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COOLSJ ,

I pay $5 in india ig we are living in heaven when i see your pricing.

myxi ,
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That’s one of the benefits of being from a third world country. I am also from India and pay around $1.8 for a ticket.

digdilem ,

Last film I watched in the cinema was Dumb and Dumber in the early 90s…

(That’s more to do with living rural and not really wanting to spent an hour each way travelling to be disappointed by distracting audiences)

Coskel ,
@Coskel@lemmy.world avatar

Same time frame, Puss In Boots, and we were shocked at the price. Haven’t been back in one since.

Wayren ,

I won’t pay that. Simple as that. That’s a crazy total.

Bghangover ,

I use AMC movie pass. It’s amazing.

Freestylesno ,

This must be imax or 3d.

Sputnik34 ,

Holy fucking shit balls

generalpotato ,

For a family of 4 which includes 2 adults and 2 children, we’re looking at $100 for tickets and snacks easily. It’s crazy how expensive going to the movies have become. That said, I really like recliner seats + Dolby Atmos without having to worry about “getting the best seats”, so some of the hike is a little more digestible. Movie theater snacks though, now that’s highway robbery.

xT1TANx ,

They are falling for the same logical missteps that cable took. Losing customers = rate hikes. Pushing more away leading to more rate hikes. Instead they should be lowering costs and finding ways to encourage people to come back

Billy_Gnosis ,
@Billy_Gnosis@lemmy.world avatar

Don’t forget the shitty product too. TV and movies are mind numbingly bad these days. Sure there’s the occasional good/great show or movie, but the vast majority are just shit. Add that to everything else you pointed out and it’s no wonder they’re in trouble and keep hiking the fees.

xT1TANx ,

Ya spot on. Such a waste of money for both.

keyez ,

I live near an Alamo Drafthouse in Colorado and never went to movies more since they started doing $7/ticket Tuesdays in like February which I believe was only meant to be limited time originally but SO MANY people kept coming and getting food/drinks/popcorn/etc they’re still doing it. It’s very smart on their part that they may be losing money on the movie ticket but getting their staff paid more so it works out.

xT1TANx ,

Yep, people like going to a show. It’s a simple equation of cost vs reward. As the other response mentioned, movies just aren’t worth 20 bucks plus 15 for food. They aren’t good enough. For 7, I would totally go.

DavLemmyHav ,

At that point its not even worth it for the 3d or big screen

ampedwolfman ,

Have to hit the matinees. I take my son to a nearby movie theatre that has a full bar/menu and the tickets for he and I to go are around or under $15 for both of us. $7.25 for me and I think $5 for him.

gornar ,
@gornar@lemmy.world avatar

I’ll conveniently save the fee by not watching movies in the theatre!

thefool ,

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

ilovetvshows ,

I don’t know how much does popcorn etc costs in US theaters but here is India, in multiplexes, popcorn costs more than the price of a single ticket.

Netrunner ,

Yeah…nope

Guncle ,

Don’t forget another $20-$30 for popcorn and drinks!

ABCDE ,

That’s why you take your own snacks or just do without. Tickets are very rarely these prices.

FlyingSquid ,
@FlyingSquid@lemmy.world avatar

It’s hard to get away with taking your own popcorn. Especially if you also need a microwave.

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