CONVENIENCE FEES HAHAHAHA

God what a scam that shit is

... and on top of that you have to watch like ten minutes' worth of ads at the beginning. Ugh.

Question from an European: What is that convenience fee? Which costs does it cover?

I saw Indiana Jones today it had 25 minutes of trailers, an admonishment to not ruin the movie, Nicole Kidman telling me how great going to the movies is, and a commercial for the projector. So a movie listed to start at 11 started at 11:28. it’s fucking ridiculous.

I bought a 65" TV for $300 and good speakers. Never been to a cinema after that

The hell is a “convenience fee”?

Find a new theater, you're being robbed.

I gave up on theaters a long time ago. I wanna watch a movie in my PJs, smoke pot, and pause it when I need to. Plus I get lots of kitty snuggles during the viewing as well.

What the heck is a convenience fee?

What the fuck? A convenience fee??? They're just making shit up at this point

This is why you should support any surviving local theaters that aren't chains. Monopolies aren't created solely by the companies but with the help of the consumers too

Convenience fee? What does that even mean?!

For real. With just a short wait, I can spend less, own the movie permanently, and watch it without wearing pants. Wins all around.

How is it legal to make up a fee then offer a paid membership to avoid the fee you just made up? How is that different from the mob guys that would collect your "insurance" membership so that you didn't incur a "business burned down" fee?

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.

Holy shit that's outrageous. Me, 2 other adults and 1 kid all saw Spider-Verse 2 at the fanciest theater I know the other week. It was like $7 a ticket. You're being robbed.

There was a movie theater when I was a kid in the 80s and you could see movies that had already stopped being shown in the regular theaters for a while for $1. So, like, if you missed Return of the Jedi or Temple of Doom in its original run, you could catch it later on the big screen for $1.

Tickets at my local theater is still lik $8. Wtf do you live?

JESUS FUCK. I can pay $20 a month for UNLIMITED movies.

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

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 $20 for both of us. It's like $9.25 per person.

You should find some small local cinemas. Sure screen is smaller, but so is the price and the atmosphere is great.

Every day I realize what a good investment is was to build a screen into my unused basement room.

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I actually went to a theater a couple of days ago after not going to one for a couple of years and I was shocked at the price. I’d much rather wait until I can just watch it from the comfort of my own home.

Also not worth it when others are talking and using their phone in the theatre.

I use AMC movie pass. It’s amazing.

wtf, lol...I pay Regal like $22/mo for unlimited movies and discounts on snacks, which I actually end up using quite a bit.

I think in the age of streaming saturation, going to movies still offer an experience for people vs watching Netflix on your couch. It should ultimately be something that's most of all, fun, and exciting.

Nobody should ever feel like they are getting ripped off for the money they paid, even if everything is getting more expensive, and having blatant tagged on fees, or request for tips for things that didn't use to ask for tips, just makes people feel bad that they got cheated out of their money. And that's not fun.

just paid $3.97 to watch a movie on my TV at home with friends. that is ridiculous pricing

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