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> shell out $100 going to see a movie Haven’t been to the theater in over a decade, does it really now cost that much to see a movie with hundreds of other peo
by ornornor 4y ago
> shell out $100 going to see a movie
Haven’t been to the theater in over a decade, does it really now cost that much to see a movie with hundreds of other people farting, chewing on popcorn, slurping their drinks, in maybe a good seat (maybe not), on a fixed rigid schedule?
If so, no wonder cinemas are dying… I’d do anything to avoid this “experience” especially if it costs so much.
Instead I can watch it at home on my decent sound system without 20 minutes of ads before the movie, no risk of Covid or flu, on my OLED screen, pausing whenever I need, with the volume I like, and subtitles if I feel like it.
- josephcsible 4y ago> > shell out $100 going to see a movie > does it really now cost that much to see a movie No. Even with "premium" stuff like 3D and IMAX, it's still only like $20.
- askafriend 4y agoFamily of 4 + some drinks / popcorn and you're already in for $125-150.
- ornornor 4y agoThat’s a lot of snacks and home theater equipment if you go 4–5 times a year
- jnwatson 4y agoI recently paid $24 a ticket in DC. Perhaps not entirely coincidentally, I just h wars that theater is closing.
- jahsome 4y agoI'm certain they're alluding to a family, or hell, even a couple, and likely including snacks in total cost. I only saw a movie solo once, as I never got the appeal of the movie theater and only ever got dragged there by dates and friends. My kids never cared for it, so the bullet was largely dodged. All that said, using the word "only" as you did indicates a certain level of economic ignorance.
- josephcsible 4y ago> All that said, using the word "only" as you did indicates a certain level of economic ignorance. I wasn't using "only" to say it's cheap from some absolute perspective, just that it's way cheaper than was claimed. For example, if someone says an Airbus A320 costs about $500,000,000, it's not economically ignorant to respond that no, it "only" costs about $100,000,000.
- legutierr 4y agoYeah, but you're wrong to say that it's cheaper than what I indicated. I took my kids to see Avatar in IMAX last weekend and the total bill was north of $100 including a few snacks.