• StonerCowboy@lemm.ee
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    10 hours ago

    I don’t go to bad theaters I have one of the best imax theaters in my state.

    Theaters just are over expensive garbage and yes my home setup with a 75 inch OLED and Dolby atmos surround is better then then $100+ im gonna spend to watch shitty movies at the box office. Not to mention the traffic, the annoying mother fuckers on their phones instead of watching the film.

    Movie theaters act like they are Disney world.

    Watching at home in peace and quiet while smoking my weed will be a million times better then a theater.

    The last great experience I had in theater was with Infinity War. Nothings hit the same since.

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      9 hours ago

      There is exactly zero reasons to spend $100 at the theater for less than 6 people. Maybe 5 people if your in Manhattan

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        My local AMC in the Midwest for 2 adults and a kid to see thunderbolts this evening, with popcorn and fountain drinks:

        Tickets Adult Ticket (2) $32.98 Child Ticket $13.49

        Convenience Fee $6.57

        Food & Drinks

        • Kids Pack $8.79

          Kids Fountain Drink

          Skittles

          $2.00

        1

        Large Popcorn + 2 Large Drinks

        $26.37

        Large Popcorn, Large Drink, Large Drink

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        Fees

        • Service Fee

          $1.00

        Order Taxes

        • Taxes

          $2.29

        Total $93.49

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          8 hours ago

          Finally someone who gets it now i have 3 kids! Soooo its even more $$$ lmao these people are out of touch.

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          You can skip the snacks. They aren’t required.
          Your total could have been $53.04.
          And you might have been able to skip the convenience fee if you got the tix at the theater directly. Some times they still have an extra fee.

          • piccolo@sh.itjust.works
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            Or you can stay home and have all the snacks you could want. How much amc stocks have you “invested” to be shilling for them so hard?

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              No idea. Wherever is part of my index mutual fund.

              It’s just wrong when people complain about the cost, and roll in all the optional snacks and stuff as though they just automatically have to buy them. It’s easily possible to spend half as much or less. Nobody to blame but yourself if you choose to buy all the extras.

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          Tickets around the US range from $9-16 typically.
          A few high end markets or “special thearters”, they can be over $20.