While watching the midday news this afternoon, I saw a story about a survey of moviegoers in which customers were asked what things would make their movie going experience more enjoyable. The results indicated that 86% want lower ticket prices.That made me think of a recent trip to an Atlanta theater for an afternoon matinee. I purchased my ticket from the automated machine and when the price popped up on the screen I commented to myself, "whoa, there's no matinee price anymore?" Then I called up an evening showing and quickly realized, "oh, that is the matinee price." The regular ticket price: $9.25! At that point, I gladly paid the $7.25 matinee price to see "Dreamgirls" at 1:15 PM.
Does anybody else remember $4.50 or $5.00 matinees?
Oh, Good Evening!
3 comments:
man, this is why i don't even go to the movies!
or if i do, it's at someone else's expense! (oh good evening!)
I agree that the prices are getting too high. And they wonder why there's such a market for bootleg copies. With today's big screens and sound systems at home it's almost a better experience. Maybe you can do like me and get in for the senior citizen rate. Today's younguns think anyone with some gray hair is over 60!
Oh, Good Evening! I know what you mean. I bought a senior citizen rate ticket by mistake from the automated machine on time. The young man working the gate couldn't have been more than 15 or 16. When I gave him the ticket, he looked at it then at me and quickly tore off the stub and directed me to my theater.
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