. That’s a 30% price increase in under 4 years, christ.
I think you’re going to the wrong place. That or the US is just insane.
I think I’d pay about £8 (approx $10.11) per ticket here in the UK. That is without buying food.
Before the pandemic, the US wasn’t too bad. Large cities got expensive, but most places a movie ticket ran around $10.
Now, to make up for lost money, some chains are trying to charge extra for getting “a good seat” or other perks that used to be just part of the price of the ticket.
I think they overestimate demand. I haven’t been to a movie since 2019. I don’t think I’m missing out. Home TVs are just so big now.
Seems like the whole world became a lot more expensive after the pandemic. Same here in Germany and my family in Brazil tells no different story.
Especially all kinds of recreational activities, day or night. I for myself can’t afford many things i used to do before the pandemic.
It’s crazy these days, it makes no sense to go pay $20+ each to see a movie when I can wait a month and stream it on an 80 inch OLED at my buddy’s place if it doesn’t break any records at the box office. Color quality is better, couch is more comfortable and I don’t have to worry about anyone dragging their screaming kids in.
AMC is a huge multiplex chain, they seem to own about half of all theatres in the US, as a result they can overcharge to their heart’s content because they might be the only one in town with the movie you want to see. They also attempt to pass their service off as a “premium” experience. In reality it just means larger seats. For this they’ve destroyed the movie-going experience. Not much love lost on my end, however, I’m not really a movie person. It mostly sucks when my child really wants to see something.
You can still find more reasonably priced tickets. We go to a second-run theater that only charges like $8 a ticket for movies that have just left the main corporate theaters and even Regal offers discount days where ticket prices are more reasonable.
We went for the first time in years a couple of weeks ago. Cost us £14.50 each only on the tickets. Just a regular Odeon.
I almost never go to the theater but I just checked and here in the Netherlands it’s €13,50 for 2D and €16,50 for imax. That’s crazy. The last time I went to see a movie in the theater was somewhere at the end of 2019, and it was like €10. That’s a 30% price increase in under 4 years, christ.