http://finance.yahoo.com/banking-budgetingk/article/109177/higher-prices-make-box-office-debut?mod=family-love_money
Tickets get costlier as movie chains seek to cash in on consumers' willingness to pay more for 3-D
Movie theaters typically charged $2 to $3 extra for 3-D movies. But the brisk demand for the premium-priced tickets led many exhibitors to conclude they were still underpriced.
Underpriced!? :mad:
"The U.S. economy isn't in the greatest shape, and there is definitely risk here in pushing price too far in a weak economy," said Richard Greenfield, a media analyst at BTIG LLC, who issued a research report Wednesday on the price hikes.
Mr. Greenfield said the next month will serve as a test of the strategy. "We'll have a sense if there is any pushback" from moviegoers, he said.
Pushback like not going! grr :mad:
MADD hasn't left much choice for those that are dating. Nationally available entertainment can develop internet/media buzz, much greater than local events.
they have a short window of opportunity here, until the 3D tvs become more common
They already overcharge. Then they expect me to "recycle" the glasses at the end. Bullshit! I just bought those.
I have a discount card for the cinema in town - movies that have been showing a while are only $5. I try to go only to those movies, but sometimes we like to see a new movie as soon as it comes out.
We only patronize one movie theatre, which has tables in front of the seats and serves a full restaurant menu while you watch. Aside from having all the big standard releases, they do tons and tons of special events. Classic movies, imported movies, live MST3K-style performances, everything you can imagine. They are AWESOME.
Is that the Cinema and Drafthouse?
I went to that in Virginia and loved it!
We only patronize one movie theatre, which has tables in front of the seats and serves a full restaurant menu while you watch. Aside from having all the big standard releases, they do tons and tons of special events. Classic movies, imported movies, live MST3K-style performances, everything you can imagine. They are AWESOME.
That sounds like a blast.
There was a very old theater in Northwest Indiana that did Intermission with every movie, where they offered homebaked goodies and coffee in the foyer.
I see about one or two movies a year. That's one or two too many.
Is that the Cinema and Drafthouse?
I went to that in Virginia and loved it!
It's the
Alamo Drafthouse, and I was about to say it's only in Texas, but I just checked their website and it looks like there is a single location in Virginia as well. They might have dropped the "Alamo" part for the Virginians. :)
The
"Cinema N Drafthouse" is in Arlington, VA. I've been going there for 20 years, and it was well known and established even then. I'm pretty sure there's one in Maryland too. At least there used to be. Bethesda, I think.
My wife was there just a week or two ago at the Lunafest film festival.
There are very few movies that I can't wait for DVD release.
There are very few movies that I can't wait for DVD release.
My first thought was, "true, what am I whining about" but then it's the price gouging that really ticks me off. It's the principle of the thing. Where once businesses had principles they now have CEOs